Live Blog: No. 5 Florida Gators vs. Missouri Tigers
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The No. 5 Florida Gators are back in the O’Dome on Tuesday night looking for their third-straight win in SEC play and fifth consecutive victory over the Missouri Tigers.
Tuesday marks the 15th meeting between Florida and Missouri. UF leads the all-time series 10-4 with a 6-1 mark at home. The Gators’ current four-game winning streak vs. Mizzou matches the longest in series history.
Stay tuned for live updates between the Gators (15-1, 2-1 SEC) and Tigers (13-3, 2-1 SEC).
PREVIEW: Florida puts 16-game home winning streak on the line vs. Missouri
Florida vs. Missouri Live Blog
SCORE UPDATE: Missouri 30, Florida 17 (10:57 1H)
The Tigers are on a 13-3 run with three straight 3-pointers by Caleb Grill, who has 12 points on 4-for-4 shooting from downtown. Walter Clayton Jr. still leads all scorers with 13 points on 5-for-7 shooting. The rest of the team is 1-for-5 from the floor.
SCORE UPDATE: MISSOURI 9, FLORIDA 7 (16:00 1H)
The Gators jumped out to a 5-0 lead with back-to-back baskets by Walter Clayton Jr. on their first two possessions, including a 3-pointer but they’ve had two turnovers since then. Rueben Chinyelu ended a 2:26 scoring drought for UF before the media timeout.
Florida Gators starters
No.PlayerPositionHeight/WeightClassMin.Pts.Rebs.Misc.1Walter Clayton Jr.Guard6-2, 195 poundsSr.31.217.23.34.0 ast15Alijah MartinGuard6-2, 210 poundsSr.30.115.95.62.7 ast5Will RichardGuard6-4, 206 poundsSr.31.213.35.22.0 stl21Alex CondonForward6-11, 230 poundsSo.25.411.08.11.6 blk9Rueben ChinyeluCenter6-10, 260 poundsSo.18.95.37.31.1 blk
Missouri Tigers starters
No.PlayerPositionHeight/WeightClassMin.Pts.Rebs.Misc.0Anthony Robinson IIGuard6-3, 180 poundsSo.24.210.63.54.0 ast2Tamar BatesGuard6-5, 195 poundsSr.24.813.03.01.7 stl12Tony PerkinsGuard6-4, 200 poundsGr.22.48.02.22.2 ast25Mark MitchellForward6-9, 230 poundsJr.25.613.54.81.6 ast11Trent PierceForward6-10, 220 poundsSo.16.58.42.90.8 stl
Florida-Missouri injury report
Florida has no players listed on the availability report for Tuesday’s game. Missouri center Trent Burns is out for the season.
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