GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Will Richard scored a career-high 26 points, three teammates had double-doubles and No. 7 Florida remained undefeated with a 99-45 win over North Florida on Saturday. I kept it.
Richard made 9 of 12 shots from the floor, including 6 of 8 from 3-point range, and had five rebounds, two steals and two assists.
Sam Alexis had 14 points and 12 rebounds. Alex Condon had 12 points and 10 boards. And Thomas Ho had 10 points and 10 rebounds for Florida.
The Gators (12-0) extended their best start since the start of the 2005-06 season to 17 straight wins. They won this game with relative ease, scoring the first 10 points of the game and ending the first half on a 14-0 run.
The Ospreys (7-6) lost for the fourth time in six games in December and played without leading scorer Josh Harris (ankle) for the second consecutive game.
Jasai Miles and Liam Murphy each led North Florida with 13 points.
takeout
North Florida: After dominating the University of South Carolina and Georgia Tech in the first week of the season, the Ospreys took a big step back. Harris needs to get healthy to have a chance to play in the ASUN conference.
Florida: With an adversity-filled win over North Carolina and Holiday approaching, the Gators avoided disappointment and dominated a lower-ranked opponent.
important moment
The Gators set the tone early with back-to-back threes from Walter Clayton Jr. and Richard. They started a 10-0 spurt, one of three double-digit points in the first half.
Main status
UF tied a program record with 26 offensive rebounds, giving the team 188 on the season.
to the next
North Florida hosts Austin Peay on January 2nd, and Florida hosts Stetson on Sunday, December 29th.
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