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Walter Clayton Jr. scores 21 points, Florida holds off LSU 82-80

AP
Feb 13, 2024

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Walter Clayton Jr. scored 21 points and Florida Gators held off LSU Tigers for an 82-80 victory on Tuesday night.

Tyrese Samuel split a pair of free throws and Clayton added a layup to give Florida an 81-78 lead with 20 seconds left. The Gators' Alex Condon made the first of two free throws to cap the scoring with nine seconds to play. Jordan Wright missed a jumper to end it.

Florida had its largest lead, 60-40 with 15:31 to play. LSU pulled within single digits with 8:48 remaining. Jalen Cook and Tyrell Ward later each hit a 3-pointer to bookend a 16-5 run to tie it 78-all with 1:33 left.

Tyrese Samuel scored 15 points and Zyon Pullin added 14 for Florida (17-7, 7-4 SEC), which has won six of seven. The Gators shot 67% (20 of 30) in the first half but cooled to 34% (13 of 38) in the second.

Wright and Will Baker scored 16 points apiece to lead LSU (12-12, 4-7). Cook and Ward each made three from long range and finished with 12 points apiece. The Tigers shot 62.5% (15 of 24) and 6 of 9 from distance in the second half.

Florida took the lead for good about four minutes in and led 48-34 at the break. Clayton scored 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting. Baker made a pair of 3s and scored 13 first-half points for LSU.

Florida plays at Georgia on Saturday. LSU, which has lost three straight and six of its last seven, plays at No. 11 South Carolina on Saturday.

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1st Half
LSU
Tigers
34
FLA
Gators
48

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Will Baker vs. Micah Handlogten (Tigers gains possession)
19:49	+2	Will Baker makes two point layup	2-0
19:30		Will Richard turnover (traveling)
19:14	+3	Mike Williams III makes three point jump shot (Jordan Wright assists)	5-0
19:02	+2	Tyrese Samuel makes two point jump shot	5-2
18:47	+2	Jordan Wright makes two point layup	7-2
18:17		Will Baker shooting foul (Will Richard draws the foul)
18:17		Will Richard misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:17	+1	Will Richard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-3
17:54		Mike Williams III misses three point jump shot
17:52		Gators defensive rebound
17:37	+2	Walter Clayton Jr. makes two point jump shot	7-5
17:16	+2	Jalen Reed makes two point layup	9-5
17:07		Mike Williams III shooting foul (Walter Clayton Jr. draws the foul)
17:07	+1	Walter Clayton Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-6
17:07	+1	Walter Clayton Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-7
16:53		Will Baker misses two point driving hook shot
16:51		Tyrese Samuel defensive rebound
16:42	+2	Walter Clayton Jr. makes two point layup (Tyrese Samuel assists)	9-9
16:18		Jordan Wright turnover (bad pass) (Will Richard steals)
16:01	+2	Tyrese Samuel makes two point layup (Will Richard assists)	9-11
15:52		Micah Handlogten personal foul (Trae Hannibal draws the foul)
15:52		TV timeout
15:52		Trae Hannibal misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:52	+1	Trae Hannibal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-11
15:35	+2	Walter Clayton Jr. makes two point floating jump shot	10-13
15:18		Will Baker misses three point jump shot
15:16		Trae Hannibal offensive rebound
15:05	+2	Will Baker makes two point driving layup	12-13
14:49	+2	Walter Clayton Jr. makes two point layup	12-15
14:17		Alex Condon blocks Derek Fountain's two point layup
14:15		Riley Kugel defensive rebound
14:04		Jordan Wright personal foul (Alex Condon draws the foul)
13:58		Walter Clayton Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:56		Hunter Dean defensive rebound
13:48		Alex Condon blocks Jordan Wright's two point layup
13:46		Tyrese Samuel defensive rebound
13:39		Tyrese Samuel misses two point layup
13:37		Alex Condon offensive rebound
13:31	+2	Zyon Pullin makes two point pullup jump shot	12-17
13:02		Jordan Wright misses three point jump shot
13:00		Derek Fountain offensive rebound
12:56	+2	Jordan Wright makes two point layup	14-17
12:56		Walter Clayton Jr. shooting foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul)
12:56		Jordan Wright misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:56		Derek Fountain offensive rebound
12:39		Alex Condon shooting foul (Hunter Dean draws the foul)
12:39		Hunter Dean misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:39	+1	Hunter Dean makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-17
12:26	+2	Alex Condon makes two point dunk (Zyon Pullin assists)	15-19
12:12		Walter Clayton Jr. blocks Tyrell Ward's two point layup
12:10		Alex Condon defensive rebound
12:03		Alex Condon misses two point layup
12:02		Thomas Haugh offensive rebound
12:00		Hunter Dean personal foul (Thomas Haugh draws the foul)
11:40		Gators turnover (shot clock violation)
11:40		TV timeout
11:24		Alex Condon blocks Hunter Dean's two point layup
11:22		Jalen Reed offensive rebound
11:08	+3	Mwani Wilkinson makes three point jump shot (Tyrell Ward assists)	18-19
10:48		Will Richard misses three point jump shot
10:46		Hunter Dean defensive rebound
10:41		Thomas Haugh blocks Jalen Cook's two point layup
10:39		Will Richard defensive rebound
10:37		Hunter Dean shooting foul (Will Richard draws the foul)
10:37	+1	Will Richard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-20
10:37	+1	Will Richard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-21
10:21		Jalen Cook turnover (lost ball) (Riley Kugel steals)
10:21		Mwani Wilkinson shooting foul (Riley Kugel draws the foul)
10:21		Riley Kugel misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:21		Riley Kugel misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:21		Will Baker defensive rebound
10:02		Will Richard personal foul (Will Baker draws the foul)
9:51		Jalen Reed misses two point layup
9:49		Zyon Pullin defensive rebound
9:29		Mwani Wilkinson blocks Riley Kugel's three point jump shot
9:27		Jordan Wright defensive rebound
9:20		Jordan Wright misses two point jump shot
9:18		Zyon Pullin defensive rebound
9:01	+2	Riley Kugel makes two point layup (Walter Clayton Jr. assists)	18-23
8:48		Jalen Cook misses three point jump shot
8:46		Will Richard defensive rebound
8:38	+2	Tyrese Samuel makes two point dunk (Riley Kugel assists)	18-25
8:36		Tigers 30 second timeout
8:11	+3	Will Baker makes three point jump shot	21-25
7:59		Tyrese Samuel misses two point layup
7:58		Micah Handlogten offensive rebound
7:57		Tigers defensive rebound
7:56		Micah Handlogten misses two point layup
7:56		Tigers defensive rebound
7:56		TV timeout
7:13		Will Richard blocks Mike Williams III's two point layup
7:13		Walter Clayton Jr. defensive rebound
7:13	+2	Denzel Aberdeen makes two point layup (Walter Clayton Jr. assists)	21-27
7:02		Jordan Wright turnover (lost ball) (Will Richard steals)
6:55		Will Richard misses two point layup
6:53		Jordan Wright defensive rebound
6:46		Micah Handlogten blocks Will Baker's two point layup
6:44		Denzel Aberdeen defensive rebound
6:42		Trae Hannibal shooting foul (Will Richard draws the foul)
6:42	+1	Will Richard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-28
6:42		Will Richard misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:42		Trae Hannibal defensive rebound
6:22	+3	Will Baker makes three point jump shot (Jordan Wright assists)	24-28
6:06	+2	Walter Clayton Jr. makes two point stepback jump shot	24-30
5:28		Jordan Wright misses two point layup
5:26		Derek Fountain offensive rebound
5:12	+2	Derek Fountain makes two point layup	26-30
5:07		Walter Clayton Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:05		Will Richard offensive rebound
5:00	+3	Will Richard makes three point jump shot (Denzel Aberdeen assists)	26-33
4:46		Micah Handlogten personal foul (Mike Williams III draws the foul)
4:37		Tyrell Ward misses three point jump shot
4:35		Alex Condon defensive rebound
4:30	+2	Walter Clayton Jr. makes two point dunk	26-35
3:59		Tyrell Ward misses three point jump shot
3:57		Alex Condon defensive rebound
3:43	+2	Tyrese Samuel makes two point turnaround hook shot	26-37
3:21	+3	Tyrell Ward makes three point jump shot (Trae Hannibal assists)	29-37
3:13		Zyon Pullin turnover (bad pass) (Derek Fountain steals)
3:13		Tyrese Samuel personal foul (Derek Fountain draws the foul)
3:12		TV timeout
2:55		Derek Fountain misses three point jump shot
2:53		Alex Condon defensive rebound
2:37	+2	Alex Condon makes two point layup	29-39
2:22		Tyrell Ward offensive foul
2:22		Tyrell Ward turnover (offensive foul)
2:08	+2	Riley Kugel makes two point dunk (Tyrese Samuel assists)	29-41
1:49	+2	Jalen Cook makes two point floating jump shot	31-41
1:48		Derek Fountain personal foul (Riley Kugel draws the foul)
1:48		Riley Kugel misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:48		Mwani Wilkinson defensive rebound
1:33		Jump ball. Hunter Dean vs. Tyrese Samuel (Tyrese Samuel gains possession)
1:33		Hunter Dean turnover (lost ball) (Tyrese Samuel steals)
1:10		Riley Kugel misses two point layup
1:08		Thomas Haugh offensive rebound
1:00	+2	Alex Condon makes two point layup (Thomas Haugh assists)	31-43
0:58		Riley Kugel shooting foul (Will Baker draws the foul)
0:58	+1	Will Baker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-43
0:58		Will Baker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:58		Riley Kugel defensive rebound
0:44	+2	Zyon Pullin makes two point pullup jump shot	32-45
0:19	+2	Will Baker makes two point turnaround hook shot	34-45
0:05	+3	Zyon Pullin makes three point stepback jump shot	34-48
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LSU
Tigers
46
FLA
Gators
34

Time		Play	Score
19:37		Tyrese Samuel blocks Jordan Wright's two point layup
19:35		Micah Handlogten defensive rebound
19:09		Tyrese Samuel misses two point driving hook shot
19:07		Micah Handlogten offensive rebound
19:00	+2	Micah Handlogten makes two point layup	34-50
18:43		Jalen Reed turnover (lost ball)
18:30		Micah Handlogten misses three point jump shot
18:28		Trae Hannibal defensive rebound
18:21	+3	Will Baker makes three point jump shot (Trae Hannibal assists)	37-50
17:58		Tyrese Samuel misses two point driving hook shot
17:56		Trae Hannibal defensive rebound
17:47	+3	Jalen Reed makes three point jump shot (Trae Hannibal assists)	40-50
17:23		Mike Williams III personal foul (Zyon Pullin draws the foul)
17:03	+3	Zyon Pullin makes three point jump shot (Walter Clayton Jr. assists)	40-53
16:41		Zyon Pullin shooting foul (Trae Hannibal draws the foul)
16:41		Trae Hannibal misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:41		Trae Hannibal misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:41		Will Richard defensive rebound
16:23	+2	Walter Clayton Jr. makes two point floating jump shot	40-55
16:02		Trae Hannibal turnover (lost ball) (Zyon Pullin steals)
15:57	+2	Will Richard makes two point dunk	40-57
15:57		TV timeout
15:40		Will Baker misses three point jump shot
15:38		Zyon Pullin defensive rebound
15:29	+3	Walter Clayton Jr. makes three point jump shot (Zyon Pullin assists)	40-60
15:11	+3	Jalen Cook makes three point jump shot	43-60
14:59		Zyon Pullin misses two point jump shot
14:57		Gators offensive rebound
14:57		Tigers 30 second timeout
14:57		TV timeout
14:49	+2	Alex Condon makes two point layup (Riley Kugel assists)	43-62
14:33	+2	Tyrell Ward makes two point layup (Jalen Cook assists)	45-62
14:22		Jalen Reed personal foul (Riley Kugel draws the foul)
14:04		Alex Condon turnover (lost ball) (Tyrell Ward steals)
14:00		Thomas Haugh personal foul (Jalen Cook draws the foul)
13:57		Jalen Reed turnover (traveling)
13:33		Jalen Reed shooting foul (Thomas Haugh draws the foul)
13:33	+1	Thomas Haugh makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-63
13:33	+1	Thomas Haugh makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-64
13:16	+3	Tyrell Ward makes three point jump shot (Hunter Dean assists)	48-64
13:03		Walter Clayton Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:01		Hunter Dean defensive rebound
12:52		Jalen Cook misses two point layup
12:50		Jalen Cook offensive rebound
12:42		Riley Kugel shooting foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul)
12:42	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-64
12:42	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-64
12:19		Will Richard misses three point jump shot
12:17		Thomas Haugh offensive rebound
12:08	+2	Riley Kugel makes two point jump shot	50-66
11:56		Will Richard personal foul
11:56		TV timeout
11:48		Jalen Cook misses two point jump shot
11:46		Alex Condon defensive rebound
11:34		Will Richard misses three point jump shot
11:32		Jalen Cook defensive rebound
11:28		Jalen Cook turnover
11:10		Riley Kugel misses three point jump shot
11:08		Hunter Dean defensive rebound
11:02		Riley Kugel shooting foul (Trae Hannibal draws the foul)
11:02	+1	Trae Hannibal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-66
11:02	+1	Trae Hannibal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-66
10:42		Will Richard misses two point jump shot
10:40		Hunter Dean defensive rebound
10:29		Thomas Haugh shooting foul (Tyrell Ward draws the foul)
10:29	+1	Tyrell Ward makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-66
10:29		Tyrell Ward misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:29		Tyrese Samuel defensive rebound
10:02		Riley Kugel misses two point jump shot
10:01		Gators offensive rebound
10:01		Tyrese Samuel misses two point jump shot
9:59		Tyrell Ward defensive rebound
9:54		Tyrese Samuel shooting foul (Derek Fountain draws the foul)
9:54	+1	Derek Fountain makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-66
9:54	+1	Derek Fountain makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-66
9:37		Walter Clayton Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:35		Zyon Pullin offensive rebound
9:23		Derek Fountain blocks Micah Handlogten's two point dunk
9:21		Gators offensive rebound
9:11		Tyrese Samuel misses two point jump shot
9:09		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
8:50	+2	Jalen Cook makes two point layup	57-66
8:40		Zyon Pullin misses three point jump shot
8:39		Tyrese Samuel offensive rebound
8:39	+2	Tyrese Samuel makes two point layup	57-68
8:39		Derek Fountain shooting foul (Tyrese Samuel draws the foul)
8:39	+1	Tyrese Samuel makes regular free throw 1 of 1	57-69
8:20	+2	Jordan Wright makes two point jump shot	59-69
8:11		Jordan Wright personal foul (Tyrese Samuel draws the foul)
8:06		Will Richard misses three point jump shot
8:04		Tigers defensive rebound
7:45	+2	Jordan Wright makes two point jump shot	61-69
7:29		Trae Hannibal personal foul (Zyon Pullin draws the foul)
7:29		TV timeout
7:18		Zyon Pullin misses two point jump shot
7:16		Micah Handlogten offensive rebound
7:04		Walter Clayton Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Trae Hannibal steals)
6:58		Walter Clayton Jr. shooting foul (Trae Hannibal draws the foul)
6:58	+1	Trae Hannibal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-69
6:58		Trae Hannibal misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:58		Riley Kugel defensive rebound
6:34	+2	Tyrese Samuel makes two point dunk (Zyon Pullin assists)	62-71
6:10		Micah Handlogten blocks Derek Fountain's two point layup
6:08		Tigers offensive rebound
6:04		Jalen Cook misses three point jump shot
6:02		Gators defensive rebound
5:42		Tyrese Samuel misses two point floating jump shot
5:40		Micah Handlogten offensive rebound
5:29	+2	Micah Handlogten makes two point putback dunk	62-73
5:29	+3	Jalen Cook makes three point jump shot	65-73
5:05		Tigers 30 second timeout
4:58	+2	Zyon Pullin makes two point jump shot	65-75
4:53	+2	Hunter Dean makes two point dunk (Jalen Cook assists)	67-75
4:35		Riley Kugel turnover (lost ball) (Derek Fountain steals)
4:30	+2	Derek Fountain makes two point layup (Jalen Cook assists)	69-75
4:22		Zyon Pullin misses two point jump shot
4:22		Micah Handlogten offensive rebound
4:22		Micah Handlogten misses two point layup
4:20		Tyrese Samuel offensive rebound
4:11		Hunter Dean shooting foul (Tyrese Samuel draws the foul)
4:03		Tyrese Samuel misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:59	+1	Tyrese Samuel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-76
3:39	+2	Jalen Cook makes two point jump shot	71-76
3:26	+2	Zyon Pullin makes two point jump shot	71-78
3:20		Jalen Cook misses three point jump shot
3:19		Riley Kugel defensive rebound
3:19		TV timeout
2:59		Zyon Pullin turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Wright steals)
2:56		Thomas Haugh personal foul (Jordan Wright draws the foul)
2:56	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-78
2:56	+1	Jordan Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-78
2:33		Walter Clayton Jr. misses two point layup
2:32		Gators offensive rebound
2:30		Walter Clayton Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:28		Jordan Wright defensive rebound
2:10	+2	Jordan Wright makes two point layup	75-78
1:57		Zyon Pullin misses two point jump shot
1:55		Tyrese Samuel offensive rebound
1:54		Tyrese Samuel misses two point layup
1:53		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
1:36	+3	Tyrell Ward makes three point jump shot (Trae Hannibal assists)	78-78
1:06		Alex Condon turnover (lost ball) (Tyrell Ward steals)
0:57		Tyrell Ward misses two point layup
0:55		Alex Condon defensive rebound
0:48		Gators 30 second timeout
0:39		Riley Kugel misses two point layup
0:38		Tyrese Samuel offensive rebound
0:38		Hunter Dean shooting foul (Tyrese Samuel draws the foul)
0:38	+1	Tyrese Samuel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-79
0:38		Tyrese Samuel misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:38		Jordan Wright defensive rebound
0:26		Jalen Cook turnover (lost ball) (Zyon Pullin steals)
0:20	+2	Walter Clayton Jr. makes two point layup (Tyrese Samuel assists)	78-81
0:20		Tigers 30 second timeout
0:11	+2	Jordan Wright makes two point layup	80-81
0:11		Tigers 30 second timeout
0:09		Hunter Dean personal foul (Alex Condon draws the foul)
0:09	+1	Alex Condon makes regular free throw 1 of 1	80-82
0:09		Alex Condon misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:09		Derek Fountain defensive rebound
0:00		Jordan Wright misses two point jump shot
0:02		Jordan Wright offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jordan Wright offensive rebound