Newly unranked Florida pulls away from No. 18 Georgia late and wins 92-77
AP
Jan 06, 2026
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Thomas Haugh had 21 points, 12 rebounds and five assists, and Florida Gators dominated No. 18 Georgia Bulldogs in the second half to win 92-77 on Tuesday night and stretch their home winning streak to 14 games.
Alex Condon added 21 points, and Boogie Fland chipped in eight points, eight rebounds and six assists for the defending national champion Gators, who beat the Bulldogs for the 13th time in their past 14 meetings.
This one featured Florida playing as an unranked team for the first time since entering the 2024 NCAA Tournament. The Gators dropped out of the AP Top 25 following a loss at Missouri to open Southeastern Conference play.
It surely provided extra motivation against Georgia (13-2, 1-1 SEC), which entered with its highest ranking since 2003 and with the nation’s top scoring offense. The Dawgs came up well shy of their season average, 99.4, and finished with a season low in points.
Florida (10-5, 1-1) was a 9 ½-point favorite, according to BetMGM, and pulled away in the second half.
Marcus Millender led the Bulldogs with 18 points. Leading scorer Jeremiah Wilkinson finished with two points on 1-of-9 shooting.
Georgia's biggest issue came in the first half when 6-foot-11 center Somto Cyril was ejected for throwing a forearm into Florida’s Rueben Chinyelu.
Officials ejected Cyril midway through the first half after watching replays and seeing him swing at Chinyelu following a made basket. The two Nigerians were jockeying for position in the paint under during the play.
The 6-foot-11 Cyril entered the game averaging 10 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.9 blocks. He was shooting a team-high 81.1% on the season.
Georgia plays at South Carolina on Saturday.
Florida hosts No. 21 Tennessee on Saturday.
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1st Half
UGA
Bulldogs
40
FLA
Gators
41
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Somto Cyril vs. Rueben Chinyelu (Jordan Ross gains possession)
19:35
Blue Cain misses two point jump shot
19:33
Somto Cyril offensive rebound
19:26
+2
Somto Cyril makes two point tip layup
2-0
19:14
Xaivian Lee misses three point jump shot
19:12
Somto Cyril defensive rebound
18:55
Jeremiah Wilkinson misses two point jump shot
18:53
Boogie Fland defensive rebound
18:42
Somto Cyril blocks Alex Condon's two point layup
18:40
Kanon Catchings defensive rebound
18:35
Kanon Catchings turnover (bad pass) (Xaivian Lee steals)
18:28
+2
Alex Condon makes two point dunk (Xaivian Lee assists)
2-2
18:13
+2
Jordan Ross makes two point jump shot
4-2
18:07
Boogie Fland turnover (lost ball)
17:53
+2
Kanon Catchings makes two point jump shot (Jordan Ross assists)
6-2
17:26
+2
Thomas Haugh makes two point jump shot
6-4
17:10
Blue Cain misses two point layup
17:08
Alex Condon defensive rebound
17:01
Xaivian Lee turnover (bad pass) (Jeremiah Wilkinson steals)
17:01
Jeremiah Wilkinson misses three point jump shot
16:59
Thomas Haugh defensive rebound
16:55
+2
Thomas Haugh makes two point alley-oop dunk (Boogie Fland assists)
6-6
16:38
Boogie Fland shooting foul (Jordan Ross draws the foul)
16:38
Jordan Ross misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:38
+1
Jordan Ross makes regular free throw 2 of 2
7-6
16:17
Boogie Fland misses three point jump shot
16:15
Jordan Ross defensive rebound
16:14
Alex Condon personal foul
16:00
Blue Cain misses three point jump shot
15:58
Boogie Fland defensive rebound
15:48
+2
Alex Condon makes two point dunk
7-8
15:31
+2
Jordan Ross makes two point layup
9-8
15:06
+2
Rueben Chinyelu makes two point jump shot (Thomas Haugh assists)
9-10
14:47
+2
Dylan James makes two point layup
11-10
14:47
Alex Condon shooting foul (Dylan James draws the foul)
14:47
TV timeout
14:47
+1
Dylan James makes regular free throw 1 of 1
12-10
14:39
+2
Isaiah Brown makes two point layup (Thomas Haugh assists)
12-12
14:24
Jeremiah Wilkinson misses two point jump shot
14:22
Thomas Haugh defensive rebound
14:16
+2
Isaiah Brown makes two point dunk (Thomas Haugh assists)
12-14
14:07
Micah Handlogten blocks Jeremiah Wilkinson's two point layup
14:05
Thomas Haugh defensive rebound
13:54
Marcus Millender shooting foul (Thomas Haugh draws the foul)
13:54
+1
Thomas Haugh makes regular free throw 1 of 2
12-15
13:54
Thomas Haugh misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:54
Justin Abson defensive rebound
13:42
+2
Kanon Catchings makes two point jump shot
14-15
13:29
Gators turnover (10-second violation)
13:17
+2
Justin Abson makes two point dunk (Jeremiah Wilkinson assists)
16-15
13:09
Xaivian Lee turnover (bad pass) (Marcus Millender steals)
13:03
+2
Marcus Millender makes two point layup
18-15
12:48
+3
Thomas Haugh makes three point jump shot (Xaivian Lee assists)
18-18
12:32
Justin Bailey misses two point jump shot
12:30
Thomas Haugh defensive rebound
12:19
Urban Klavzar misses three point jump shot
12:17
Micah Handlogten offensive rebound
12:11
Justin Abson blocks Isaiah Brown's three point jump shot
12:09
Gators offensive rebound
12:00
Isaiah Brown misses three point jump shot
11:58
Kanon Catchings defensive rebound
11:52
Kanon Catchings misses two point layup
11:50
Somto Cyril offensive rebound
11:50
Somto Cyril turnover (out of bounds)
11:50
TV timeout
11:21
+3
Urban Klavzar makes three point jump shot
18-21
11:06
Boogie Fland shooting foul (Jordan Ross draws the foul)
11:06
Jordan Ross misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:06
+1
Jordan Ross makes regular free throw 2 of 2
19-21
10:45
Somto Cyril shooting foul (Alex Condon draws the foul)
10:45
Alex Condon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:45
+1
Alex Condon makes regular free throw 2 of 2
19-22
10:23
Somto Cyril misses two point dunk
10:21
Jordan Ross offensive rebound
10:15
+2
Blue Cain makes two point jump shot
21-22
10:14
Somto Cyril flagrant 2 (Rueben Chinyelu draws the foul)
10:14
+1
Urban Klavzar makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2
21-23
10:14
+1
Urban Klavzar makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2
21-24
9:47
+2
Alex Condon makes two point turnaround hook shot (Urban Klavzar assists)
21-26
9:33
Kanon Catchings misses three point jump shot
9:31
Gators defensive rebound
9:07
+2
Rueben Chinyelu makes two point alley-oop dunk (Urban Klavzar assists)
21-28
8:46
Jeremiah Wilkinson misses two point layup
8:44
Boogie Fland defensive rebound
8:39
+2
Thomas Haugh makes two point dunk (Boogie Fland assists)
21-30
8:38
Bulldogs 30 second timeout
8:29
+2
Jeremiah Wilkinson makes two point jump shot
23-30
8:12
Urban Klavzar misses three point jump shot
8:05
Micah Handlogten offensive rebound
8:05
+2
Micah Handlogten makes two point tip layup
23-32
7:49
Micah Handlogten blocks Kareem Stagg's two point jump shot