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Florida hits 14 3-pointers, beats Georgia 84-72

AP
Feb 26, 2022

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Phlandrous Fleming Jr. scored a season-high 27 points, Tyree Appleby added 21 and Florida Gators hit 14 3-pointers in beating Georgia Bulldogs 84-72 on Saturday.

Fleming, a grad transfer who played four years at Charleston Southern, was born and raised in Athens. He made the most of his homecoming, shooting 11 of 18 with four 3-pointers. Appleby had five 3s and seven assists. Myreon Jones added 13 points and Colin Castleton 10 points, 12 rebounds and five assists for a Florida (18-11, 8-8 Southeastern Conference) team on the NCAA Tournament bubble that couldn't afford a loss to the last-place Bulldogs.

Kario Oquendo had four first-half 3-pointers and finished with 20 points to lead Georgia (6-23, 1-15), which has lost nine straight. Braelen Bridges added 16 points. Aaron Cook, with 10 points, had four assists to move up two spots to No. 3 on the program career list with 156. The Bulldogs shot 47%.

Florida, which averages eight 3-pointers on 30.5% shooting, was 14 of 31 for 45%. The Gators shot 52% overall and outscored Georgia 19-8 off turnovers.

Appleby and Jones bookended a 10-0 run to open the second half for a 17-point lead. Georgia got the deficit back to single digits briefly before Appleby hit consecutive 3-pointers and lead remained in double figures.

Florida made eight 3-pointers in taking a 41-34 lead behind 10 points from Fleming in the first half. The Gators broke a tie and took the lead for good midway through the half with a 9-0 run capped by seven straight points from Fleming. The Bulldogs, who had six first-half 3s, quickly cut the deficit to two after a 3 by Oquendo. A Fleming 3 with 24 seconds left gave Florida its seven-point edge.

The Gators have won six straight in the series, including a 72-63 win on Feb. 9. They played without Anthony Duruji, a 27-game starter this season, who was out with an injury.

Florida is at Vanderbilt on Tuesday and ends the regular season at home against No. 6 Kentucky next Saturday. Georgia is host to No. 17 Tennessee on Tuesday and ends the regular season at Missouri next Saturday.

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1st Half
FLA
Gators
41
UGA
Bulldogs
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Phlandrous Fleming Jr. vs. Kario Oquendo (Tyree Appleby gains possession)
19:38	+3	Tyree Appleby makes three point jump shot (Colin Castleton assists)	3-0
19:11		Phlandrous Fleming Jr. personal foul (Braelen Bridges draws the foul)
18:53		Kario Oquendo misses three point jump shot
18:51		Gators defensive rebound
18:31		Phlandrous Fleming Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:29		Braelen Bridges defensive rebound
18:22		CJ Felder personal foul (Aaron Cook draws the foul)
18:13		Aaron Cook misses three point jump shot
18:11		Kowacie Reeves defensive rebound
18:01		Myreon Jones misses three point jump shot
17:59		Bulldogs defensive rebound
17:48	+2	Braelen Bridges makes two point layup (Christian Wright assists)	3-2
17:31		Tyree Appleby turnover (bad pass)
17:25		Myreon Jones blocks Kario Oquendo's two point layup
17:23		Bulldogs offensive rebound
17:16	+3	Aaron Cook makes three point jump shot (Jaxon Etter assists)	3-5
16:55		Phlandrous Fleming Jr. misses two point jump shot
16:53		Colin Castleton offensive rebound
16:45	+3	Myreon Jones makes three point jump shot (Colin Castleton assists)	6-5
16:21		Kowacie Reeves blocks Braelen Bridges's two point layup
16:19		Braelen Bridges offensive rebound
16:10	+2	Jaxon Etter makes two point layup (Braelen Bridges assists)	6-7
15:58		Tyree Appleby misses two point jump shot
15:56		Kario Oquendo defensive rebound
15:48	+2	Christian Wright makes two point layup (Braelen Bridges assists)	6-9
15:29	+2	Colin Castleton makes two point jump shot (Tyree Appleby assists)	8-9
15:14	+3	Kario Oquendo makes three point jump shot (Aaron Cook assists)	8-12
14:50	+3	Kowacie Reeves makes three point jump shot (Colin Castleton assists)	11-12
14:27		Braelen Bridges misses two point jump shot
14:25		Phlandrous Fleming Jr. defensive rebound
14:09	+3	Tyree Appleby makes three point jump shot (Colin Castleton assists)	14-12
13:57	+3	Kario Oquendo makes three point jump shot (Christian Wright assists)	14-15
13:35	+2	Colin Castleton makes two point jump shot (Phlandrous Fleming Jr. assists)	16-15
13:10		Braelen Bridges misses two point jump shot
13:08		Myreon Jones defensive rebound
12:50		Braelen Bridges personal foul (Colin Castleton draws the foul)
12:50		TV timeout
12:48		Brandon McKissic misses three point jump shot
12:46		Tuongthach Gatkek offensive rebound
12:37		Brandon McKissic misses two point layup
12:35		Bulldogs defensive rebound
12:20	+3	Noah Baumann makes three point jump shot (Aaron Cook assists)	16-18
11:56		Aaron Cook shooting foul (Brandon McKissic draws the foul)
11:56		TV timeout
11:56		Brandon McKissic misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:56	+1	Brandon McKissic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-18
11:27		Aaron Cook misses three point jump shot
11:25		Kario Oquendo offensive rebound
11:24		Kario Oquendo turnover (out of bounds)
11:06		Brandon McKissic misses two point layup
11:04		Niels Lane offensive rebound
10:59		Niels Lane misses two point layup
10:57		Braelen Bridges defensive rebound
10:40		Tyree Appleby personal foul (Kario Oquendo draws the foul)
10:28		Noah Baumann misses three point jump shot
10:26		Kario Oquendo offensive rebound
10:17		Jabri Abdur-Rahim misses three point jump shot
10:15		Niels Lane defensive rebound
10:07	+3	Brandon McKissic makes three point jump shot (Tyree Appleby assists)	20-18
9:56		Noah Baumann misses three point jump shot
9:54		Colin Castleton defensive rebound
9:35		Colin Castleton misses two point jump shot
9:33		Noah Baumann defensive rebound
9:26	+2	Aaron Cook makes two point layup	20-20
9:15		Noah Baumann shooting foul (Niels Lane draws the foul)
9:15	+1	Niels Lane makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-20
9:15	+1	Niels Lane makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-20
8:49		Braelen Bridges turnover (bad pass)
8:38		Phlandrous Fleming Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:36		Colin Castleton offensive rebound
8:30		Kowacie Reeves misses three point jump shot
8:28		Phlandrous Fleming Jr. offensive rebound
8:21	+2	Phlandrous Fleming Jr. makes two point jump shot	24-20
7:52		Aaron Cook misses three point jump shot
7:50		Niels Lane defensive rebound
7:35	+3	Phlandrous Fleming Jr. makes three point jump shot (Niels Lane assists)	27-20
7:20		Braelen Bridges turnover (lost ball) (Tyree Appleby steals)
7:14	+2	Phlandrous Fleming Jr. makes two point dunk (Tyree Appleby assists)	29-20
7:14		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
7:14		TV timeout
6:48		Dalen Ridgnal misses two point layup
6:46		Braelen Bridges offensive rebound
6:41	+2	Braelen Bridges makes two point layup	29-22
6:32		Tyree Appleby misses two point jump shot
6:30		Dalen Ridgnal defensive rebound
6:21	+2	Christian Wright makes two point layup (Dalen Ridgnal assists)	29-24
5:59		Tyree Appleby offensive foul (Jaxon Etter draws the foul)
5:59		Tyree Appleby turnover
5:51		Niels Lane blocks Kario Oquendo's two point layup
5:49		Niels Lane defensive rebound
5:41		Phlandrous Fleming Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Kario Oquendo steals)
5:31	+3	Kario Oquendo makes three point jump shot (Dalen Ridgnal assists)	29-27
5:28		Gators 30 second timeout
5:15		Phlandrous Fleming Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:13		Bulldogs defensive rebound
4:47		Jaxon Etter turnover (out of bounds)
4:29	+3	Myreon Jones makes three point jump shot (Niels Lane assists)	32-27
4:01		Kario Oquendo misses three point jump shot
3:59		Tuongthach Gatkek defensive rebound
3:48		Myreon Jones misses three point pullup jump shot
3:46		Niels Lane offensive rebound
3:34	+2	Niels Lane makes two point layup (Phlandrous Fleming Jr. assists)	34-27
3:07		TV timeout
3:01	+2	Aaron Cook makes two point jump shot	34-29
2:39		Dalen Ridgnal blocks Colin Castleton's two point jump shot
2:37		Jabri Abdur-Rahim defensive rebound
2:31		Brandon McKissic personal foul (Kario Oquendo draws the foul)
2:22		Aaron Cook misses two point layup
2:20		Colin Castleton defensive rebound
2:06	+2	Myreon Jones makes two point jump shot	36-29
1:41	+2	Jabri Abdur-Rahim makes two point layup	36-31
1:17	+2	Colin Castleton makes two point jump shot (Brandon McKissic assists)	38-31
0:58		Colin Castleton blocks Kario Oquendo's two point layup
0:56		Bulldogs offensive rebound
0:45	+3	Kario Oquendo makes three point jump shot (Braelen Bridges assists)	38-34
0:25	+3	Phlandrous Fleming Jr. makes three point jump shot	41-34
0:01		Kario Oquendo misses three point jump shot
0:00		Bulldogs offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
FLA
Gators
43
UGA
Bulldogs
38

Time		Play	Score
19:33		Christian Wright turnover (traveling)
19:27		Myreon Jones misses three point jump shot
19:25		Jaxon Etter defensive rebound
19:26		CJ Felder personal foul (Bulldogs draws the foul)
19:04		Braelen Bridges turnover (lost ball) (Phlandrous Fleming Jr. steals)
18:56	+3	Tyree Appleby makes three point jump shot (Phlandrous Fleming Jr. assists)	44-34
18:39		Colin Castleton blocks Braelen Bridges's two point layup
18:37		Bulldogs offensive rebound
18:39		Jaxon Etter turnover (lost ball) (Myreon Jones steals)
18:36	+2	Phlandrous Fleming Jr. makes two point dunk (Tyree Appleby assists)	46-34
18:20		Aaron Cook misses two point layup
18:18		Myreon Jones defensive rebound
18:12		Tyree Appleby misses three point jump shot
18:10		Phlandrous Fleming Jr. offensive rebound
18:01	+2	Colin Castleton makes two point layup (Phlandrous Fleming Jr. assists)	48-34
17:53		Colin Castleton blocks Kario Oquendo's two point layup
17:51		Colin Castleton defensive rebound
17:39		Myreon Jones misses three point jump shot
17:37		Jaxon Etter defensive rebound
17:27		Kario Oquendo misses three point jump shot
17:25		Colin Castleton defensive rebound
17:02	+3	Myreon Jones makes three point jump shot (Colin Castleton assists)	51-34
16:55		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
16:55		TV timeout
16:45		Niels Lane shooting foul (Christian Wright draws the foul)
16:45	+1	Christian Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-35
16:45	+1	Christian Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-36
16:25	+2	Brandon McKissic makes two point layup	53-36
16:03	+3	Dalen Ridgnal makes three point jump shot (Christian Wright assists)	53-39
15:33		Colin Castleton misses two point jump shot
15:31		Aaron Cook defensive rebound
15:18	+2	Braelen Bridges makes two point jump shot	53-41
15:05		Niels Lane misses two point layup
15:03		Christian Wright defensive rebound
14:53		Niels Lane shooting foul (Dalen Ridgnal draws the foul)
14:53		TV timeout
14:53	+1	Dalen Ridgnal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-42
14:53		Dalen Ridgnal misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:53		Colin Castleton defensive rebound
14:34		Colin Castleton misses two point layup
14:32		Kario Oquendo defensive rebound
14:26		Kario Oquendo offensive foul (Phlandrous Fleming Jr. draws the foul)
14:26		Kario Oquendo turnover
14:18	+2	Phlandrous Fleming Jr. makes two point layup	55-42
14:17		Braelen Bridges shooting foul (Phlandrous Fleming Jr. draws the foul)
14:17	+1	Phlandrous Fleming Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	56-42
13:57	+2	Kario Oquendo makes two point jump shot	56-44
13:41		Phlandrous Fleming Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Dalen Ridgnal steals)
13:26	+2	Braelen Bridges makes two point hook shot	56-46
13:02		CJ Felder misses three point jump shot
13:00		Christian Wright defensive rebound
12:53	+3	Dalen Ridgnal makes three point jump shot (Aaron Cook assists)	56-49
12:42		Gators 30 second timeout
12:29	+3	Tyree Appleby makes three point jump shot (Brandon McKissic assists)	59-49
12:02		Kario Oquendo misses three point jump shot
12:00		Gators defensive rebound
11:58		TV timeout
11:50	+3	Tyree Appleby makes three point jump shot	62-49
11:18		Jaxon Etter misses two point jump shot
11:16		Phlandrous Fleming Jr. defensive rebound
11:09		Phlandrous Fleming Jr. turnover (bad pass)
11:05		Aaron Cook misses two point layup
11:03		Tuongthach Gatkek defensive rebound
10:58		Tuongthach Gatkek offensive foul (Jaxon Etter draws the foul)
10:58		Tuongthach Gatkek turnover
10:43		Dalen Ridgnal misses three point jump shot
10:41		Colin Castleton defensive rebound
10:16	+2	Phlandrous Fleming Jr. makes two point jump shot	64-49
9:57	+2	Braelen Bridges makes two point dunk (Aaron Cook assists)	64-51
9:34	+2	Tyree Appleby makes two point jump shot	66-51
9:10		Dalen Ridgnal offensive foul (Phlandrous Fleming Jr. draws the foul)
9:10		Dalen Ridgnal turnover
8:53	+2	Phlandrous Fleming Jr. makes two point jump shot (Tyree Appleby assists)	68-51
8:29		Aaron Cook misses two point layup
8:27		Braelen Bridges offensive rebound
8:22	+2	Braelen Bridges makes two point layup	68-53
8:01		Tyree Appleby misses three point jump shot
7:59		Bulldogs defensive rebound
7:58		TV timeout
7:45	+2	Kario Oquendo makes two point layup	68-55
7:16		Phlandrous Fleming Jr. misses two point layup
7:14		Phlandrous Fleming Jr. offensive rebound
7:09		Myreon Jones misses three point jump shot
7:07		Braelen Bridges defensive rebound
6:55		Christian Wright turnover (lost ball) (CJ Felder steals)
6:44	+2	Tyree Appleby makes two point layup	70-55
6:36		Colin Castleton shooting foul (Christian Wright draws the foul)
6:36	+1	Christian Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-56
6:36	+1	Christian Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-57
6:24	+2	Colin Castleton makes two point jump shot (Tyree Appleby assists)	72-57
5:58	+2	Jaxon Etter makes two point layup	72-59
5:35		Christian Wright shooting foul (Myreon Jones draws the foul)
5:35	+1	Myreon Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-59
5:35	+1	Myreon Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-59
5:25	+2	Kario Oquendo makes two point dunk	74-61
5:11	+3	Phlandrous Fleming Jr. makes three point jump shot (Tyree Appleby assists)	77-61
4:52	+2	Braelen Bridges makes two point layup	77-63
4:27	+2	Phlandrous Fleming Jr. makes two point jump shot	79-63
4:05	+2	Braelen Bridges makes two point hook shot (Christian Wright assists)	79-65
3:46		Tyree Appleby misses three point jump shot
3:44		Kario Oquendo defensive rebound
3:38		Myreon Jones shooting foul (Kario Oquendo draws the foul)
3:38		TV timeout
3:38	+1	Kario Oquendo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-66
3:38	+1	Kario Oquendo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-67
3:11		Tyree Appleby misses three point jump shot
3:09		Braelen Bridges defensive rebound
2:51		Brandon McKissic personal foul (Kario Oquendo draws the foul)
2:51		Kario Oquendo misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:51		Colin Castleton defensive rebound
2:41		Kario Oquendo personal foul (Phlandrous Fleming Jr. draws the foul)
2:23		Phlandrous Fleming Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:21		Aaron Cook defensive rebound
2:04		Christian Wright misses two point layup
2:02		Christian Wright offensive rebound
1:53		Christian Wright misses two point layup
1:51		Colin Castleton defensive rebound
1:44		Aaron Cook personal foul (Tyree Appleby draws the foul)
1:26		Phlandrous Fleming Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:24		Kario Oquendo defensive rebound
1:15		Kario Oquendo misses two point layup
1:13		Colin Castleton defensive rebound
1:04		Dalen Ridgnal personal foul (Tyree Appleby draws the foul)
1:04	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-67
1:04	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 2 of 2	81-67
0:59		Kario Oquendo misses three point jump shot
0:57		Dalen Ridgnal offensive rebound
0:57		Phlandrous Fleming Jr. personal foul (Dalen Ridgnal draws the foul)
0:57	+1	Dalen Ridgnal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	81-68
0:57	+1	Dalen Ridgnal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	81-69
0:48		Aaron Cook personal foul (Brandon McKissic draws the foul)
0:48		Brandon McKissic misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:48		Dalen Ridgnal defensive rebound
0:41		Kario Oquendo misses three point jump shot
0:39		Colin Castleton defensive rebound
0:12	+3	Phlandrous Fleming Jr. makes three point jump shot	84-69
0:03	+3	Aaron Cook makes three point jump shot	84-72
0:00		End of period

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Aaron Cook makes three point jump shot