Clayton scores 28 and Florida gradually distances itself from Pitt for 86-71 win

AP
Nov 23, 2023

NEW YORK (AP) Walter Clayton Jr. scored 28 points, Tyrese Samuel recorded a double-double and Florida pulled away after intermission to beat Pitt 86-71 on Wednesday night in an NIT Season Tip-Off.

Clayton made 11 of 17 shot attempts, including 6 of 8 from 3-point range. Samuel scored 20 points on 9-for-11 shooting, grabbed 10 rebounds, distributed three assists, blocked three shots and had three steals.

Florida (4-1) reserves Alex Condon scored 11 points and Zyon Pullin scored 10. Pullin also distributed eight assists and recorded just a single turnover.

The Gators led 39-34 at halftime before Pitt (4-1) took a 42-41 lead on Guillermo Diaz Graham's 3 -pointer 3 minutes into the second half. Clayton responded with a 3 less than 30 seconds later.

Samuel's layup with 10 minutes left put Florida up 58-47 and the Gators led by double digits the rest of the way.

Ishmael Leggett scored 19 points for Pitt, Blake Hinson added 16 and Zack Austin scored 10 and grabbed nine rebounds.

Both teams play again in New York on Friday. Pitt faces Oregon State and Florida tries to tackle No. 13 Baylor.

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1st Half
FLA
Gators
39
PITT
Panthers
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Micah Handlogten vs. Federiko Federiko (Gators gains possession)
19:40		Micah Handlogten misses two point layup
19:38		Federiko Federiko defensive rebound
19:31	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point layup (Carlton Carrington assists)	0-2
19:15		Will Richard misses three point jump shot
19:13		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
19:11		Micah Handlogten personal foul
19:02	+2	Carlton Carrington makes two point jump shot	0-4
18:48		Tyrese Samuel misses three point jump shot
18:46		Zack Austin defensive rebound
18:32	+3	Blake Hinson makes three point jump shot (Carlton Carrington assists)	0-7
18:17		Blake Hinson personal foul
18:07	+2	Tyrese Samuel makes two point layup (Alex Condon assists)	2-7
17:51		Carlton Carrington misses two point layup
17:49		Carlton Carrington offensive rebound
17:37		Carlton Carrington misses two point jump shot
17:35		Walter Clayton Jr. defensive rebound
17:28		Walter Clayton Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:26		Zack Austin defensive rebound
17:19		Zack Austin misses three point jump shot
17:17		Will Richard defensive rebound
17:09		Walter Clayton Jr. misses two point layup
17:07		Tyrese Samuel offensive rebound
16:58	+2	Tyrese Samuel makes two point dunk	4-7
16:49		Federiko Federiko turnover (Tyrese Samuel steals)
16:37		Alex Condon misses two point jump shot
16:35		Federiko Federiko defensive rebound
16:17		Ishmael Leggett misses three point jump shot
16:15		Will Richard defensive rebound
16:10		Will Richard turnover (Ishmael Leggett steals)
15:53	+2	Ishmael Leggett makes two point layup	4-9
15:41		Walter Clayton Jr. turnover (Zack Austin steals)
15:32		Tyrese Samuel blocks Carlton Carrington's three point jump shot
15:30		Carlton Carrington offensive rebound
15:20	+2	Zack Austin makes two point hook shot (Guillermo Diaz Graham assists)	4-11
15:00		Riley Kugel misses three point jump shot
14:58		Zack Austin defensive rebound
14:56		Zack Austin turnover (bad pass)
14:56		TV timeout
14:38	+3	Riley Kugel makes three point jump shot	7-11
14:18		Ishmael Leggett misses two point jump shot
14:16		Guillermo Diaz Graham offensive rebound
14:08	+3	Blake Hinson makes three point jump shot (Carlton Carrington assists)	7-14
13:55		Jump ball. Thomas Haugh vs. Guillermo Diaz Graham (Panthers gains possession)
13:55		Thomas Haugh turnover (lost ball) (Guillermo Diaz Graham steals)
13:34		Blake Hinson misses three point jump shot
13:32		Walter Clayton Jr. defensive rebound
13:11	+3	Walter Clayton Jr. makes three point jump shot (Zyon Pullin assists)	10-14
12:44	+2	Carlton Carrington makes two point jump shot	10-16
12:31		Riley Kugel misses two point jump shot
12:29		Riley Kugel offensive rebound
12:28		Riley Kugel turnover (traveling)
12:14	+3	William Jeffress makes three point jump shot (Carlton Carrington assists)	10-19
12:01		Thomas Haugh misses two point layup
11:59		Alex Condon offensive rebound
11:58		Guillermo Diaz Graham blocks Alex Condon's two point layup
11:56		Jaland Lowe defensive rebound
11:54		Riley Kugel personal foul
11:54		TV timeout
11:50		Guillermo Diaz Graham misses two point layup
11:48		Tyrese Samuel defensive rebound
11:35	+3	Walter Clayton Jr. makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Samuel assists)	13-19
11:13		Guillermo Diaz Graham misses three point jump shot
11:11		Thomas Haugh defensive rebound
11:02		Ishmael Leggett shooting foul (Will Richard draws the foul)
11:02	+1	Will Richard makes regular free throw 1 of 3	14-19
11:02	+1	Will Richard makes regular free throw 2 of 3	15-19
11:02	+1	Will Richard makes regular free throw 3 of 3	16-19
10:41		Jorge Diaz Graham misses three point jump shot
10:39		Will Richard defensive rebound
10:31	+2	Will Richard makes two point layup (Walter Clayton Jr. assists)	18-19
10:11		Will Richard shooting foul (Jorge Diaz Graham draws the foul)
10:11		Jorge Diaz Graham misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:11	+1	Jorge Diaz Graham makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-20
10:00	+2	Walter Clayton Jr. makes two point layup (Thomas Haugh assists)	20-20
9:36		Ishmael Leggett misses two point jump shot
9:34		Walter Clayton Jr. defensive rebound
9:24		Walter Clayton Jr. misses two point jump shot
9:22		Jorge Diaz Graham defensive rebound
9:14	+2	Blake Hinson makes two point dunk (Federiko Federiko assists)	20-22
9:02		Alex Condon turnover (traveling)
8:51		Blake Hinson misses two point jump shot
8:49		Walter Clayton Jr. defensive rebound
8:43		Will Richard misses three point jump shot
8:41		Carlton Carrington defensive rebound
8:33		Carlton Carrington misses three point jump shot
8:31		Jorge Diaz Graham offensive rebound
8:22		Blake Hinson misses three point jump shot
8:20		Tyrese Samuel defensive rebound
8:10	+2	Alex Condon makes two point hook shot (Tyrese Samuel assists)	22-22
7:52		Carlton Carrington misses three point jump shot
7:50		Gators defensive rebound
7:48		TV timeout
7:31		Will Richard misses three point jump shot
7:29		Blake Hinson defensive rebound
7:20		Tyrese Samuel blocks Blake Hinson's two point jump shot
7:18		Alex Condon defensive rebound
7:08		Federiko Federiko blocks Alex Condon's two point layup
7:06		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
7:05		Blake Hinson misses two point dunk
7:05		Zack Austin offensive rebound
7:05		Zyon Pullin personal foul (Zack Austin draws the foul)
7:04	+1	Zack Austin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-23
7:04	+1	Zack Austin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-24
6:53	+2	Tyrese Samuel makes two point dunk (Zyon Pullin assists)	24-24
6:41	+3	Carlton Carrington makes three point jump shot (Blake Hinson assists)	24-27
6:31		Zyon Pullin misses two point jump shot
6:29		Federiko Federiko defensive rebound
6:19		Alex Condon blocks Ishmael Leggett's two point layup
6:17		Alex Condon defensive rebound
6:13		Federiko Federiko blocks Riley Kugel's two point layup
6:11		Gators offensive rebound
6:00		Tyrese Samuel misses three point jump shot
5:58		William Jeffress defensive rebound
5:36		Ishmael Leggett turnover (lost ball)
5:14		Federiko Federiko shooting foul (Zyon Pullin draws the foul)
5:14		Zyon Pullin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:14	+1	Zyon Pullin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-27
4:53		Thomas Haugh blocks Carlton Carrington's two point layup
4:51		Thomas Haugh defensive rebound
4:43	+2	Tyrese Samuel makes two point dunk (Zyon Pullin assists)	27-27
4:24		Blake Hinson misses three point jump shot
4:22		Thomas Haugh defensive rebound
4:08		Riley Kugel misses three point jump shot
4:06		Thomas Haugh offensive rebound
3:58		Riley Kugel misses three point jump shot
3:56		William Jeffress defensive rebound
3:47		Carlton Carrington misses three point jump shot
3:45		Thomas Haugh defensive rebound
3:39		Will Richard misses two point jump shot
3:37		Ishmael Leggett defensive rebound
3:23	+3	Blake Hinson makes three point jump shot (Guillermo Diaz Graham assists)	27-30
3:09		Guillermo Diaz Graham personal foul
3:09		TV timeout
2:52	+2	Riley Kugel makes two point layup	29-30
2:37	+2	Jaland Lowe makes two point jump shot	29-32
2:08	+2	Alex Condon makes two point layup (Riley Kugel assists)	31-32
1:41		William Jeffress misses two point jump shot
1:39		Ishmael Leggett offensive rebound
1:39		Walter Clayton Jr. personal foul
1:33		Thomas Haugh shooting foul (Ishmael Leggett draws the foul)
1:33	+1	Ishmael Leggett makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-33
1:33	+1	Ishmael Leggett makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-34
1:21		Walter Clayton Jr. misses two point layup
1:19		Jaland Lowe defensive rebound
0:59		Blake Hinson turnover (Zyon Pullin steals)
0:51	+3	Walter Clayton Jr. makes three point jump shot (Zyon Pullin assists)	34-34
0:38		Carlton Carrington turnover (Riley Kugel steals)
0:35	+2	Walter Clayton Jr. makes two point layup (Riley Kugel assists)	36-34
0:35		Panthers 30 second timeout
0:09		Jaland Lowe misses three point jump shot
0:07		Tyrese Samuel defensive rebound
0:06		Federiko Federiko personal foul
0:06		Gators 30 second timeout
0:01	+3	Thomas Haugh makes three point jump shot (Zyon Pullin assists)	39-34
0:00		End of period

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Clayton scores 28 and Florida gradually distances itself from Pitt for 86-71 win

1st Half
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39
PITT
Panthers
34

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Clayton scores 28 and Florida gradually distances itself from Pitt for 86-71 win

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