Richard, Clayton help Florida sink Mississippi State 79-70

AP
Jan 24, 2024

GAINSEVILLE, Fla. (AP) Will Richard scored a season-high 23 points and Walter Clayton Jr. and Zyon Pullian scored 15 points each and Florida held off Mississippi State for a 79-70 win on Wednesday.

Richard added nine rebounds and Tyrese Samuel scored 12 for Florida (13-6, 3-3 SEC). The Gators overcame an 8-for-25 shooting performance from 3-point range by shooting 17 for 20 from the foul line.

Reserve Josh Hubbard led the Bulldogs (13-6, 2-4) with 26 points and Tolu Smith scored 10 and grabbed 10 rebounds. Cameron Matthews grabbed 11 rebounds for Mississippi State.

The Gators led 43-34 at intermission and extended their lead to 59-42 when Clayton buried a 3-pointer with 11:42 left. The teams traded 3s and jump shots then Mississippi State proceeded to outscore Florida 21-10 and got within 69-63 with 3:15 left.

Florida sealed it making all 10 of its final foul shots with Alex Condon and Clayton making all four of theirs and Pullin making a pair.

The Bulldogs host No. 8 Auburn on Saturday. Florida, winners of three of four, host Georgia on Saturday.

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1st Half
MSST
Bulldogs
34
FLA
Gators
43

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Bulldogs gains possession)
19:30	+2	Tolu Smith III makes two point layup	2-0
19:02	+3	Zyon Pullin makes three point jump shot	2-3
18:36		Walter Clayton Jr. personal foul
18:26		Cameron Matthews misses two point layup
18:24		Tolu Smith III offensive rebound
18:22	+2	Tolu Smith III makes two point layup	4-3
18:09		Walter Clayton Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:07		Tolu Smith III defensive rebound
17:55		Shakeel Moore misses three point jump shot
17:53		Tolu Smith III offensive rebound
17:50		Tolu Smith III misses two point jump shot
17:48		Bulldogs offensive rebound
17:39		Tolu Smith III turnover (Micah Handlogten steals)
17:28		Zyon Pullin misses three point jump shot
17:26		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
17:23		Tyrese Samuel personal foul
17:01		Shakeel Moore misses two point jump shot
16:53		Will Richard misses two point jump shot
16:51		D.J. Jeffries defensive rebound
16:45		Dashawn Davis misses three point jump shot
16:43		Zyon Pullin defensive rebound
16:24		D.J. Jeffries personal foul (Will Richard draws the foul)
16:24		Will Richard misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:24	+1	Will Richard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-4
16:03		D.J. Jeffries misses three point jump shot
16:01		Dashawn Davis offensive rebound
15:58		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
15:56		D.J. Jeffries offensive rebound
15:50		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
15:48		Jimmy Bell Jr. offensive rebound
15:43		Dashawn Davis misses three point jump shot
15:41		Zyon Pullin defensive rebound
15:26		Walter Clayton Jr. turnover
15:26		TV timeout
15:04	+2	D.J. Jeffries makes two point layup	6-4
14:41		Thomas Haugh misses three point jump shot
14:39		Josh Hubbard defensive rebound
14:23		D.J. Jeffries misses three point jump shot
14:21		Zyon Pullin defensive rebound
14:08		Cameron Matthews personal foul
13:59		Alex Condon turnover (Tolu Smith III steals)
13:55		Trey Fort misses two point dunk
13:53		Alex Condon defensive rebound
13:47	+2	Zyon Pullin makes two point layup	6-6
13:29		Alex Condon personal foul (Tolu Smith III draws the foul)
13:29		Tolu Smith III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:29		Tolu Smith III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:29		Alex Condon defensive rebound
13:29		D.J. Jeffries personal foul
13:16	+2	Zyon Pullin makes two point jump shot	6-8
13:03	+2	Cameron Matthews makes two point layup (Trey Fort assists)	8-8
13:03		Riley Kugel shooting foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul)
13:03		Cameron Matthews misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:03		Thomas Haugh defensive rebound
12:46		Alex Condon misses two point layup
12:44		Tolu Smith III defensive rebound
12:37		Josh Hubbard misses two point jump shot
12:35		Josh Hubbard offensive rebound
12:23		Cameron Matthews turnover
12:12		Will Richard misses three point jump shot
12:10		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
12:05		Zyon Pullin personal foul (Cameron Matthews draws the foul)
12:05		Cameron Matthews misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:05	+1	Cameron Matthews makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-8
11:53		Micah Handlogten misses three point jump shot
11:51		Jimmy Bell Jr. defensive rebound
11:43	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot	12-8
11:30	+2	Tyrese Samuel makes two point layup	12-10
11:20	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point jump shot	14-10
11:20		Zyon Pullin shooting foul (Josh Hubbard draws the foul)
11:20		TV timeout
11:20	+1	Josh Hubbard makes regular free throw 1 of 1	15-10
11:08	+3	Will Richard makes three point jump shot (Zyon Pullin assists)	15-13
10:48		Micah Handlogten blocks Jimmy Bell Jr.'s two point layup
10:48		Bulldogs offensive rebound
10:42		Tolu Smith III misses two point layup
10:40		Tolu Smith III offensive rebound
10:36		Jimmy Bell Jr. misses two point layup
10:34		Tyrese Samuel defensive rebound
10:20		Riley Kugel misses three point jump shot
10:18		Tyrese Samuel offensive rebound
10:16		Shawn Jones Jr. personal foul (Tyrese Samuel draws the foul)
10:11		Walter Clayton Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:09		Will Richard offensive rebound
10:09		Cameron Matthews personal foul (Will Richard draws the foul)
9:57		Tyrese Samuel misses two point jump shot
9:55		Will Richard offensive rebound
9:52	+2	Will Richard makes two point layup	15-15
9:35		Shawn Jones Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:33		Tyrese Samuel defensive rebound
9:08		Tyrese Samuel misses three point jump shot
9:06		Bulldogs defensive rebound
8:50	+2	Shawn Jones Jr. makes two point layup	17-15
8:50		Riley Kugel shooting foul (Shawn Jones Jr. draws the foul)
8:50		Shawn Jones Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:50		Micah Handlogten defensive rebound
8:38		Walter Clayton Jr. misses two point layup
8:36		Micah Handlogten offensive rebound
8:36	+2	Micah Handlogten makes two point layup	17-17
8:36		Tolu Smith III shooting foul (Micah Handlogten draws the foul)
8:36	+1	Micah Handlogten makes regular free throw 1 of 1	17-18
8:14		D.J. Jeffries misses three point jump shot
8:12		Will Richard defensive rebound
8:04	+3	Will Richard makes three point pullup jump shot	17-21
7:51		Tolu Smith III turnover (lost ball) (Micah Handlogten steals)
7:45	+2	Riley Kugel makes two point alley-oop dunk (Walter Clayton Jr. assists)	17-23
7:27	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot (Dashawn Davis assists)	20-23
7:10		Walter Clayton Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:08		Walter Clayton Jr. offensive rebound
7:01		Micah Handlogten turnover (bad pass) (Shawn Jones Jr. steals)
6:55	+2	Shawn Jones Jr. makes two point dunk (Dashawn Davis assists)	22-23
6:26	+2	Tyrese Samuel makes two point bank jump shot	22-25
6:13		TV timeout
5:55		Tolu Smith III misses two point layup
5:53		Zyon Pullin defensive rebound
5:50	+3	Will Richard makes three point jump shot (Zyon Pullin assists)	22-28
5:26		Tolu Smith III turnover (lost ball)
5:10		Zyon Pullin misses three point jump shot
5:08		Denzel Aberdeen offensive rebound
5:08		Jimmy Bell Jr. blocks Denzel Aberdeen's two point layup
5:04		Denzel Aberdeen offensive rebound
5:01		Denzel Aberdeen misses two point layup
4:58		Jimmy Bell Jr. defensive rebound
4:55	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point jump shot	24-28
4:40		Tyrese Samuel misses two point jump shot
4:38		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
4:32	+3	Josh Hubbard makes three point jump shot	27-28
4:12	+2	Tyrese Samuel makes two point layup	27-30
4:12		Shawn Jones Jr. shooting foul (Tyrese Samuel draws the foul)
4:12		Tyrese Samuel misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:12		Cameron Matthews defensive rebound
3:45		Trey Fort misses three point jump shot
3:43		Will Richard defensive rebound
3:36	+2	Tyrese Samuel makes two point dunk (Walter Clayton Jr. assists)	27-32
3:26	+2	Josh Hubbard makes two point layup	29-32
3:15		Alex Condon misses three point jump shot
3:15		Will Richard offensive rebound
3:15		Shawn Jones Jr. personal foul (Will Richard draws the foul)
3:15		TV timeout
3:15	+1	Will Richard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-33
3:15	+1	Will Richard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-34
3:00		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
2:58		Walter Clayton Jr. defensive rebound
2:52	+2	Zyon Pullin makes two point jump shot	29-36
2:52		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
2:30	+2	Tolu Smith III makes two point layup	31-36
2:07	+3	Walter Clayton Jr. makes three point jump shot (Zyon Pullin assists)	31-39
1:46	+3	Trey Fort makes three point jump shot (Dashawn Davis assists)	34-39
1:19	+2	Will Richard makes two point layup	34-41
0:53		Tolu Smith III turnover (lost ball)
0:37		Will Richard misses two point jump shot
0:35		Josh Hubbard defensive rebound
0:28		Josh Hubbard turnover (bad pass) (Will Richard steals)
0:22	+2	Will Richard makes two point dunk	34-43
0:02		Josh Hubbard misses three point jump shot
0:00		Walter Clayton Jr. defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

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Richard, Clayton help Florida sink Mississippi State 79-70

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