Alijah Martin scores 32 points as Todd Golden, No. 21 Florida top SIU 93-68
AP
Nov 22, 2024
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Alijah Martin had a season-high 32 points with nine rebounds, five assists and two steals, and No. 21 Florida Gators beat Southern Illinois Salukis 93-68 on Friday night to extend its home winning streak to 12.
Martin went 11 of 19, including 8 of 13 from 3-point range, and drained four consecutive shots from behind the arc midway through the second half. His career high is 34 points back when he played for Florida Atlantic.
The Gators (6-0) made a season-high 16 shots from 3-point range, their third consecutive game with double-digit treys.
Thomas Haugh added a career-high 19 points to go with seven boards for Florida, which is off to its best start since 2021.
Florida’s Todd Golden coached while the university investigates sexual harassment and stalking allegations.
Ali Dibba led the Salukis (2-3) with 17 points, and Jarrett Hensley added 14.
Southern Illinois: The Salukis played Charleston and Oklahoma State tough this month and looked like they might be in position to exceed expectations under first-year coach Scott Nagy, who won his share of games at Wright State and South Dakota State.
Florida: The Gators played their most complete game of the young season, leading by 21 at halftime and 30 midway through the second.
The Gators started slowly before using a 16-0 run over a three-minute span in the first half to build a 35-15 lead. Martin came up huge during the stretch with a dunk, a driving layup and then his second 3 of the night.
Florida's 16 3-pointers are the program's most since hitting 18 against Texas A&M in 2019.
Southern Illinois plays Louisiana Tech in Estero, Florida, on Monday, and Florida plays Wake Forest in Kissimmee, Florida, on Thanksgiving.
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1st Half
SIU
Salukis
25
FLA
Gators
46
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Antwaun Massey vs. Rueben Chinyelu (Walter Clayton Jr. gains possession)
19:45
Will Richard turnover (bad pass)
19:20
Ali Dibba misses two point jump shot
19:18
Jarrett Hensley offensive rebound
19:08
Elijah Elliott misses three point jump shot
19:06
Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound
18:50
Alijah Martin misses three point jump shot
18:48
Gators offensive rebound
18:46
+3
Alijah Martin makes three point jump shot (Walter Clayton Jr. assists)
0-3
18:15
Kennard Davis Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:13
Will Richard defensive rebound
18:07
+2
Alex Condon makes two point layup (Alijah Martin assists)
0-5
17:37
Jarrett Hensley misses two point jump shot
17:35
Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound
17:27
Will Richard misses three point jump shot
17:25
Antwaun Massey defensive rebound
17:16
Elijah Elliott misses two point jump shot
17:14
Will Richard defensive rebound
17:11
+2
Alex Condon makes two point jump shot (Will Richard assists)
0-7
16:48
+2
Ali Dibba makes two point jump shot
2-7
16:33
+2
Walter Clayton Jr. makes two point jump shot
2-9
16:11
Elijah Elliott misses three point jump shot
16:09
Walter Clayton Jr. defensive rebound
16:02
Walter Clayton Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:00
Salukis defensive rebound
16:00
TV timeout
15:35
+2
Rolyns Aligbe makes two point layup
4-9
15:20
+3
Alijah Martin makes three point jump shot (Alex Condon assists)
4-12
15:10
Kennard Davis Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Will Richard steals)
14:59
Alex Condon misses three point jump shot
14:57
Davion Sykes defensive rebound
14:36
+2
Davion Sykes makes two point layup
6-12
14:18
Damien Mayo Jr. personal foul
14:15
Damien Mayo Jr. personal foul
14:02
Rolyns Aligbe blocks Denzel Aberdeen's two point jump shot
14:00
Alijah Martin offensive rebound
13:55
Walter Clayton Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:53
Rolyns Aligbe defensive rebound
13:40
+3
Kennard Davis Jr. makes three point jump shot
9-12
13:13
Walter Clayton Jr. misses two point layup
13:11
Rolyns Aligbe defensive rebound
13:04
Rolyns Aligbe misses three point jump shot
13:02
Walter Clayton Jr. defensive rebound
12:50
Kennard Davis Jr. shooting foul
12:50
+1
Thomas Haugh makes regular free throw 1 of 2
9-13
12:50
+1
Thomas Haugh makes regular free throw 2 of 2
9-14
12:43
Sam Alexis blocks Elijah Elliott's two point layup
12:41
Thomas Haugh defensive rebound
12:39
Walter Clayton Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:37
Thomas Haugh offensive rebound
12:33
Thomas Haugh misses two point layup
12:31
Sam Alexis offensive rebound
12:29
Will Richard misses three point jump shot
12:27
Davion Sykes defensive rebound
12:14
Sam Alexis personal foul
12:07
+2
Ali Dibba makes two point jump shot (Davion Sykes assists)
11-14
11:36
Denzel Aberdeen misses three point jump shot
11:34
Elijah Elliott defensive rebound
11:26
Ali Dibba misses two point layup
11:24
Antwaun Massey offensive rebound
11:22
+2
Antwaun Massey makes two point layup
13-14
11:00
Denzel Aberdeen misses two point jump shot
10:58
Sam Alexis offensive rebound
10:51
+2
Thomas Haugh makes two point layup
13-16
10:41
Denzel Aberdeen personal foul
10:41
TV timeout
10:28
Ali Dibba misses two point jump shot
10:26
Jarrett Hensley offensive rebound
10:23
Jarrett Hensley misses three point jump shot
10:21
Alijah Martin defensive rebound
10:05
+3
Thomas Haugh makes three point jump shot
13-19
9:35
Kennard Davis Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Alijah Martin steals)