No. 9 Florida handles Arizona State, moves to 10-0 for first time in a decade
AP
Dec 14, 2024
ATLANTA (AP) Walter Clayton Jr. hit five 3-pointers on his way to a game-high 25 points as he helped No. 9 Florida Gators to a 83-66 win over Arizona State Sun Devils on Saturday.
Alijah Martin had 15 points, 11 rebounds and six assists.
Adam Miller led Arizona State (8-2) with 18 points.
The Gators (10-0) set the tone early as they hit four of their 10 total 3-pointers as part of a 12-0 run, to take an 18-8 lead with 14:29 to play in the first half.
The Gators shot 48% from the field (32 of 67) compared to Arizona State's 37% (23 of 62) shooting performance. The Gators outrebounded the Sun Devils 47-27.
Florida: The Gators started the season with a 10-0 record for the third time in school history, following the 1951-1952 team, coached by John Mauer, and Billy Donovan's 2005-2006 squad. Donovan's team started 17-0 and won the program's first NCAA title.
Arizona State: Both of the Sun Devils’ losses have come against top 10 teams. On Nov. 10, they lost 88-80 to No. 8 Gonzaga.
Florida started the second half on a 36-18 run to take its largest lead of the game, 79-50. The Gators shot 16 of 26, including four 3-pointers, during the run.
Walter made five 3-pointers, making him the second player in program history to make five 3s in three consecutive games.
Florida travels to Charlotte to face North Carolina on Tuesday. Arizona State will travel to Massachusetts on Dec. 21.
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1st Half
FLA
Gators
41
ASU
Sun Devils
32
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Rueben Chinyelu vs. Jayden Quaintance (Sun Devils gains possession)
19:48
Adam Miller misses three point jump shot
19:46
Will Richard defensive rebound
19:33
Alex Condon misses two point layup
19:31
BJ Freeman defensive rebound
19:17
Jayden Quaintance misses two point jump shot
19:15
Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound
19:05
Alex Condon misses two point hook shot
19:03
Rueben Chinyelu offensive rebound
19:02
Basheer Jihad personal foul
18:56
Will Richard misses three point jump shot
18:54
Gators offensive rebound
18:49
+2
Alijah Martin makes two point jump shot
2-0
18:30
BJ Freeman misses two point layup
18:28
Jayden Quaintance offensive rebound
18:28
Rueben Chinyelu shooting foul (Jayden Quaintance draws the foul)
18:28
Jayden Quaintance misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:28
+1
Jayden Quaintance makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-1
18:14
Walter Clayton Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:12
Sun Devils defensive rebound
17:51
Joson Sanon misses three point jump shot
17:49
Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound
17:41
BJ Freeman shooting foul (Will Richard draws the foul)
17:41
+1
Will Richard makes regular free throw 1 of 2
3-1
17:41
+1
Will Richard makes regular free throw 2 of 2
4-1
17:29
+2
Joson Sanon makes two point layup (Jayden Quaintance assists)
4-3
17:18
Will Richard turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Quaintance steals)
17:12
+3
BJ Freeman makes three point jump shot
4-6
16:43
+2
Walter Clayton Jr. makes two point jump shot
6-6
16:36
Joson Sanon misses three point jump shot
16:34
Jayden Quaintance offensive rebound
16:29
Jayden Quaintance misses two point layup
16:27
Jayden Quaintance offensive rebound
16:23
+2
Jayden Quaintance makes two point layup
6-8
16:17
+3
Alijah Martin makes three point jump shot (Walter Clayton Jr. assists)
9-8
15:49
Adam Miller misses two point jump shot
15:47
Alijah Martin defensive rebound
15:39
Walter Clayton Jr. misses two point jump shot
15:37
Walter Clayton Jr. offensive rebound
15:30
+3
Will Richard makes three point jump shot (Walter Clayton Jr. assists)
12-8
15:21
Walter Clayton Jr. blocks BJ Freeman's three point jump shot
15:19
Will Richard defensive rebound
15:12
+3
Will Richard makes three point jump shot
15-8
14:48
Alston Mason turnover (out of bounds)
14:48
TV timeout
14:30
+3
Walter Clayton Jr. makes three point jump shot (Thomas Haugh assists)
18-8
14:13
Walter Clayton Jr. personal foul
13:56
Thomas Haugh blocks Joson Sanon's two point dunk
13:54
Alijah Martin defensive rebound
13:51
Walter Clayton Jr. turnover (bad pass)
13:39
+2
Shawn Phillips Jr. makes two point dunk (Alston Mason assists)
18-10
13:26
Will Richard misses two point jump shot
13:24
Joson Sanon defensive rebound
13:08
Will Richard blocks Basheer Jihad's two point layup
13:06
Sam Alexis defensive rebound
12:54
+2
Sam Alexis makes two point dunk (Will Richard assists)
20-10
12:20
Sun Devils turnover (shot clock violation)
11:57
Sam Alexis misses two point jump shot
11:55
Thomas Haugh offensive rebound
11:47
Will Richard misses three point jump shot
11:45
Alston Mason defensive rebound
11:37
Alston Mason turnover (bad pass) (Will Richard steals)
11:31
+2
Will Richard makes two point layup (Walter Clayton Jr. assists)
22-10
11:31
Sun Devils 30 second timeout
11:31
TV timeout
11:19
Joson Sanon misses two point jump shot
11:17
Sun Devils offensive rebound
11:16
Thomas Haugh personal foul
11:13
+2
Shawn Phillips Jr. makes two point dunk (Alston Mason assists)
22-12
11:02
Alijah Martin turnover (bad pass) (Alston Mason steals)
10:53
Amier Ali misses two point jump shot
10:51
Denzel Aberdeen defensive rebound
10:40
+3
Alijah Martin makes three point jump shot (Denzel Aberdeen assists)
25-12
10:07
Basheer Jihad misses two point jump shot
10:06
Sun Devils offensive rebound
10:06
Alijah Martin personal foul
10:00
Basheer Jihad misses two point layup
9:58
Gators defensive rebound
9:42
Will Richard turnover (lost ball) (Alston Mason steals)
9:36
Amier Ali misses three point jump shot
9:34
Amier Ali offensive rebound
9:23
+2
Alston Mason makes two point jump shot
25-14
9:12
Denzel Aberdeen misses two point jump shot
9:10
Alex Condon offensive rebound
9:10
Alston Mason shooting foul (Alex Condon draws the foul)
9:10
Alex Condon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:10
+1
Alex Condon makes regular free throw 2 of 2
26-14
8:52
+2
Basheer Jihad makes two point layup
26-16
8:35
Alex Condon misses two point jump shot
8:33
Alex Condon offensive rebound
8:26
Walter Clayton Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:24
Alijah Martin offensive rebound
8:18
+2
Alex Condon makes two point dunk (Alijah Martin assists)
28-16
8:10
+2
Adam Miller makes two point layup
28-18
7:55
Urban Klavzar turnover (out of bounds)
7:55
TV timeout
7:44
Rueben Chinyelu shooting foul (Basheer Jihad draws the foul)
7:44
+1
Basheer Jihad makes regular free throw 1 of 2
28-19
7:44
+1
Basheer Jihad makes regular free throw 2 of 2
28-20
7:38
Adam Miller personal foul (Walter Clayton Jr. draws the foul)
7:30
+2
Rueben Chinyelu makes two point hook shot (Urban Klavzar assists)
30-20
7:21
BJ Freeman misses three point jump shot
7:19
Walter Clayton Jr. defensive rebound
7:11
Basheer Jihad blocks Walter Clayton Jr.'s two point jump shot
7:09
Basheer Jihad defensive rebound
7:02
Basheer Jihad offensive foul
7:02
Basheer Jihad turnover (offensive foul)
6:39
Alex Condon misses two point hook shot
6:37
Thomas Haugh offensive rebound
6:25
+2
Thomas Haugh makes two point layup
32-20
6:19
+3
Jayden Quaintance makes three point jump shot
32-23
5:55
Will Richard misses three point jump shot
5:53
BJ Freeman defensive rebound
5:40
BJ Freeman misses two point jump shot
5:38
Thomas Haugh defensive rebound
5:31
Jayden Quaintance shooting foul (Will Richard draws the foul)
5:31
+1
Will Richard makes regular free throw 1 of 2
33-23
5:31
Sun Devils 30 second timeout
5:31
Bobby Hurley technical foul
5:31
+1
Walter Clayton Jr. makes technical free throw 1 of 2
34-23
5:31
+1
Walter Clayton Jr. makes technical free throw 2 of 2
35-23
5:31
+1
Will Richard makes regular free throw 2 of 2
36-23
5:11
Will Richard personal foul (Joson Sanon draws the foul)
4:51
BJ Freeman turnover (lost ball) (Will Richard steals)
4:43
Denzel Aberdeen misses three point jump shot
4:41
Sun Devils defensive rebound
4:41
Alex Condon personal foul (Adam Miller draws the foul)
4:41
+1
Adam Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2
36-24
4:41
Adam Miller misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:41
Will Richard defensive rebound
4:29
Walter Clayton Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:27
BJ Freeman defensive rebound
4:17
Alston Mason misses two point layup
4:15
Gators defensive rebound
4:05
Will Richard offensive foul
4:05
Will Richard turnover (offensive foul)
3:54
Alston Mason misses three point jump shot
3:52
Will Richard defensive rebound
3:46
+2
Walter Clayton Jr. makes two point layup
38-24
3:21
+2
Jayden Quaintance makes two point jump shot (BJ Freeman assists)
38-26
2:59
Will Richard turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Quaintance steals)
2:53
Thomas Haugh shooting foul (Adam Miller draws the foul)
2:53
TV timeout
2:53
+1
Adam Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2
38-27
2:53
+1
Adam Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2
38-28
2:40
+3
Walter Clayton Jr. makes three point jump shot
41-28
2:24
Shawn Phillips Jr. offensive foul
2:24
Shawn Phillips Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
2:11
Jayden Quaintance blocks Denzel Aberdeen's two point layup
