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Richard scores 25 points to help No. 3 Florida hand No. 12 Texas A&M its 4th consecutive loss, 89-70

AP
Mar 01, 2025

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Will Richard made six 3-pointers and scored 25 points, Thomas Haugh added 17 points and No. 3 Florida Gators handed 12th-ranked Texas A&M Aggies a fourth consecutive loss, 89-70 on Saturday night.

Alijah Martin had 14 points for the Gators, who bounced back from a midweek loss at unranked Georgia and moved a step closer to securing a double bye in the Southeastern Conference Tournament in two weeks.

Texas A&M (20-9, 9-7 SEC) could fall out of the AP Top 25 college basketball poll. Florida (25-4, 12-4), meanwhile, improved to 14-1 at home this season.

Florida trailed by six early but started hitting from long range to close the gap and build a double-digit lead. Richard had the hot hand and scored 17 points in the second half, thanks mostly to five 3s. His 3 with 4:52 remaining was a dagger.

The Gators made 14 of 33 from behind the arc, nine more than the Aggies.

Zhuric Phelps led Texas A&M with 16 points. Pharrel Payne added 14.

Texas A&M: The Aggies missed 10 of their final 12 shots from 3-point range and missed nine free throws.

Florida: Despite the loss at Georgia, the Gators bounced back and improved their chances of being a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Florida's Alex Condon, who wore a mouthpiece after having two teeth moved back into place earlier in the week, had consecutive dunks with roughly 7 minutes to play to help the Gators pull away.

Walter Clayton Jr. extended his school-record streak of consecutive games with a 3-pointer to 51, now 10 more than second-place Michael Frazier II.

Texas A&M hosts top-ranked Auburn on Tuesday; Florida plays at No. 6 Alabama the following night.

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This story has been updated to correct Pharrel Payne's point total to 14 instead of 16.

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1st Half
TXAM
Aggies
34
FLA
Gators
45

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Pharrel Payne vs. Rueben Chinyelu (Aggies gains possession)
19:44	+3	Zhuric Phelps makes three point jump shot	3-0
19:13	+3	Walter Clayton Jr. makes three point jump shot (Rueben Chinyelu assists)	3-3
18:50	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point layup	5-3
18:33		Solomon Washington blocks Walter Clayton Jr.'s three point jump shot
18:31		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
18:28		Rueben Chinyelu personal foul
18:20		Pharrel Payne misses two point driving hook shot
18:18		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
18:11	+2	Andersson Garcia makes two point layup	7-3
17:44	+3	Alijah Martin makes three point jump shot (Rueben Chinyelu assists)	7-6
17:21		Rueben Chinyelu shooting foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
17:21		Pharrel Payne misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:21	+1	Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-6
17:07		Andersson Garcia personal foul
16:56		Alijah Martin misses two point layup
16:54		Solomon Washington defensive rebound
16:38		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
16:36		Zhuric Phelps offensive rebound
16:28	+3	Zhuric Phelps makes three point pullup jump shot	11-6
16:20		Pharrel Payne personal foul
16:20		Alex Condon personal foul
16:12		Will Richard misses three point jump shot
16:10		Walter Clayton Jr. offensive rebound
16:04		Zhuric Phelps personal foul (Alijah Martin draws the foul)
15:51	+2	Will Richard makes two point dunk (Alex Condon assists)	11-8
15:22	+3	Andersson Garcia makes three point jump shot	14-8
15:03		Will Richard turnover (bad pass) (Solomon Washington steals)
14:55		Henry Coleman III misses two point layup
14:53		Thomas Haugh defensive rebound
14:46	+2	Alex Condon makes two point dunk (Thomas Haugh assists)	14-10
14:27		Thomas Haugh blocks Andersson Garcia's two point layup
14:25		Will Richard defensive rebound
14:19		Will Richard turnover (bad pass)
14:19		TV timeout
14:00	+2	Solomon Washington makes two point jump shot	16-10
13:45		Denzel Aberdeen misses two point layup
13:43		Aggies defensive rebound
13:31		Wade Taylor IV misses two point driving floating jump shot
13:29		Alex Condon defensive rebound
13:15	+3	Thomas Haugh makes three point jump shot (Alijah Martin assists)	16-13
13:03		Alex Condon shooting foul (Solomon Washington draws the foul)
13:03		Solomon Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:03	+1	Solomon Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-13
12:46	+3	Alijah Martin makes three point jump shot (Denzel Aberdeen assists)	17-16
12:35		Hayden Hefner turnover (bad pass) (Micah Handlogten steals)
12:22	+3	Thomas Haugh makes three point jump shot (Micah Handlogten assists)	17-19
12:07	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup	19-19
12:00		Solomon Washington personal foul
11:51		Walter Clayton Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:49		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
11:44		Pharrel Payne misses two point layup
11:42		Micah Handlogten defensive rebound
11:29		Walter Clayton Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:27		Alijah Martin offensive rebound
11:18		Alijah Martin misses three point jump shot
11:16		Micah Handlogten offensive rebound
11:12	+2	Micah Handlogten makes two point putback layup	19-21
11:00		Wade Taylor IV turnover (traveling)
11:00		TV timeout
10:40		Urban Klavzar misses three point jump shot
10:38		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
10:32		Zhuric Phelps turnover (bad pass) (Micah Handlogten steals)
10:24	+2	Thomas Haugh makes two point alley-oop layup (Denzel Aberdeen assists)	19-23
10:10		Jace Carter misses three point jump shot
10:08		Micah Handlogten defensive rebound
10:08		Andersson Garcia blocks Walter Clayton Jr.'s two point layup
10:06		Gators offensive rebound
9:45	+2	Denzel Aberdeen makes two point layup	19-25
9:37		Denzel Aberdeen personal foul
9:24		Pharrel Payne misses two point layup
9:23		Pharrel Payne offensive rebound
9:22	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point layup	21-25
9:22		Micah Handlogten shooting foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
9:22		Pharrel Payne misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:22		Micah Handlogten defensive rebound
8:57	+2	Alex Condon makes two point layup	21-27
8:51		Will Richard shooting foul (Zhuric Phelps draws the foul)
8:51	+1	Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-27
8:51		Zhuric Phelps misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:51		Will Richard defensive rebound
8:28		Manny Obaseki shooting foul (Urban Klavzar draws the foul)
8:28	+1	Urban Klavzar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-28
8:28	+1	Urban Klavzar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-29
8:19	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point dunk (Andersson Garcia assists)	24-29
7:57	+2	Will Richard makes two point layup (Alex Condon assists)	24-31
7:57		Jace Carter shooting foul (Will Richard draws the foul)
7:57		TV timeout
7:57	+1	Will Richard makes regular free throw 1 of 1	24-32
7:40	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point layup	26-32
7:22		Denzel Aberdeen misses three point jump shot
7:20		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
7:11		Micah Handlogten blocks Pharrel Payne's two point dunk
7:09		Denzel Aberdeen defensive rebound
7:05		Urban Klavzar misses three point jump shot
7:03		Manny Obaseki defensive rebound
6:31		Manny Obaseki misses two point fadeaway jump shot
6:29		Will Richard defensive rebound
6:24	+2	Denzel Aberdeen makes two point layup (Urban Klavzar assists)	26-34
6:14		Aggies 30 second timeout
6:04		Solomon Washington misses two point layup
6:02		Alex Condon defensive rebound
5:48		Alijah Martin turnover (lost ball)
5:33		Solomon Washington turnover (out of bounds)
5:14		Will Richard misses three point jump shot
5:12		Jace Carter defensive rebound
5:06		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
5:04		Alijah Martin defensive rebound
4:49		Alex Condon turnover (lost ball) (Henry Coleman III steals)
4:40		Henry Coleman III turnover (bad pass) (Walter Clayton Jr. steals)
4:28		Thomas Haugh misses three point jump shot
4:26		Jace Carter defensive rebound
4:09		Aggies turnover (shot clock violation)
3:56	+3	Alijah Martin makes three point pullup jump shot	26-37
3:43		Henry Coleman III misses two point turnaround hook shot
3:42		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
3:42		Jace Carter misses two point layup
3:40		Micah Handlogten defensive rebound
3:40		Henry Coleman III shooting foul (Micah Handlogten draws the foul)
3:38		TV timeout
3:40		Micah Handlogten misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:40		Jace Carter defensive rebound
3:24		Walter Clayton Jr. shooting foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
3:24	+1	Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-37
3:24		Pharrel Payne misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:24		Will Richard defensive rebound
3:07		Jace Carter shooting foul (Walter Clayton Jr. draws the foul)
3:07	+1	Walter Clayton Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-38
3:07	+1	Walter Clayton Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-39
2:47		Pharrel Payne misses two point turnaround hook shot
2:45		Gators defensive rebound
2:32		Alijah Martin misses three point jump shot
2:30		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
2:24	+2	Solomon Washington makes two point alley-oop layup (Wade Taylor IV assists)	29-39
2:24		Alijah Martin shooting foul (Solomon Washington draws the foul)
2:24		Solomon Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:24		Alijah Martin defensive rebound
2:07	+3	Alijah Martin makes three point jump shot (Walter Clayton Jr. assists)	29-42
1:55		Jump ball. Zhuric Phelps vs. Thomas Haugh (Alijah Martin gains possession)
1:55		Zhuric Phelps turnover (lost ball) (Thomas Haugh steals)
1:42		Thomas Haugh misses two point layup
1:40		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
1:34		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
1:32		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
1:28	+2	Solomon Washington makes two point putback dunk	31-42
0:56		Walter Clayton Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:54		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
0:35		Micah Handlogten blocks Andersson Garcia's two point layup
0:33		Andersson Garcia offensive rebound
0:32		Andersson Garcia turnover (traveling)
0:32		Gators 30 second timeout
0:14	+3	Will Richard makes three point jump shot (Walter Clayton Jr. assists)	31-45
0:01		Thomas Haugh shooting foul (Zhuric Phelps draws the foul)
0:01	+1	Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 1 of 3	32-45
0:01	+1	Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 2 of 3	33-45
0:01	+1	Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 3 of 3	34-45
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
TXAM
Aggies
36
FLA
Gators
44

Time		Play	Score
19:40		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
19:39		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
19:33		Zhuric Phelps misses two point jump shot
19:31		Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound
19:18	+3	Will Richard makes three point jump shot (Walter Clayton Jr. assists)	34-48
19:03		Andersson Garcia turnover (bad pass)
18:32	+3	Will Richard makes three point jump shot (Thomas Haugh assists)	34-51
18:23		Zhuric Phelps misses two point jump shot
18:21		Will Richard defensive rebound
18:14		Walter Clayton Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot
18:12		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
18:10		Thomas Haugh personal foul (Zhuric Phelps draws the foul)
18:02	+2	Solomon Washington makes two point layup	36-51
17:41		Rueben Chinyelu turnover (3-second violation)
17:30		Wade Taylor IV misses two point jump shot
17:28		Pharrel Payne offensive rebound
17:24	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point putback layup	38-51
17:14		Alijah Martin misses three point jump shot
17:12		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
17:07		Will Richard shooting foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
17:07	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-51
17:07	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-51
16:45		Alijah Martin turnover (bad pass) (Andersson Garcia steals)
16:37	+2	Andersson Garcia makes two point dunk	42-51
16:17	+2	Will Richard makes two point layup	42-53
15:44		Rueben Chinyelu blocks Pharrel Payne's two point layup
15:43		Pharrel Payne offensive rebound
15:43		Aggies turnover (shot clock violation)
15:42		TV timeout
15:13		Denzel Aberdeen misses three point jump shot
15:11		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
14:58		Pharrel Payne misses two point hook shot
14:56		Alex Condon defensive rebound
14:51		Solomon Washington blocks Denzel Aberdeen's two point layup
14:49		Gators offensive rebound
14:48		Walter Clayton Jr. misses two point layup
15:41		Jump ball. (Gators gains possession)
14:33		Wade Taylor IV personal foul
14:25		Walter Clayton Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:23		Gators offensive rebound
14:12		Denzel Aberdeen misses two point driving floating jump shot
14:10		Jace Carter defensive rebound
14:01		Pharrel Payne misses two point layup
13:59		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
13:54	+3	CJ Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Henry Coleman III assists)	45-53
13:49		Thomas Haugh misses two point layup
13:48		Thomas Haugh offensive rebound
13:48	+2	Thomas Haugh makes two point layup	45-55
13:48		CJ Wilcher shooting foul (Thomas Haugh draws the foul)
13:48	+1	Thomas Haugh makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-56
13:38		CJ Wilcher misses two point layup
13:36		Jace Carter offensive rebound
13:35		Alex Condon shooting foul (Jace Carter draws the foul)
13:35	+1	Jace Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-56
13:35	+1	Jace Carter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-56
13:04		Denzel Aberdeen misses two point jump shot
13:02		Jace Carter defensive rebound
12:54		Jace Carter misses three point jump shot
12:52		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
12:44		Henry Coleman III turnover (lost ball) (Alex Condon steals)
12:42		Andersson Garcia personal foul (Walter Clayton Jr. draws the foul)
12:42		Alex Condon turnover (bad pass) (Wade Taylor IV steals)
12:42		Alex Condon blocks Wade Taylor IV's three point jump shot
12:40		Alex Condon defensive rebound
12:15		Walter Clayton Jr. turnover (bad pass)
12:04		Thomas Haugh shooting foul (Andersson Garcia draws the foul)
12:04	+1	Andersson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-56
12:04	+1	Andersson Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-56
11:59		TV timeout
11:32		Alijah Martin misses two point jump shot
11:30		Micah Handlogten offensive rebound
11:21		Denzel Aberdeen misses three point jump shot
11:19		Alijah Martin offensive rebound
11:15	+2	Urban Klavzar makes two point driving floating jump shot (Alijah Martin assists)	49-58
11:08	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point driving floating bank jump shot	51-58
10:52		Hayden Hefner shooting foul (Denzel Aberdeen draws the foul)
10:52	+1	Denzel Aberdeen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-59
10:52	+1	Denzel Aberdeen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-60
10:38		Micah Handlogten shooting foul (Jace Carter draws the foul)
10:38	+1	Jace Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-60
10:38		Jace Carter misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:38		Jace Carter offensive rebound
10:34		Pharrel Payne turnover (lost ball) (Alijah Martin steals)
10:22		Alijah Martin misses two point dunk
10:20		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
10:20		Jump ball. Alijah Martin vs. Pharrel Payne (Pharrel Payne gains possession)
9:57	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point layup	54-60
9:39	+2	Thomas Haugh makes two point layup (Micah Handlogten assists)	54-62
9:21	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point pullup jump shot	56-62
9:19		Aggies 30 second timeout
9:19		TV timeout
8:54		Walter Clayton Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Solomon Washington steals)
8:46		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
8:44		Gators defensive rebound
8:26	+3	Will Richard makes three point jump shot (Alex Condon assists)	56-65
8:09	+3	Wade Taylor IV makes three point stepback jump shot	59-65
7:49		Alex Condon misses three point jump shot
7:45		Gators offensive rebound
7:45		TV timeout
7:33	+3	Will Richard makes three point jump shot (Alex Condon assists)	59-68
7:15		Wade Taylor IV misses three point jump shot
7:13		Alex Condon defensive rebound
6:50	+2	Alex Condon makes two point dunk	59-70
6:38		Zhuric Phelps misses two point layup
6:36		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
6:31	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point tip layup	61-70
6:23	+2	Alex Condon makes two point dunk	61-72
6:23		Aggies 30 second timeout
6:08		Denzel Aberdeen shooting foul (Wade Taylor IV draws the foul)
6:08	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-72
6:08	+1	Wade Taylor IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-72
5:57	+3	Walter Clayton Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot	63-75
5:39		Alex Condon blocks Solomon Washington's two point layup
5:37		Solomon Washington offensive rebound
5:37		Walter Clayton Jr. shooting foul (Solomon Washington draws the foul)
5:37	+1	Solomon Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-75
5:37		Solomon Washington misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:37		Thomas Haugh defensive rebound
5:23		Jace Carter blocks Walter Clayton Jr.'s two point layup
5:22		Alex Condon offensive rebound
5:22		Pharrel Payne shooting foul (Alex Condon draws the foul)
5:22		Alex Condon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:22		Alex Condon misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:22		Thomas Haugh shooting foul (Solomon Washington draws the foul)
5:22		Solomon Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:22		Will Richard defensive rebound
5:08		Solomon Washington blocks Micah Handlogten's two point layup
5:06		Micah Handlogten offensive rebound
5:06		Solomon Washington personal foul (Micah Handlogten draws the foul)
4:52	+3	Will Richard makes three point jump shot (Denzel Aberdeen assists)	64-78
4:40	+2	Wade Taylor IV makes two point layup	66-78
4:30	+2	Walter Clayton Jr. makes two point layup	66-80
4:12		CJ Wilcher misses three point jump shot
4:10		Alex Condon defensive rebound
3:55		Denzel Aberdeen misses two point layup
3:53		Micah Handlogten offensive rebound
3:52		Will Richard misses three point jump shot
3:50		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
3:47		Walter Clayton Jr. shooting foul (Zhuric Phelps draws the foul)
3:46		TV timeout
3:47	+1	Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-80
3:47	+1	Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-80
3:24		Walter Clayton Jr. misses two point fadeaway jump shot
3:22		Wade Taylor IV defensive rebound
3:07	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point driving hook shot	70-80
2:55	+2	Alex Condon makes two point layup (Will Richard assists)	70-82
2:55		Andersson Garcia shooting foul (Alex Condon draws the foul)
2:55		Alex Condon misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:55		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
2:39		CJ Wilcher misses three point jump shot
2:37		Alijah Martin defensive rebound
2:11		Jump ball. (Gators gains possession)
2:11		Gators turnover (shot clock violation)
2:00		Andersson Garcia turnover (bad pass)
1:48		Walter Clayton Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Zhuric Phelps steals)
1:39		Zhuric Phelps misses two point layup
1:37		Walter Clayton Jr. defensive rebound
1:32		Pharrel Payne blocks Will Richard's two point layup
1:31		Alex Condon offensive rebound
1:31		Jace Carter shooting foul (Alex Condon draws the foul)
1:31		Alex Condon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:31		Gators 30 second timeout
1:31	+1	Alex Condon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-83
1:24		Aggies 30 second timeout
1:18		Alex Condon blocks Pharrel Payne's two point layup
1:16		Gators defensive rebound
1:09		Zhuric Phelps shooting foul (Alijah Martin draws the foul)
1:09	+1	Alijah Martin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-84
1:09	+1	Alijah Martin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-85
0:56		CJ Wilcher turnover (lost ball) (Thomas Haugh steals)
0:49	+2	Thomas Haugh makes two point dunk	70-87
0:46		Aggies 30 second timeout
0:41		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
0:39		Alex Condon defensive rebound
0:13	+2	Thomas Haugh makes two point layup (Walter Clayton Jr. assists)	70-89
0:11		Wade Taylor IV turnover (lost ball)
0:00		End of period

Wade Taylor IV turnover (lost ball)