Alex Condon tallied 25 points, seven rebounds and six assists and Thomas Haugh scored 22 points to help No. 19 Florida deliver a 100-77 beatdown of No. 23 Alabama on Sunday afternoon in Southeastern Conference play at Gainesville, Fla.
Boogie Fland added 15 points, eight assists and a career-best eight steals for the Gators (16-6, 7-2 SEC), who won for the 11th time in the past 13 games. Florida committed just two turnovers and reached 100 points for the third time this season.
Aden Holloway scored 19 points for Alabama (14-7, 4-4), which allowed its most points this season. Labaron Philon had 14 points and Aiden Sherrell scored 13 for the Crimson Tide.
Alabama 7-footer Charles Bediako was limited to six points, seven rebounds and four blocked shots in 24 minutes before fouling out. The former pro is controversially playing because a Tuscaloosa (Ala.) judge recently granted him temporary eligibility; Gators coach Todd Golden recently ripped Alabama’s decision to roster Bediako, capping his statement with, “If he plays, we’ll beat them anyways.”
No. 9 Illinois 78, No. 5 Nebraska 69
Keaton Wagler scored 23 of his game-high 28 points in the second half as the Fighting Illini rallied for a victory over the Cornhuskers in Lincoln, Neb.
Wagler canned 3 of 4 from 3-point range and 10 of 12 at the line in the second half for Illinois (19-3, 10-1 Big Ten), which won its 11th game in a row and pulled into a share of the Big Ten lead alongside No. 3 Michigan. Jake Davis scored 13 points and Tomislav Ivisic added 12 points and eight rebounds.
Braden Frager came off the bench to score 20 points in his return to action for Nebraska (20-2, 9-2), which dropped its second game in a row despite hitting 15 of 35 from 3-point range. The Illini took control of the game with a 10-0 run to open an 11-point lead with 6:45 to go.
No. 8 Iowa State 95, Kansas State 61
Joshua Jefferson led five Iowa State players in double-figure scoring with 19 points, and the Cyclones crushed the Wildcats in Manhattan, Kan.
Jefferson added eight rebounds as Iowa State outrebounded Kansas State 39-24. Milan Momcilovic poured in 18 points on 5-of-9 3-point shooting, while Tamin Lipsey scored 16 with nine assists, Killyan Toure scored 13 and Nate Heise added 11 for the Cyclones, who secured their third 30-plus point win in four games.
P.J. Haggerty, the nation’s fifth-leading scorer, led all scorers with 23 points and added nine rebounds for Kansas State (10-12, 1-8). David Castillo had 11 points.
No. 12 Purdue 93, Maryland 63
Fletcher Loyer broke out of a shooting slump in a big way, scoring 29 points on 7-of-10 shooting from 3-point range to lead the Boilermakers over the Terrapins in College Park, Md.
Braden Smith supplied 19 points and six assists and Gicarri Harris added 12 points off the bench for the Boilermakers (18-4, 8-3 Big Ten), who never trailed on their way to snapping a three-game losing streak.
Andre Mills came off the bench to deliver 18 points and six rebounds for Maryland (8-13, 1-9), Darius Adams put up 17 points and Solomon Washington added 14 for the Terrapins, who have lost 10 of their last 12.
–Field Level Media
