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Florida Pulls Away at Texas to Stay Atop SEC as A&M–Arkansas Looms

The outcome tightens Florida's SEC grip, escalating Texas' at-large urgency.

Alex Condon (21) and Florida blocked 11 shots to pull away from Dailyn Swain (3) and Texas down the stretch Wednesday in Austin.
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Overview

  • No. 7 Florida beat Texas 84-71 at Moody Center, closing on a 23-3 run for an eighth straight win to improve to 22-6 overall and 13-2 in the SEC.
  • The Gators' size and defense swung the game late, with 11 blocks and 65.4% shooting after halftime, reinforcing a profile built on elite rebounding and rim protection.
  • Texas fell to 17-11 (8-7 SEC) after the loss that undercut coach Sean Miller's pregame claim that a win would 'guarantee' a tournament spot, leaving the Longhorns needing results in a tough three-game road swing.
  • Texas A&M travels to No. 20 Arkansas at 8 p.m. CT seeking a résumé-building road win after back-to-back victories lifted the Aggies to 19-8 (9-5 SEC).
  • Arkansas features one of the league's top offenses led by freshman scoring leader Darius Acuff Jr. and operates with a short seven-man rotation, while A&M listed forward Jamie Vinson as questionable on the SEC availability report.