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Condon helps No. 5 Florida top No. 7 Alabama 99-94 in key SEC matchup

AP
Mar 06, 2025

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alex Condon had 27 points and10 rebounds to lead No. 5 Florida to a 99-94 win over No. 7 Alabama on Wednesday night.

The Gators (26-4, 13-4 Southeastern Conference) also got 22 points and eight assists from Walter Clayton Jr. Florida strengthened its NCAA Tournament resume with a second road win over a top 10 team, after beating No. 1 Auburn on earlier this season. It’s the first time in program history the Gators have done it twice in one season.

Mark Sears led Alabama (23-7, 12-5) with 30 points, six rebounds and five assists. Alabama also got 19 points from Labaron Philon, 11 from Clifford Omoruyi and 10 points each from Grant Nelson and Aiden Sherrell.

Florida: The win could put the Gators ahead of Tennessee in the race for the final No. 1 seed. Florida entered Wednesday one spot ahead of the Volunteers in the NET rankings that are heavily considered by the selection committee, and put the Gators alone in second place in the SEC.

Alabama: The Crimson Tide are rarely beaten on the glass, but Florida outrebounded Alabama 50-35, including a 16-10 edge on the offensive end.

Walter Jr. connected with Condon on two dunks within a minute of each other in the second half; the second one put the Gators up 12 with under eight minutes to go. Alabama was unable to bring the deficit to five points until the final 90 seconds of the game, and never got within a single possession.

Clayton Jr. and Condon combined for 36 of Florida’s 72 shot attempts from the field and 15 of its 29 free-throw attempts, carrying the Gators offensively.

Alabama finishes the regular season at No. 1 Auburn on Saturday, after the Tigers took just their second loss of conference play at Texas A&M on Tuesday. Florida hosts Ole Miss on Saturday.

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1st Half
FLA
Gators
41
ALA
Crimson Tide
40

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Rueben Chinyelu vs. Clifford Omoruyi (Alex Condon gains possession)
19:42		Alex Condon misses two point jump shot
19:40		Rueben Chinyelu offensive rebound
19:40		Rueben Chinyelu turnover (offensive goaltending)
19:25		Chris Youngblood misses three point jump shot
19:23		Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound
19:05		Alex Condon misses three point jump shot
19:03		Labaron Philon defensive rebound
18:52		Labaron Philon turnover (bad pass) (Rueben Chinyelu steals)
18:41		Will Richard misses three point jump shot
18:39		Labaron Philon defensive rebound
18:26	+2	Mark Sears makes two point jump shot	0-2
18:06		Clifford Omoruyi blocks Rueben Chinyelu's two point dunk
18:04		Gators offensive rebound
17:59	+2	Walter Clayton Jr. makes two point jump shot	2-2
17:34	+2	Mark Sears makes two point jump shot	2-4
17:13	+3	Alex Condon makes three point jump shot	5-4
16:57		Grant Nelson turnover (lost ball) (Rueben Chinyelu steals)
16:52	+2	Alex Condon makes two point dunk (Alijah Martin assists)	7-4
16:40	+2	Labaron Philon makes two point jump shot	7-6
16:20	+2	Walter Clayton Jr. makes two point jump shot	9-6
16:08		Mark Sears misses three point jump shot
16:06		Alex Condon defensive rebound
15:58		Labaron Philon shooting foul (Walter Clayton Jr. draws the foul)
15:58		TV timeout
15:58	+1	Walter Clayton Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-6
15:58	+1	Walter Clayton Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-6
15:43		Alijah Martin personal foul
15:32	+2	Mark Sears makes two point jump shot	11-8
15:21	+2	Walter Clayton Jr. makes two point jump shot	13-8
15:03		Mouhamed Dioubate misses two point layup
15:01		Micah Handlogten defensive rebound
14:57		Thomas Haugh turnover (lost ball)
14:51		Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot
14:49		Will Richard defensive rebound
14:40	+2	Micah Handlogten makes two point layup (Will Richard assists)	15-8
14:24	+2	Aiden Sherrell makes two point dunk (Jarin Stevenson assists)	15-10
14:02		Walter Clayton Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:00		Aden Holloway defensive rebound
13:53		Aden Holloway turnover (bad pass) (Thomas Haugh steals)
13:48		Denzel Aberdeen turnover (bad pass) (Aden Holloway steals)
13:39		Micah Handlogten shooting foul (Jarin Stevenson draws the foul)
13:39	+1	Jarin Stevenson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-11
13:39		Jarin Stevenson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:39		Denzel Aberdeen defensive rebound
13:25		Walter Clayton Jr. misses two point layup
13:23		Mouhamed Dioubate defensive rebound
13:07	+3	Aden Holloway makes three point jump shot (Mouhamed Dioubate assists)	15-14
12:54		Denzel Aberdeen misses two point jump shot
12:52		Micah Handlogten offensive rebound
12:49		Walter Clayton Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:47		Aden Holloway defensive rebound
12:23	+3	Aiden Sherrell makes three point jump shot (Mouhamed Dioubate assists)	15-17
11:53		Jarin Stevenson shooting foul (Thomas Haugh draws the foul)
11:53		TV timeout
11:53		Thomas Haugh misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:53		Thomas Haugh misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:53		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
11:30	+2	Grant Nelson makes two point layup (Labaron Philon assists)	15-19
11:18	+3	Alex Condon makes three point jump shot (Alijah Martin assists)	18-19
11:05		Grant Nelson turnover (bad pass) (Alijah Martin steals)
11:01		Alijah Martin turnover (bad pass) (Labaron Philon steals)
10:55		Labaron Philon misses two point layup
10:53		Labaron Philon offensive rebound
10:48		Labaron Philon misses two point layup
10:46		Urban Klavzar defensive rebound
10:42		Urban Klavzar misses three point jump shot
10:40		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
10:35		Denzel Aberdeen shooting foul (Mark Sears draws the foul)
10:35	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-20
10:35	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-21
10:22	+2	Rueben Chinyelu makes two point layup	20-21
9:59		Grant Nelson misses two point jump shot
9:57		Walter Clayton Jr. defensive rebound
9:50		Walter Clayton Jr. misses two point jump shot
9:48		Rueben Chinyelu offensive rebound
9:45		Alijah Martin misses three point jump shot
9:43		Alex Condon offensive rebound
9:41		Grant Nelson shooting foul (Alex Condon draws the foul)
9:41	+1	Alex Condon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-21
9:41		Alex Condon misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:41		Alijah Martin offensive rebound
9:35		Alex Condon misses two point dunk
9:33		Mark Sears defensive rebound
9:29		Chris Youngblood misses three point jump shot
9:27		Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound
9:14	+2	Urban Klavzar makes two point layup	23-21
8:59	+2	Chris Youngblood makes two point jump shot (Mark Sears assists)	23-23
8:35	+2	Rueben Chinyelu makes two point jump shot	25-23
8:25		Mark Sears misses three point jump shot
8:23		Urban Klavzar defensive rebound
8:02	+2	Rueben Chinyelu makes two point layup (Walter Clayton Jr. assists)	27-23
7:44		Mouhamed Dioubate misses two point jump shot
7:42		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
7:42		Alex Condon personal foul
7:42		TV timeout
7:28		Mouhamed Dioubate misses two point layup
7:26		Alex Condon defensive rebound
7:14		Thomas Haugh turnover (bad pass) (Jarin Stevenson steals)
6:53		Aden Holloway misses two point layup
6:51		Alex Condon defensive rebound
6:46		Will Richard turnover (out of bounds)
6:30		Thomas Haugh shooting foul (Grant Nelson draws the foul)
6:30		Grant Nelson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:30	+1	Grant Nelson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-24
6:16		Thomas Haugh misses three point jump shot
6:14		Jarin Stevenson defensive rebound
5:54	+2	Mark Sears makes two point layup	27-26
5:54		Urban Klavzar shooting foul (Mark Sears draws the foul)
5:54	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 1	27-27
5:46		Will Richard misses three point jump shot
5:44		Crimson Tide defensive rebound
5:32		Grant Nelson misses two point dunk
5:30		Labaron Philon offensive rebound
5:27	+2	Labaron Philon makes two point layup	27-29
5:14		Labaron Philon personal foul
5:07		Urban Klavzar misses two point jump shot
5:05		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
4:57	+2	Grant Nelson makes two point layup (Aden Holloway assists)	27-31
4:50		Will Richard misses three point jump shot
4:48		Rueben Chinyelu offensive rebound
4:46	+2	Rueben Chinyelu makes two point layup	29-31
4:31		Alex Condon blocks Grant Nelson's two point dunk
4:29		Alex Condon defensive rebound
4:26	+2	Will Richard makes two point dunk	31-31
4:26		TV timeout
4:19		Mark Sears misses two point layup
4:17		Jarin Stevenson offensive rebound
4:13		Chris Youngblood turnover (bad pass) (Will Richard steals)
4:07	+2	Will Richard makes two point layup (Walter Clayton Jr. assists)	33-31
3:56		Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot
3:54		Will Richard defensive rebound
3:44	+2	Alex Condon makes two point layup	35-31
3:44		Jarin Stevenson shooting foul (Alex Condon draws the foul)
3:44	+1	Alex Condon makes regular free throw 1 of 1	36-31
3:32		Walter Clayton Jr. personal foul
3:32	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-32
3:32	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-33
3:23		Walter Clayton Jr. misses two point jump shot
3:21		Mark Sears defensive rebound
3:09	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point layup (Grant Nelson assists)	36-35
2:36		Gators turnover (shot clock violation)
2:17		Chris Youngblood misses two point jump shot
2:15		Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound
2:04		Walter Clayton Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:02		Aden Holloway defensive rebound
1:51		Aden Holloway misses three point jump shot
1:49		Will Richard defensive rebound
1:43		Walter Clayton Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Clifford Omoruyi steals)
1:37	+3	Mark Sears makes three point jump shot	36-38
1:33		Gators 30 second timeout
1:12		Will Richard misses three point jump shot
1:10		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
1:03	+2	Chris Youngblood makes two point jump shot (Mark Sears assists)	36-40
0:49	+2	Walter Clayton Jr. makes two point layup	38-40
0:33		Mark Sears misses three point jump shot
0:31		Alijah Martin defensive rebound
0:30	+3	Alijah Martin makes three point jump shot	41-40
0:03		Mark Sears misses two point jump shot
0:01		Alijah Martin defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
FLA
Gators
58
ALA
Crimson Tide
54

Time		Play	Score
19:46		Rueben Chinyelu blocks Grant Nelson's two point layup
19:44		Alijah Martin defensive rebound
19:41	+2	Alijah Martin makes two point dunk	43-40
19:22	+2	Chris Youngblood makes two point layup (Clifford Omoruyi assists)	43-42
18:50		Alex Condon turnover (bad pass)
18:35	+2	Labaron Philon makes two point jump shot	43-44
18:19	+3	Walter Clayton Jr. makes three point jump shot	46-44
18:09		Alex Condon blocks Labaron Philon's two point layup
18:07		Crimson Tide offensive rebound
18:02	+3	Labaron Philon makes three point jump shot (Mark Sears assists)	46-47
17:41		Walter Clayton Jr. misses two point jump shot
17:39		Rueben Chinyelu offensive rebound
17:39		Clifford Omoruyi shooting foul (Rueben Chinyelu draws the foul)
17:39		Rueben Chinyelu misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:39	+1	Rueben Chinyelu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-47
17:24	+2	Aiden Sherrell makes two point layup (Grant Nelson assists)	47-49
17:12		Walter Clayton Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:10		Mark Sears defensive rebound
17:03		Mark Sears misses two point jump shot
17:01		Grant Nelson offensive rebound
16:50	+2	Grant Nelson makes two point layup (Labaron Philon assists)	47-51
16:34		Will Richard misses two point jump shot
16:32		Mark Sears defensive rebound
16:19		Alex Condon shooting foul (Grant Nelson draws the foul)
16:19	+1	Grant Nelson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-52
16:19		Grant Nelson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:19		Will Richard defensive rebound
16:05		Alijah Martin misses two point jump shot
16:03		Alex Condon offensive rebound
16:00	+3	Walter Clayton Jr. makes three point jump shot (Alex Condon assists)	50-52
15:46		Labaron Philon misses two point jump shot
15:44		Thomas Haugh defensive rebound
15:38		Grant Nelson blocks Alex Condon's two point layup
15:36		Grant Nelson defensive rebound
15:32		Jarin Stevenson misses three point jump shot
15:30		Walter Clayton Jr. defensive rebound
15:25	+2	Will Richard makes two point dunk (Walter Clayton Jr. assists)	52-52
15:15	+3	Aiden Sherrell makes three point jump shot (Labaron Philon assists)	52-55
14:55		Walter Clayton Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:53		Thomas Haugh offensive rebound
14:49		Alijah Martin misses three point jump shot
14:47		Gators offensive rebound
14:47		TV timeout
14:46	+3	Thomas Haugh makes three point jump shot (Walter Clayton Jr. assists)	55-55
14:20		Walter Clayton Jr. blocks Mark Sears's three point jump shot
14:18		Walter Clayton Jr. defensive rebound
14:11	+2	Will Richard makes two point dunk	57-55
13:59		Aden Holloway turnover (bad pass) (Micah Handlogten steals)
13:40		Walter Clayton Jr. misses two point jump shot
13:38		Denzel Aberdeen offensive rebound
13:36		Jarin Stevenson personal foul
13:22	+2	Walter Clayton Jr. makes two point jump shot	59-55
13:21		Clifford Omoruyi shooting foul (Walter Clayton Jr. draws the foul)
13:21	+1	Walter Clayton Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	60-55
13:06		Denzel Aberdeen shooting foul (Mark Sears draws the foul)
13:06	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-56
13:06		Mark Sears misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:06		Micah Handlogten defensive rebound
12:46		Walter Clayton Jr. misses two point layup
12:44		Mark Sears defensive rebound
12:38		Thomas Haugh blocks Mark Sears's two point layup
12:38		Gators defensive rebound
12:28	+2	Thomas Haugh makes two point layup	62-56
12:09		Thomas Haugh shooting foul (Mouhamed Dioubate draws the foul)
12:09	+1	Mouhamed Dioubate makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-57
12:09		Mouhamed Dioubate misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:09		Micah Handlogten defensive rebound
11:44		Will Richard turnover (lost ball) (Mouhamed Dioubate steals)
11:40		Mark Sears misses three point jump shot
11:38		Gators defensive rebound
11:38		TV timeout
11:28	+2	Alex Condon makes two point layup (Denzel Aberdeen assists)	64-57
11:18	+2	Labaron Philon makes two point jump shot	64-59
11:04	+2	Denzel Aberdeen makes two point jump shot	66-59
10:53		Denzel Aberdeen personal foul
10:42	+2	Mark Sears makes two point layup	66-61
10:19		Alex Condon misses two point layup
10:17		Alex Condon offensive rebound
10:15	+2	Alex Condon makes two point layup	68-61
10:01		Grant Nelson misses three point jump shot
9:59		Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound
9:48	+3	Denzel Aberdeen makes three point jump shot	71-61
9:31		Urban Klavzar personal foul
9:22		Mark Sears misses two point layup
9:20		Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound
9:09		Rueben Chinyelu misses two point jump shot
9:07		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
9:07		Rueben Chinyelu personal foul
8:51		Mark Sears misses three point jump shot
8:49		Mouhamed Dioubate offensive rebound
8:47		Rueben Chinyelu shooting foul (Mouhamed Dioubate draws the foul)
8:47		Mouhamed Dioubate misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:47		Mouhamed Dioubate misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:47		Walter Clayton Jr. defensive rebound
8:38	+2	Alex Condon makes two point dunk (Walter Clayton Jr. assists)	73-61
8:18	+2	Mark Sears makes two point layup	73-63
8:03		Alex Condon misses three point jump shot
8:01		Mouhamed Dioubate defensive rebound
7:53		Mouhamed Dioubate misses two point layup
7:51		Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound
7:42	+2	Alex Condon makes two point dunk (Walter Clayton Jr. assists)	75-63
7:41		Gators 30 second timeout
7:41		TV timeout
7:25	+2	Grant Nelson makes two point layup	75-65
7:04		Denzel Aberdeen misses two point jump shot
7:02		Mouhamed Dioubate defensive rebound
6:53		Chris Youngblood misses two point layup
6:51		Grant Nelson offensive rebound
6:47		Grant Nelson misses two point layup
6:45		Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound
6:19		Grant Nelson shooting foul (Alex Condon draws the foul)
6:19	+1	Alex Condon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-65
6:19	+1	Alex Condon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-65
6:06		Mark Sears misses two point jump shot
6:04		Alex Condon defensive rebound
5:57	+2	Walter Clayton Jr. makes two point layup	79-65
5:42	+3	Labaron Philon makes three point jump shot (Grant Nelson assists)	79-68
5:24		Alijah Martin misses three point jump shot
5:22		Alex Condon offensive rebound
5:21		Grant Nelson shooting foul (Alex Condon draws the foul)
5:21	+1	Alex Condon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-68
5:21		Alex Condon misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:21		Alex Condon offensive rebound
5:18		Walter Clayton Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:16		Labaron Philon defensive rebound
5:07	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point dunk (Labaron Philon assists)	80-70
5:07		Micah Handlogten shooting foul (Clifford Omoruyi draws the foul)
5:07	+1	Clifford Omoruyi makes regular free throw 1 of 1	80-71
4:48	+2	Alex Condon makes two point dunk (Walter Clayton Jr. assists)	82-71
4:23	+2	Labaron Philon makes two point jump shot	82-73
4:01	+3	Thomas Haugh makes three point jump shot (Walter Clayton Jr. assists)	85-73
3:42		Alex Condon personal foul
3:42		TV timeout
3:42		Grant Nelson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:42		Clifford Omoruyi offensive rebound
3:37	+3	Mark Sears makes three point jump shot (Clifford Omoruyi assists)	85-76
3:21	+2	Alijah Martin makes two point dunk (Thomas Haugh assists)	87-76
3:08		Labaron Philon misses three point jump shot
3:06		Walter Clayton Jr. defensive rebound
2:50		Thomas Haugh misses three point jump shot
2:48		Clifford Omoruyi defensive rebound
2:47		Alex Condon personal foul
2:47	+1	Clifford Omoruyi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	87-77
2:47	+1	Clifford Omoruyi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	87-78
2:18		Will Richard misses three point jump shot
2:16		Mark Sears defensive rebound
2:12		Will Richard shooting foul (Clifford Omoruyi draws the foul)
2:12	+1	Clifford Omoruyi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	87-79
2:12	+1	Clifford Omoruyi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	87-80
1:50		Mark Sears personal foul
1:34		Alex Condon misses two point layup
1:32		Crimson Tide defensive rebound
1:32		TV timeout
1:25		Walter Clayton Jr. shooting foul (Mark Sears draws the foul)
1:25	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	87-81
1:25	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	87-82
1:23		Labaron Philon personal foul
1:23	+1	Alex Condon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	88-82
1:23	+1	Alex Condon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	89-82
1:18		Mark Sears misses three point jump shot
1:16		Thomas Haugh defensive rebound
1:14		Grant Nelson personal foul
1:14	+1	Thomas Haugh makes regular free throw 1 of 2	90-82
1:14	+1	Thomas Haugh makes regular free throw 2 of 2	91-82
1:14		Gators 30 second timeout
1:01	+2	Clifford Omoruyi makes two point dunk (Mark Sears assists)	91-84
0:54		Mark Sears personal foul
0:54		Walter Clayton Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:54		Alijah Martin offensive rebound
0:53		Chris Youngblood personal foul
0:53		Alijah Martin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:53	+1	Alijah Martin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	92-84
0:42	+3	Labaron Philon makes three point jump shot	92-87
0:40		Crimson Tide 30 second timeout
0:31		Labaron Philon personal foul
0:31	+1	Alijah Martin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	93-87
0:31	+1	Alijah Martin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	94-87
0:24	+3	Jarin Stevenson makes three point jump shot (Mark Sears assists)	94-90
0:20		Crimson Tide 30 second timeout
0:19		Jarin Stevenson personal foul
0:19	+1	Thomas Haugh makes regular free throw 1 of 2	95-90
0:19	+1	Thomas Haugh makes regular free throw 2 of 2	96-90
0:13	+2	Mark Sears makes two point layup	96-92
0:12		Mark Sears personal foul
0:12	+1	Denzel Aberdeen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	97-92
0:12	+1	Denzel Aberdeen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	98-92
0:05	+2	Mark Sears makes two point layup	98-94
0:03		Jarin Stevenson personal foul
0:03		Walter Clayton Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:03	+1	Walter Clayton Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	99-94
0:01		Crimson Tide 30 second timeout
0:01		Mark Sears misses three point jump shot
0:01		Chris Youngblood offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Chris Youngblood offensive rebound