Florida forward Alex Condon (21) drives toward Arkansas forward Trevon Brazil (7) during the first half of an NCAA basketball game at Exectech Stadium at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, in Gainesville, Florida. (Alan Youngblood/Gainesville Sun) Thomas Haugh had 22 points and Ruben Chinyelu had 12 points and 16 rebounds for his 17th double-double, leading the no. 7 Florida hosts No. 7 Saturday in Gainesville, Florida. No. 20 Arkansas won the Southeastern Conference regular season title with a 111-77 victory.
Alex Condon scored 17 points, Urban Klavzar and Boogie Fland each had 14 and Xaivian Lee added 13 as the Gators (23-6, 14-2 SEC) had seven players in double figures in their highest-scoring game of the season.
The defending champion Gators hold a two-game lead over second-ranked No. 17 Alabama (22-7, 12-4) with two games remaining and a tiebreaker after winning 100-79 in their lone regular-season meeting.
Florida has won a season-high nine straight wins (eight by at least 13 points) and is projected to be a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Billy Richmond scored 22 points and Darius Acuff Jr. added 17 for the Razorbacks (21-8, 11-5), who have won five of six. They are a projected No. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Acuff, the SEC’s leading scorer at 22.2 points per game, has had a 20-point streak for nine straight games. He was 6 of 19 from the field.
Florida led by at least 24 points in the final 15 minutes and expanded its advantage to 37 points on Condon’s layup in the final three minutes.
The Gators secured their first regular season title since 2013-14, when they also won the SEC Tournament.
Florida shot 56.5 percent from the field and had a 51-31 rebounding advantage. Condon had six rebounds and Haugh had five. The Gators led the nation with a plus-14.1 rebounding margin.
The Razorbacks shot 40.0% from the field.
Florida coach Todd Golden and Arkansas coach John Calipari received double technical fouls with 17:27 left and the Gators were ahead by 23 points.
Klavzar got the Gators started with two 3-pointers and Condon added a dunk on a 12-0 run to give Florida a 23-16 lead after nine minutes.
Seung-Yup Lee also made three layups in the second half of the first half, and Isaiah Brown (11 points) made two 3-pointers and a transition dunk to give the Gators a 51-27 lead with 2 minutes and 33 seconds left in the first half.
Florida led 53-34 at halftime and had a total of 32 points in the paint.
–Field level media
