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Florida basketball returned to the parquet on Sunday afternoon for an exhibition game against the Baylor Bears in Jacksonville. After 45 minutes of play, the Gators fell to the Bears by a final score of 82-76 in OT.
Todd Golden’s team struck first but was never able to quite take control, with 11 lead changes and ties occurring throughout regulation and overtime. Florida floundered in every offensive aspect, finishing with a 25-for-72 (34.7%) overall effort from the floor — including an abysmal 4-for-29 (13.8%) mark from 3-point range — while also struggling to the tune of a 22-for-35 (62.9%) showing from the free-throw line.
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Baylor, on the other hand, was a much more efficient 25-for-55 (45.5%) overall and 7-for-17 (41.2%) from beyond the arc while hitting 25 of 32 attempts from the charity stripe. The game’s leading scorer was Baylor’s Kayden Mingo, who finished with 31 points on 9-for-15 shooting overall, making two of his four 3-point attempts and 11 of his 15 free throws.
Thomas Haugh was Florida’s leading scorer with 19 points on 4-for-13 shooting overall, with a 2-for-6 mark from downtown while making nine of his 10 free throw attempts; he also added five rebounds (three offensive), two steals, an assist and a block before fouling out in OT with 26 seconds remaining. Four other Gators also finished in double digits scoring.
Florida outrebounded Baylor, 46-41, after doubling them up in the first half, 20-10; the Gators nonetheless dominated on the offensive glass by a 26-12 margin. Overall, the game was a slow one, as the two teams combined for just 10 fast-break points; Baylor only scored three in transition.
Both teams have one more exhibition game before the regular season begins. Florida will host Stetson inside the O’Connell Center on Oct. 27 while Baylor heads to the State Farm Center in Champaign to take on Illinois on Oct. 23.
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Florida vs Baylor score
TEAM
H1
H2
OT
SCORE
Baylor
25
43
14
82
Florida
28
40
8
76
