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FINAL
Feb 11, 2025

Game Recap

Denzel Aberdeen scores 20, leading No. 3 Florida over No. 22 Mississippi State 81-68. Denzel Aberdeen had a game-high 20 points and Walter Clayton Jr. added 19 points to lead No. 3 Florida to an 81-68 victory over No. 22 Mississippi State.

Box Score

12T
FLA334881
MSST343468
Florida Gators logoFLORIDAMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
21Alex Condon10-00-00-00000000
9Rueben Chinyelu303-60-04-661021510
11Denzel Aberdeen327-123-83-442200120
5Will Richard343-83-61-211201310
1Walter Clayton Jr.377-184-121-166101219
4Sam Alexis111-50-21-23000133
10Thomas Haugh376-103-61-298223316
7Urban Klavzar171-21-20-02100123
20Isaiah Brown10-00-00-00000000
TOTAL-28-6145.9%14-3638.9%11-1764.7%31197481981
Mississippi State Bulldogs logoMISSISSIPPI STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
22RJ Melendez271-50-21-14114113
4Cameron Matthews252-40-01-27410545
23Michael Nwoko192-40-01-16100135
0Claudell Harris Jr.191-51-53-43100236
12Josh Hubbard385-154-125-726201219
3KeShawn Murphy328-140-12-4130014018
5Shawn Jones Jr.152-51-30-01000005
2Riley Kugel233-61-40-04200127
6Dellquan Warren20-00-00-01000000
TOTAL-24-5841.4%7-2725.9%13-1968.4%411545151568

Play-by-Play

1st halfflamsst
  • Florida Gators logo
    (20:00) Jump Ball won by Florida
  • Florida Gators logo
    (19:46) Walter Clayton Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Florida Gators logo
    (19:46) Walter Clayton Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (19:30) Foul on RJ Melendez.
  • Florida Gators logo
    +3 (19:23) Walter Clayton Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Thomas Haugh.
    30
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +2 (19:01) Michael Nwoko made Layup.
    32
  • Florida Gators logo
    (19:01) Foul on Walter Clayton Jr..
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +1 (19:01) Michael Nwoko made Free Throw.
    33
  • Florida Gators logo
    +3 (18:41) Thomas Haugh made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Aberdeen.
    63
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (18:26) Claudell Harris Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Florida Gators logo
    (18:26) Denzel Aberdeen Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida Gators logo
    (18:01) Walter Clayton Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (18:01) Claudell Harris Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (17:51) RJ Melendez Turnover.
  • Florida Gators logo
    (17:46) Walter Clayton Jr. missed Layup.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (17:46) RJ Melendez Block.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (17:46) Cameron Matthews Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (17:40) Cameron Matthews Turnover.
  • Florida Gators logo
    (17:40) Denzel Aberdeen Steal.
  • Florida Gators logo
    +2 (17:23) Thomas Haugh made Layup.
    83
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (17:01) Josh Hubbard missed Layup.
  • Florida Gators logo
    (17:01) Rueben Chinyelu Block.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (17:01) Mississippi State Offensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (16:52) KeShawn Murphy missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Florida Gators logo
    (16:52) Denzel Aberdeen Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida Gators logo
    +2 (16:34) Rueben Chinyelu made Layup. Assisted by Thomas Haugh.
    103
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +2 (16:21) KeShawn Murphy made Layup. Assisted by Josh Hubbard.
    105
  • Florida Gators logo
    (15:53) Thomas Haugh Turnover.
  • (15:53) Official TV Timeout
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (15:45) Josh Hubbard missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (15:45) Cameron Matthews Offensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +2 (15:39) Cameron Matthews made Dunk.
    107
  • Florida Gators logo
    (15:25) Thomas Haugh Turnover.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (15:25) Cameron Matthews Steal.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (15:04) Cameron Matthews Turnover.
  • Florida Gators logo
    +2 (14:55) Sam Alexis made Jumper.
    127
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +2 (14:40) KeShawn Murphy made Layup. Assisted by Josh Hubbard.
    129
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (14:25) Foul on Cameron Matthews.
  • Florida Gators logo
    (14:22) Sam Alexis missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (14:22) Riley Kugel Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (14:14) Shawn Jones Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (14:14) Riley Kugel Offensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +2 (14:07) Riley Kugel made Layup.
    1211
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (13:54) Foul on Josh Hubbard.
  • Florida Gators logo
    +3 (13:46) Will Richard made Three Point Jumper.
    1511
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +2 (13:34) Josh Hubbard made Jumper.
    1513
  • Florida Gators logo
    +2 (13:28) Walter Clayton Jr. made Jumper.
    1713
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (13:02) KeShawn Murphy missed Layup.
  • Florida Gators logo
    (13:02) Thomas Haugh Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida Gators logo
    (12:41) Thomas Haugh missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (12:41) Michael Nwoko Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (12:23) Riley Kugel missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Florida Gators logo
    (12:23) Thomas Haugh Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida Gators logo
    (12:16) Walter Clayton Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (12:16) Dellquan Warren Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +2 (12:07) Michael Nwoko made Dunk. Assisted by Riley Kugel.
    1715
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (11:44) Foul on Riley Kugel.
  • (11:44) Official TV Timeout
  • Florida Gators logo
    (11:38) Denzel Aberdeen missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (11:38) Michael Nwoko Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida Gators logo
    (11:35) Foul on Sam Alexis.
  • Florida Gators logo
    (11:24) Foul on Urban Klavzar.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +2 (11:22) Cameron Matthews made Layup. Assisted by Josh Hubbard.
    1717
  • Florida Gators logo
    (10:56) Urban Klavzar missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (10:56) Cameron Matthews Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (10:48) Claudell Harris Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Florida Gators logo
    (10:48) Walter Clayton Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida Gators logo
    (10:33) Sam Alexis Turnover.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (10:15) Cameron Matthews missed Layup.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (10:15) Cameron Matthews Offensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (10:15) Jump Ball won by Mississippi State
  • Florida Gators logo
    (10:04) Foul on Thomas Haugh.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +1 (10:04) Claudell Harris Jr. made Free Throw.
    1718
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +1 (10:04) Claudell Harris Jr. made Free Throw.
    1719
  • Florida Gators logo
    (9:42) Will Richard missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (9:42) Michael Nwoko Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (9:11) Michael Nwoko missed Jumper.
  • Florida Gators logo
    (9:11) Will Richard Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (8:53) Foul on Cameron Matthews.
  • Florida Gators logo
    (8:45) Thomas Haugh Turnover.
  • Florida Gators logo
    (8:32) Foul on Will Richard.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (8:19) Shawn Jones Jr. missed Layup.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (8:19) Riley Kugel Offensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (8:16) Josh Hubbard missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Florida Gators logo
    (8:16) Walter Clayton Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida Gators logo
    +3 (7:59) Walter Clayton Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Thomas Haugh.
    2019
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (7:32) KeShawn Murphy missed Layup.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (7:32) KeShawn Murphy Offensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (7:30) KeShawn Murphy Turnover.
  • Florida Gators logo
    (7:30) Will Richard Steal.
  • Florida Gators logo
    (7:17) Denzel Aberdeen missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (7:17) KeShawn Murphy Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (7:13) Riley Kugel missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Florida Gators logo
    (7:13) Walter Clayton Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida Gators logo
    (7:05) Walter Clayton Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (7:05) KeShawn Murphy Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +3 (6:42) Shawn Jones Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Riley Kugel.
    2022
  • Florida Gators logo
    +3 (6:17) Denzel Aberdeen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Will Richard.
    2322
  • (6:13) Official TV Timeout
  • Florida Gators logo
    (6:13) Foul on Rueben Chinyelu.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (6:01) RJ Melendez missed Layup.
  • Florida Gators logo
    (6:01) Thomas Haugh Block.
  • Florida Gators logo
    (6:01) Thomas Haugh Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida Gators logo
    (5:42) Walter Clayton Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Florida Gators logo
    (5:42) Sam Alexis Offensive Rebound.
  • Florida Gators logo
    (5:36) Sam Alexis missed Layup.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (5:36) KeShawn Murphy Block.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (5:36) Josh Hubbard Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida Gators logo
    (5:24) Foul on Sam Alexis.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (5:24) Josh Hubbard missed Free Throw.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (5:24) Mississippi State Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (5:24) Josh Hubbard missed Free Throw.
  • Florida Gators logo
    (5:24) Urban Klavzar Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (5:12) Foul on Riley Kugel.
  • Florida Gators logo
    +1 (5:12) Denzel Aberdeen made Free Throw.
    2422
  • Florida Gators logo
    (5:12) Denzel Aberdeen missed Free Throw.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (5:12) Michael Nwoko Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (5:08) Michael Nwoko Turnover.
  • Florida Gators logo
    (5:08) Denzel Aberdeen Steal.
  • Florida Gators logo
    (5:06) Denzel Aberdeen missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (5:06) KeShawn Murphy Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (4:56) Shawn Jones Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Florida Gators logo
    (4:56) Denzel Aberdeen Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (4:25) Foul on Michael Nwoko.
  • Florida Gators logo
    +1 (4:25) Denzel Aberdeen made Free Throw.
    2522
  • Florida Gators logo
    +1 (4:25) Denzel Aberdeen made Free Throw.
    2622
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (4:02) Claudell Harris Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (4:02) Shawn Jones Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (3:57) Josh Hubbard missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Florida Gators logo
    (3:57) Thomas Haugh Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (3:44) Foul on Claudell Harris Jr..
  • (3:44) Official TV Timeout
  • Florida Gators logo
    (3:44) Sam Alexis missed Free Throw.
  • Florida Gators logo
    (3:44) Florida Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Florida Gators logo
    +1 (3:44) Sam Alexis made Free Throw.
    2722
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +2 (3:21) KeShawn Murphy made Layup. Assisted by Michael Nwoko.
    2724
  • Florida Gators logo
    (3:07) Sam Alexis missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (3:07) Claudell Harris Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +3 (2:44) Claudell Harris Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Hubbard.
    2727
  • Florida Gators logo
    (2:19) Sam Alexis missed Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (2:19) KeShawn Murphy Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (2:13) Claudell Harris Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (2:13) Michael Nwoko Offensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (2:13) Michael Nwoko missed Two Point Tip Shot.
  • Florida Gators logo
    (2:13) Sam Alexis Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida Gators logo
    (1:54) Walter Clayton Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (1:54) KeShawn Murphy Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida Gators logo
    (1:28) Foul on Thomas Haugh.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +1 (1:28) Josh Hubbard made Free Throw.
    2728
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +1 (1:28) Josh Hubbard made Free Throw.
    2729
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +1 (1:28) Josh Hubbard made Free Throw.
    2730
  • Florida Gators logo
    +3 (1:19) Will Richard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Thomas Haugh.
    3030
  • Florida Gators logo
    (1:04) Foul on Walter Clayton Jr..
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +1 (1:04) Josh Hubbard made Free Throw.
    3031
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +1 (1:04) Josh Hubbard made Free Throw.
    3032
  • Florida Gators logo
    +2 (0:55) Walter Clayton Jr. made Layup.
    3232
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (0:55) Foul on Claudell Harris Jr..
  • Florida Gators logo
    +1 (0:55) Walter Clayton Jr. made Free Throw.
    3332
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (0:48) Josh Hubbard missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Florida Gators logo
    (0:48) Denzel Aberdeen Defensive Rebound.
  • Florida Gators logo
    (0:40) Walter Clayton Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (0:40) RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    +2 (0:35) Shawn Jones Jr. made Layup. Assisted by RJ Melendez.
    3334
  • Florida Gators logo
    (0:03) Walter Clayton Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (0:03) RJ Melendez Block.
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs logo
    (0:03) RJ Melendez Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

81Points68
28-61(45.9%)Field Goal(%)24-58(41.4%)
14-36(38.9%)3-Point(%)7-27(25.9%)
11-17(64.7%)Free Throw(%)13-19(68.4%)
32(6)Rebounds(Offensive)43(12)
19Assists15
7Steals4
4Blocks5
8Turnovers15
19(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)
24Largest Lead3

Game Details

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 · 7:00 PM
Humphrey Coliseum · Starkville, MS
attendance: 9,401 (89.5%)
tv: ESPN2
spread: MSST -2.5
over/under: 154.5