{"id":517639,"date":"2026-03-04T07:27:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T07:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/517639\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T07:27:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T07:27:08","slug":"alex-the-great-gator-torches-bulldogs-for-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/517639\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex the Great Gator torches Bulldogs for 26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alex Condon scores 26 as Florida crushes Mississippi State and extends winning streak to eight.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa Florida 108, Mississippi State 74 (Final)\u200d<\/p>\n<p>Florida Gators: 24\u20136 (1st in SEC)<\/p>\n<p>Defending NCAA\u00a0men&#8217;s champions Florida won by 34 points at home, scoring 108 and holding Mississippi State to 74, while junior forward Alex Condon recorded 26 points on 12-from-19 shooting in 26 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Condon shot 63.2 per cent from the field, went 0-from-1 from three-point range and 2-of-5 at the free-throw line. He added seven rebounds and three assists, did not record a steal or block, and finished without a turnover despite four personal fouls.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Condon \u2013 Junior, Forward, Florida Gators<br \/>From Perth, WA \u2502 Height: 2.11 m<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Points: 26 (14.4) \u2502 Rebounds: 7 (7.8) \u2502 Assists: 3 (3.6) \u2502 Steals: 0 \u2502 Blocks: 0 \u2502 Turnovers: 0 \u2502 FG: 12-from-19 \u2502 3PT: 0-from-1 \u2502 FT: 2-of-5 \u2502 Minutes: 26<\/p>\n<p>Florida Gators winning streak: 8 Games<\/p>\n<p>Feb 12 \u2013 Mar 4<\/p>\n<p>W @ Georgia (86\u201366)W @ Texas A&amp;M (86\u201367)W vs Kentucky (92\u201383)W vs South Carolina (76\u201362)W @ Ole Miss (94\u201375)W @ Texas (84\u201371)W vs Arkansas (111\u201377)W vs Mississippi State (108\u201374)<\/p>\n<p>Condon in this stretch: 156 points (19.5 ppg) \u2502 47\u201381 FG (58.0%) \u2502 54 rebounds \u2502 23 assists<\/p>\n<p>Florida sits 24\u20136 and 1st in the SEC, riding a dominant late-season stretch that includes wins of 34 (108\u201374 vs Mississippi State), 34 (111\u201377 vs Arkansas) and 19 (94\u201375 at Ole Miss). In those three games alone, Condon averaged 22.3 points on 28-from-46 shooting (60.9%), adding 5.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists.<\/p>\n<p>Across the season, Condon has consistently delivered high-efficiency scoring nights: 26 points on 12-from-19 vs Mississippi State, 25 on 11-from-15 vs Alabama, 24 on 9-from-13 at Ole Miss, and 23 on 10-from-12 at Texas. He has recorded double-figure rebounds in multiple games, including 11 vs Auburn, 10 vs Alabama and 10 vs Miami.<\/p>\n<p>Even in tighter contests \u2014 four-point loss to Arizona (11 points, 8 rebounds) and one-point loss to Duke (12 points, 10 rebounds) \u2014 Condon\u2019s production has remained steady and when Florida scores efficiently inside and Condon converts above 60 per cent from the field, the Gators separate.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa UMass 94, Ohio 82 (Final)\u200d<\/p>\n<p>Ohio Bobcats: 15\u201315 (5th in MAC)<\/p>\n<p>Ohio lost by 12 points on the road, scoring 82 and conceding 94, while freshman forward Kiir Kuany recorded 13 points on 6-from-9 shooting in 27 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Kuany shot 66.7 per cent from the field, went 0-from-3 from three-point range and converted his lone free-throw attempt. He added five rebounds and one assist, recorded one steal, committed two turnovers and finished with three personal fouls.<\/p>\n<p>Kiir Kuany \u2013 Freshman, Forward, Ohio Bobcats<br \/>From Melbourne, VIC \u2502 Height: 2.06 m<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Points: 13 (3.2) \u2502 Rebounds: 5 (1.2) \u2502 Assists: 1 (0.1) \u2502 Steals: 1 \u2502 Blocks: 0 \u2502 Turnovers: 2 \u2502 FG: 6-from-9 \u2502 3PT: 0-from-3 \u2502 FT: 1-of-1 \u2502 Minutes: 27<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa Alabama A&amp;M 77, Grambling 63 (Final)\u200d<\/p>\n<p>Alabama A&amp;M Bulldogs: 16\u201313 (4th in SWAC)<\/p>\n<p>Alabama A&amp;M won by 14 points at home, scoring 77 and holding Grambling to 63, while junior forward Angok Anyang logged five minutes off the bench.<\/p>\n<p>Anyang finished with one point, converting 1-of-2 from the free-throw line, and added two rebounds. He shot 0-from-1 from the field, committed two personal fouls and did not record an assist, steal or block.<\/p>\n<p>Angok Anyang \u2013 Junior, Forward, Alabama A&amp;M Bulldogs<br \/>From Adelaide, SA \u2502 Height: 2.06 m<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Points: 1 (1.1) \u2502 Rebounds: 2 (1.3) \u2502 Assists: 0 (0.2) \u2502 Steals: 0 \u2502 Blocks: 0 \u2502 Turnovers: 0 \u2502 FG: 0-from-1 \u2502 3PT: 0-from-0 \u2502 FT: 1-of-2 \u2502 Minutes: 5<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa Auburn 88, LSU 74 (Final)\u200d<\/p>\n<p>LSU Tigers: 15\u201315 (15th in SEC)<\/p>\n<p>LSU lost by 14 points on the road, scoring 74 and conceding 88, while senior guard Max Mackinnon recorded three points in 23 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Mackinnon shot 1-from-6 from the field, including 1-from-3 from three-point range, and did not attempt a free throw. He added one rebound and two assists, committed two turnovers and finished with three personal fouls.<\/p>\n<p>Max Mackinnon \u2013 Senior, Guard, LSU Tigers<br \/>From Brisbane, QLD \u2502 Height: 1.98 m<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Points: 3 (15.5) \u2502 Rebounds: 1 (2.6) \u2502 Assists: 2 (2.5) \u2502 Steals: 0 \u2502 Blocks: 0 \u2502 Turnovers: 2 \u2502 FG: 1-from-6 \u2502 3PT: 1-from-3 \u2502 FT: 0-of-0 \u2502 Minutes: 23<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa Florida 108, Mississippi State 74 (Final)\u200d<\/p>\n<p>Mississippi State Bulldogs: 13\u201317 (13th in SEC)<\/p>\n<p>Mississippi State lost by 34 points on the road, scoring 74 and conceding 108, while senior forward Achor Achor recorded six points on 3-from-7 shooting in 19 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Achor shot 0-from-3 from three-point range and did not attempt a free throw. He added three rebounds and one assist, did not record a steal or block, and finished without a turnover while committing three personal fouls.<\/p>\n<p>Achor Achor \u2013 Senior, Forward, Mississippi State Bulldogs<br \/>From Melbourne, VIC \u2502 Height: 2.06 m<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Points: 6 (6.2) \u2502 Rebounds: 3 (6.4) \u2502 Assists: 1 (0.4) \u2502 Steals: 0 \u2502 Blocks: 0 \u2502 Turnovers: 0 \u2502 FG: 3-from-7 \u2502 3PT: 0-from-3 \u2502 FT: 0-of-0 \u2502 Minutes: 19<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa Dayton 65, Richmond 60 (Final)\u200d<\/p>\n<p>Richmond Spiders: 15\u201315 (11th in A-10)<\/p>\n<p>Richmond lost by five points at home, scoring 60 and conceding 65, while senior guard Will Johnston recorded five points in 29 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Johnston shot 2-from-10 from the field, including 0-from-5 from three-point range, and went 1-of-2 at the free-throw line. He added three rebounds, did not record an assist, steal or block, and finished with one turnover and four personal fouls.<\/p>\n<p>Will Johnston \u2013 Senior, Guard, Richmond Spiders<br \/>From Sydney, NSW \u2502 Height: 1.91 m<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Points: 5 (9.7) \u2502 Rebounds: 3 (3.0) \u2502 Assists: 0 (2.3) \u2502 Steals: 0 \u2502 Blocks: 0 \u2502 Turnovers: 1 \u2502 FG: 2-from-10 \u2502 3PT: 0-from-5 \u2502 FT: 1-of-2 \u2502 Minutes: 29<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa Oklahoma 80, Missouri 64 (Final)\u200d<\/p>\n<p>Missouri Tigers: 20\u201310 (5th in SEC)<\/p>\n<p>Missouri lost by 16 points on the road, scoring 64 and conceding 80, while senior guard Jayden Stone recorded nine points in 26 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Stone shot 4-from-14 from the field, including 1-from-7 from three-point range, and did not attempt a free throw. He added two rebounds and one assist, did not record a steal or block, and finished with three turnovers and no personal fouls.<\/p>\n<p>Jayden Stone \u2013 Senior, Guard, Missouri Tigers<br \/>From Perth, WA \u2502 Height: 1.93 m<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Points: 9 (13.9) \u2502 Rebounds: 2 (5.0) \u2502 Assists: 1 (2.1) \u2502 Steals: 0 \u2502 Blocks: 0 \u2502 Turnovers: 3 \u2502 FG: 4-from-14 \u2502 3PT: 1-from-7 \u2502 FT: 0-of-0 \u2502 Minutes: 26<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Alex Condon scores 26 as Florida crushes Mississippi State and extends winning streak to eight. \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa Florida 108,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":517640,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[574],"tags":[64,63,726,85],"class_list":["post-517639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-basketball","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-basketball","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/517639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=517639"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/517639\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/517640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=517639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=517639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=517639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}