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Live Blog: Duke 67, Florida 66

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No. 15 Florida dropped its third game in non-conference play — and second to a top-five team — in a 67-66 loss at fourth-ranked Duke on Tuesday. The Gators (5-3) pulled in front in the final minute after trailing for most of the game.

UF rallied late to take the lead behind some big-time shots by Boogie Fland, but the Blue Devils (9-0) responded to his go-ahead 3 with one of their own and UF turned it over on its last two possessions to finish with 13 turnovers.

Thomas Haugh led the team with 24 points, Alex Condon had a double-double (12 points, 10 rebounds) and Fland scored 13 of his 16 in the second half, but Cameron Boozer dropped 29 and both he and Isaiah Evans (13 points) made huge 3s late.

Tuesday marked Florida’s first visit to Duke since 1998. The Gators are now 0-7 on the road in series history and UF coach Todd Golden now has a 6-4 record against top-five opponents.

Here are live updates from Florida vs. Duke.

Florida vs. Duke Live Blog

SCORE UPDATE: Duke 59, Florida 57 (3:29)

This is the closest the game has been since the Gators cut it to one with 12:32 left. The Blue Devils have no field goals in the last 3:34, missing four straight shots and seven of their last eight attempts.

SCORE UPDATE: Duke 54, Florida 51 (7:38 2H)

The Gators are on a 6-0 run as Thomas Haugh and Urban Klavzar both hit their second 3-pointer on back-to-back treys. Haugh and Cameron Boozer each have 22 points.

SCORE UPDATE: Duke 48, Florida 45 (11:42 2H)

The Gators had an extended 19-6 run to cut a 14-point deficit to 44-43. Thomas Haugh leads all scorers with 19 points, including six of UF’s last nine points, on 8-for-13 shooting.

SCORE UPDATE: Duke 38, Florida 33 (16:18 2H)

The Gators are on a 9-0 run after back-to-back scores by Alex Condon. UF has made four straight shots and the Blue Devils have missed their last five attempts (3:22 scoring drought).

HALF: Duke 36, Florida 24

Haugh has a team-high 13 points, but UF is 3-for-16 from 3, getting outscored in the paint 16-14 and has seven turnovers. Boozer scored 16 points. The Blue Devils shot 52% in the first half vs. 29% for the Gators.

SCORE UPDATE: Duke 32, Florida 21 (3:27 1H)

The Blue Devils are on a 13-2 run over the last 4:21, including seven straight points by Cameron Boozer, and the Gators have missed eight of their last nine shots.

SCORE UPDATE: Florida 19, Duke 19 (7:48 1H)

Thomas Haugh is now in double figures after this drive and slam to tie the game. He has 11 points on 5-for-6 shooting along with a great block.

SCORE UPDATE: Duke 14, Florida 13 (11:28 1H)

The Gators are winning the battle inside so far, outrebounding the Blue Devils 9-5 and outscoring them 10-4 in the paint. Urban Klavzar hit UF’s first 3-pointer.

SCORE UPDATE: Duke 9, Florida 6 (15:01 1H)

Thomas Haugh made his first two attempts. The Gators are outscoring Duke 6-0 in the paint early, but the Blue Devis are 3-for-6 from 3 and UF is 0-for-3 to start.

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