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Live Blog: Florida Gators 80, George Washington 70

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The No. 18 Florida Gators snapped a two-game skid Saturday with their 80-70 win over George Washington at the Orange Bowl Classic in Sunrise, Fla.

Up 30-27 at the break, UF opened the second half with an 11-0 run and pushed the lead to 20 with another 10-2 run. The Gators then went 4:57 without a field goal before they snapped the drought with a 7-0 run to go back up by 18.

Xaivian Lee led the team with a season-high 24 points and Thomas Haugh finished with 19 points. Boogie Fland also scored 12, all in the second half.

George Washington (8-4) was Florida’s eighth KenPom top-100 opponent, the team’s most in regular season nonconference action since 2017-18.

Here are live updates from Florida vs. George Washington.

Florida vs. George Washington Live Blog

SCORE UPDATE: Florida 64, George Washington 48 (4:16 2H)

Xaivian Lee just hit his fourth 3-pointer for the second time this season. Lee has 19 points for the second straight game and third time in the last four. He’s 6-for-10 from the floor and 4-for-7 from 3.

SCORE UPDATE: Florida 59, George Washington 43 (7:08 2H)

The Gators went almost five minutes without a field goal (4:57), but Thomas Haugh and Boogie Fland ended the scoring drought with back-to-back dunks to push the lead back to 16.

SCORE UPDATE: Florida 54, George Washington 41 (10:53 2H)

The Gators had a 10-2 stretch to take a 20-point lead, their largest of the game, but George Washington has responded with a 7-0 run in the last 58 seconds.

SCORE UPDATE: Florida 46, George Washington 32 (15:56 2H)

The Gators opened the second half with an 11-0 run to take their first double-digit advantage and force the Revolutionaries to burn a timeout. Lee pushed the lead to 15 with his third 3-pointer.

HALF: Florida 30, George Washington 27

The Gators are clinging to a 3-point lead after making no field goals in the final 3:16 of the half, missing their last four shots.

Thomas Haugh (11 points) and Xaivian Lee (10) are 2-4 and 2-5 from 3. The rest of team is 0-10. UF is also 4-10 at the foul line.

SCORE UPDATE: Florida 25, George Washington 22 (3:54 1H)

The Gators are back in front with a 6-0 run. Thomas Haugh and Xaivian Lee have made the last two shots, and both are in double figures with 11 and 10 points, respectively.

SCORE UPDATE: George Washington 18, Florida 17 (7:27 1H)

The Revolutionaries have their first lead behind a 12-3 run. The Gators have missed eight of their last nine shots, with Thomas Haugh’s second 3-pointer ending a four-minute scoring drought.

SCORE UPDATE: Florida 14, George Washington 13 (10:12 1H)

George Washington is on a 7-0 run. The Gators have missed five straight shots and haven’t scored in 3:07. Twelve of their 14 attempts are from 3 (3-for-12).

SCORE UPDATE: Florida 10, George Washington 4 (14:40 1H)

A great start for Xaivian Lee, who connected on his first two 3-pointers. Thomas Haugh also hit from downtown and split a pair of free throws.

Florida Gators starters

No.PlayerPositionHeight/WeightClassMin.Pts.Rebs.Misc.
1Boogie FlandGuard6-3, 185 poundsSo.29.412.02.12.0 ast
15Xaivian LeeGuard6-4, 180 poundsSr.28.79.64.93.8 ast
10Thomas HaughForward6-9, 215 poundsJr.35.218.67.02.6 ast
21Alex CondonForward6-11, 230 poundsJr.30.915.09.03.1 ast
9Rueben ChinyeluCenter6-10, 260 poundsJr.24.610.011.20.9 blk

George Washington starters

No.PlayerPositionHeight/WeightClassMin.Pts.Rebs.Misc.
2Christian JonesGuard6-4, 200 poundsR-So.23.210.72.52.9 ast
0Trey AutryGuard6-4, 210 poundsJr.25.19.03.21.8 ast
11Bubu BenjaminGuard6-7, 220 poundsJr.26.89.53.31.7 stl
24Tyrone Marshall Jr.Forward6-8, 215 poundsGr.20.97.94.92.0 ast
30Rafael CastroCenter6-11, 220 poundsR-Sr.23.315.57.51.3 blk

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