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Live Blog: Florida Gators 104, UNF Ospreys 64

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Florida Gators center Rueben Chinyelu (9) posts up against North Florida Ospreys forward Dalton Gayman (21) during the first half at Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center. (Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images)

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The No. 3 Florida Gators won their 35th straight home opener on Monday with a 104-64 victory over North Florida. UF (1-1) is now 12-0 against the Ospreys (0-1) all-time.

Five Gators scored in double figures, led by Alex Condon (25/10) and Micah Handlogten (17/13) with double-doubles. UF was +40 on the glass (64-24) and +44 in the paint (66-22).

Florida set a program record with 29 offensive rebounds, which is more than North Florida had in total boards. The previous record was 26 offensive rebounds on three occasions.

Oliver Rioux made his debut and the 7-foot-9 center became the tallest player in college basketball history. The Gators unveiled their 2025 national championship banner before the game.

Below are live updates from Florida against UNF.

Florida vs. UNF Live Blog

SCORE UPDATE: Florida 95, UNF 56 (3:59 2H)

The Gators are on a 13-0 run, and the Ospreys haven’t scored in 3:50. UF has five players in double figures after two late 3-pointers by Xaivian Lee, who’s up to 10 points.

SCORE UPDATE: Florida 84, UNF 56 (7:24 2H)

Florida starting forward Alex Condon now has a double-double with 25 points and 10 rebounds. The Ospreys went almost three minutes without a field goal.

SCORE UPDATE: Florida 72, UNF 45 (11:32 2H)

Xaivian Lee with a great drive and finish at the rim for his second field goal. The Gators have more offensive rebounds (20) than UNF has total boards (15).

SCORE UPDATE: Florida 61, UNF 38 (15:42 2H)

Boogie Fland is now in double figures with 10 points with three assists and no turnovers. He has two transition dunks in the game, including this score.

HALF: Florida 52, UNF 28

The Gators shot 53% in the first half and held the Ospreys to 31%. UF dominated the glass (33-13) and paint (36-16) but was 2-17 from 3. Alex Condon almost has a double-double with 15 points and eight rebounds.

SCORE UPDATE: Florida 46, UNF 21 (3:26 1H)

The Gators are shooting 56%, outscoring the Ospreys 34-10 in the paint and outrebounding them 28-9. Isaiah Brown had the highlight of the half with this reverse slam.

SCORE UPDATE: Florida 31, UNF 13 (7:39 1H)

The Gators are on 22-3 run over the last 7:30. True freshman guard Alex Lloyd connected from downtown for his first career score and also has a steal.

SCORE UPDATE: Florida 24, UNF 13 (10:36 1H)

The Gators went on a 15-0 run to build a 14-point lead, which included back-to-back scores by Micah Handlogten and Fland’s halfcourt steal and transition dunk.

SCORE UPDATE: Florida 9, UNF 8 (15:31 1H)

Boogie Fland with the pull-up jumper on his first shot attempt to put Florida back in front. Ospreys made a pair of early 3s and UF forward Thomas Haugh hit from beyond the arc.

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