Florida Tops Tennessee, wins his fifth second tournament title

Nashville, Tenn.-Walter Clayton Jr. scored 22 points and the four-age basketball team of the men in Florida won his fifth South Heasters Conference tournaments and has defeated No. 8 Tennessee volunteers on Sunday since 2014.

The Gators (30-4) lost in this game a year ago. This time you have ensured that you end your 12th appearance in the championship game and added another title to the list, which started with three directly from 2005 to 07.

Will Richard added 17 points for Florida, while Alex Condon had 13, Thomas Hagh had 11 and Alijah Martin 10.

Tennessee (27-7) with the fourth seeds is still looking for his first title in this event since 2022. The Vols have five seconds.

The 86 points of the Vols mark most that they gave up in a game this season. And it is only the second time throughout the season that a team was an 85-82 victory against Missouri in the regular season).

Jordan Gainey led the Vols with a career high of 24 points. Zakai Zeigler had 23 and Chaz Lanier added 11 before he turned out.

These teams separated during the season, with each profit defending their home courts in routes. The Vols had enough fans who felt like a home yard. Nevertheless, they only briefly led; Her last lead came less than two minutes at 6-5.

Florida took over from there. The Gators went to a 34:22 lead and thanks to a Summers, the Deep 3 from Denzel Aberdeen scored 39:30. Tennessee never came closer than five in the second half.

The Gators played a program record seven games this season, with both teams being classified in the top 10. You are now 5-2 in these games in these games this season.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.