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Alex Condon, Walter Clayton Jr. No. 3 Florida for street victory against No. 7 Alabama

Alex Condon in Florida in the second year grew up with Australian football and even described it as his “hidden talent”. Although his rugby skills for College basketball fans may be a secret, his basketball skills were fully exhibited on Wednesday evening.

Many media claimed that it was a “must” for UF if it hoped to keep its chances on a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament.

Condon took the flight with less than five minutes and climbed through the air before he found praise from Senior Guard Walter Clayton Jr.

In his last street game of the regular season, No. 5 Florida (26-4, 13-4 sec) No. 7 Alabama (23-7, 12-5) 99-94 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Condon was sensational in 30 minutes of action. Born in Australia in Perth, the field scored 27 points in the 9-of-16 shooting and scored two 3 points. He also grabbed 10 rebounds on the way to a double double.

Clayton Jr. followed with 22 points, while he spent eight templates and grabbed five boards. The second striker Thomas Hagh and the senior Guard Alijah Martin rounded off the two -digit goal scorers from UF with 12 or 10.

In the first half it was nothing less than a back and forth. Condon and Clayton Jr. wasted no time to present themselves aggressively, and scored the first five points for the Gators.

Florida was from the first media period to maintain its early 5-4 lead. It happened behind a 2-point sweater by Clayton Jr. and a solid finish from Junior Center Micah Handlogten, the UF 14: 39 in the first half to 15: 8.

Just when the Gators apparently thrown the first blow, the flood threw you back. Bama replied with an 11-0 run (his biggest game), who gave the lead with a dark nelson, Grant Nelson, who gave the crimson tide 19-15 with less than 12 minutes in half.

Florida struggled with an offensive increase in his own. A 9: 2 run with six points, which was low from UF Sophomore Center, Rueben Chinyelu, brought the gator the room as he held a 27:23 advantage.

Both sides acted blows in the last minutes of the opening period. Alabama tore off eight consecutive points and Florida achieved nine unanswered. Nevertheless, the gators remained a minute four years ago in the first half. Then Clayton Jr. finished a layup and Martin made a 3 pointer to send UF just half-time with a lead of 41-40.

The Crimson Tide wasted no time to regain the advantage on the scoreboard in order to open the second half. The Freshman Guard Labaron Phillon hung down a 2-point jumper and followed with a deep ball, which Alabama gave a one-point lead less than two minutes out of the break.

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Florida did not lead more than four points in the first six minutes of the second half. Clayton Jr., however, calmly entered the charity strips with thousands of purple tide fans and calmly cast a free throw to end a 3-point game and bring up 60-55 with 13:21 into the front.

From there the gator never followed. Florida's leadership grew up to 14, and almost six minutes behind a few Big Time Alley-Oops from Condon and a transition layup by Clayton Jr.

Mark Sears, a student of Alabama, was remarkable. He scored 30 points at the height of the game and although Florida achieved the victory, it was difficult for the Gators to slow the Sears. UF's ability to dominate the glass on the way to the Tide 50-35 was a crucial part of his victory.

It was a high -flying offensive trip for the Gator. Florida shot 35 out of 72 from the field (49%) and 8 of 27 from a distance (30%). In addition, it was not just the ability of UF to recover that separated from the flood. The Gators scored 19 points of the second chance of Bamas 10.

Next it will be a senior night for Florida. UF will host Ole Miss for his last regular game of the season in Stephen C. O'Connell Center on Saturday at 6 p.m.

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Max Tucker

Max Tucker is a senior transfer student at UF. After receiving his AA in journalism from Santa Fe College in 2023, he decided to promote his training at Florida's college for journalism and communication. Max is currently pursuing his Bachelor of Science in journalism with a specialization in sports and media. In his free time he likes to apply and goes to the beach with his friends.