No. 4 Florida Downs No. 21 Missouri, for sec Semis | to achieve | National

Walter Clayton Jr. had 18 points and six templates to win a victory over the seventh seed in Missouri with 95: 81 in Florida on Friday evening to win the semi-finals of the Southeastern Conference tournament in Nashville. Alijah Martin scored 17 points on 7-of-9 shootout and also scored Richard 17 points for the four-time Gators (28-4). The Floridas Thomas Hagh contributed 16 points, seven rebounds and five assists. The Gators will be faced with the sixth seed on Saturday in the semi -finals in the semi -finals either against Alabama or Kentucky. Tamar Bates scored 16 points for No. 21 Missouri (22-11), which lost in five games for the fourth time. Tony Perkins and Anthony Robinson II added 13 points each, and Caleb Grill had 11. The Tigers played without Mark Mitchell, who suffered an injury to the right knee at the team on Thursday of the team on Thursday. Florida avoided an 83-82 home night against Missouri on January 14th. Florida made an outstanding 61.8 percent of his shots, including 9 out of 24 (37.5 percent) from a 3-point range, while he won his fourth game in a row and 10th in the past 11 years. Missouri sank 44.1 percent of his field goal attempts and was 4 out of 16 (25 percent) from behind. The tigers forced 16 sales and only committed nine. A three-point game from Hagh gave the Gators a 60-46 lead with 16:27. The tigers answered a 14: 4 rise in order to move on a Robinson ride with 13:14 within 64-60. Florida countered with 10 of the next 14 points. Martin scored the last two baskets when the Gators had a lead of 74-64 with 9:02. Missouri later climbed 75-70 on Bates' basket with 7:02 before the Gators made a 10-2 outbreak. Alex Condon scored the last two baskets to do it 85-72 with 3:55. Richard's run-run was followed by a 3 pointer from Martin. Condon added a hook shot to do it 93-75 with 2:07 when Florida went out. Clayton scored 17 points and Richard added 13 when the Gators built a 50-37 lead into the break. Bates had nine in half for Missouri. Richard scored eight points during the 10-0 game from Florida. The tour grew to 15: 2 with 16:19 in half, but Missouri later went on a run that was interrupted by Grills Dunk and interrupted the deficit with 8:21 to 28: 24. -Media on the Level field