ALIJAH Martin scored 18 points, Denzel Aberdeen added 16 and No. 8 Florida controlled the game from the outset while steamrolling top-ranked Tennessee 73-43 on Tuesday night (Wednesday in Manila) in Southeastern Conference play at Gainesville, Florida.
Alex Condon had 12 points and 12 rebounds and Rueben Chinyelu collected a career-high 15 rebounds as the Gators (14-1, 1-1 SEC) delivered full-scale domination of the Volunteers. Florida never trailed and led by as many as 36 points.
Tennessee (14-1, 1-1) is the last team in the nation to lose a game this season. It was vying for the first 15-0 start to a season in program history. The Volunteers will go into the record books tied with the 1922-23 squad for the best start.
Tennessee shot a porous 21.4 percent from the field (12 of 56) and 13.8 percent from 3-point range (4 of 29) as part of a dismal showing. Chaz Lanier had 10 points and seven rebounds but made just 3 of 16 shots from the field while Zakai Zeigler also had 10 points for the Volunteers.
In other games, it was Auburn 87, Texas 82; Iowa State 82, Utah 59; Duke 76, Pitt 47; Georgia 82, Kentucky 69; Marquette 74, Georgetown 66; Mississippi State 76, Vanderbilt 64; Arizona 75, West Virginia 56; Michigan 94, UCLA 75; and Utah State 85, San Jose State 78.
Auburn 87, Texas 82
Johni Broome racked up 20 points and 12 rebounds as the Tigers held on for a win over the Longhorns in a Southeastern Conference game in Austin, Texas.
The win was the 214th for Tigers coach Bruce Pearl, propelling him to No. 1 in all-time coaching wins at the school. He had been tied with Joel Eaves (1949-63). Broome’s double-double was the 70th of his career—and his 10th this season. Miles Kelly added 18 points for Auburn (14-1, 2-0 SEC), which won its seventh straight game and first true road contest this season.
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Arthur Kaluma scored a career-high 34 points for the Longhorns (11-4, 0-2), who have dropped two straight games. Jordan Pope added 19 and Tre Johnson scored 11.
