No. 6 Florida sets up another # 1, ends Auburn’s victory

Auburn, Ala.-Walter Clayton Jr. Scored 19 points and Alex Condon added 17 when No. 6 Florida called from an early deficit and beat No. 1 Auburn 90-81 on Saturday, ending the Tigers ’14 play-winning strip.

Florida (20-3, 7-3 Southeastern Conference), down by 10 points early, built a 10-point advantage at the end of the first half and held Auburn in the second half to his second win over a top-ranked team this season . Florida hit the then no. 1 Tennessee 73-43 on January 7th.

Gators is the fifth team in the AP voting story that has a win and winner of the road over AP # 1 opponents in the same season, according to ESPN Research.

Florida shot 13-for-33 from 3-point range, while Auburn shot 32% from a long distance and ended 7-for-22.

Gators pulled with six with 5:58 back in the first half before going on 14-2 races and taking control of the game. They scored 23 of the last 30 points before the break and continued to lead with as many as 21 points early in the second half.

Auburn went in with the second longest active winning row in the Division I-men’s basketball behind only Duke, who has won 16 just heading into Saturday’s match at Clemson.

Tigers that led goal scorer Johni Broome, a fifth-year senior and Forsy season Associated Press All-American, considered a challenger for the National Player of the Year, had 18 points and 11 rebounds as Auburn (21-2, 9-1) had his Ni -Game Conference Winning Streak stopped.

Miles Kelly scored 22 points, Tahaad PettiFord added 14 and Chaney Johnson 13 to Tigers.

Associated Press contributed to this report.