National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Missouri 83, Florida 82
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Where: Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida
Officials: # James Breeding, # Brian Dorsey, # Pat Adams
Attendance: 10491

Caleb Grill racked up 22 points off the bench and sank a pair of clutch free throws with five seconds remaining as Missouri upset No. 5 Florida 83-82 on Tuesday night in Gainesville, Fla.

Grill's key foul shots came just one second after Alex Condon converted a layup to get the Gators (15-2, 2-2 Southeastern Conference) within 81-79. Alijah Martin followed with a 3-pointer, but Florida didn't have enough time to complete a comeback.

The Gators never led in the second half, as they were never able to overcome a 50-34 halftime deficit.

Mark Mitchell complemented Grill with 15 points and eight rebounds for the Tigers (14-3, 3-1), while Anthony Robinson II added 12 points and Tamar Bates chipped in 10.

Missouri went 11-for-29 from beyond the arc (37.9 percent), with six of those made triples coming from Grill (on 10 attempts).

Florida's Walter Clayton Jr. scored a game-high 28 points and nabbed three steals, Martin tallied 14 points and Will Richard added 12 points. Rueben Chinyelu had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Gators, who were 8-0 at home entering Tuesday.

The Tigers raced out to a 24-14 advantage, taking the 10-point lead when Grill connected on a triple with 12:10 to go in the first half.

A 3-pointer and jumper from Robinson later had Missouri up by 19, 42-23, with 7:22 left in the first half. Florida then put together an 11-2 rally, though, getting within 44-34 on two foul shots from Clayton.

However, the Tigers scored the final six points of the opening half for the 16-point cushion at the break.

The game turned chippy when Missouri's Tony Perkins was ejected for a flagrant 2 foul on Martin with 8:58 left in the game. Moments later, an official review led to a hook-and-hold flagrant 1 foul on Grill. Thomas Haugh hit the two ensuing free throws, and Chinyelu's short hook shot pulled Florida closer at 65-62 with 7:56 left.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Missouri   Florida
Caleb Grill 22 Scoring Walter Clayton Jr 28
Tamar Bates 3 Assists Alex Condon 3
Mark Mitchell 8 Rebounds Rueben Chinyelu 10
Mark Mitchell 5 Free Throws Made Walter Clayton Jr 7
Tamar Bates 5 Steals Walter Clayton Jr 3
Jacob Crews 1 Blocks Rueben Chinyelu 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Missouri 83 44.3 11-29 18-29 15 33 1 12 8
Florida 82 48.1 9-25 21-31 9 35 3 5 13