National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Florida 84, Arkansas 82
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 11, 2014
Where: Bud Walton Arena, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Officials: # John Hampton, # Anthony Jordan, # Michael Kitts
Attendance: 18040

No. 11 Florida 84, Arkansas 82 (OT): Dorian Finney-Smith recorded season highs of 22 points and 15 rebounds as the Gators won the SEC contest and snapped the Razorbacks’ 23-game home winning streak.

Scottie Wilbekin added a season-best 18 points, including the overtime-forcing basket as Florida (13-2, 2-0) recorded its seventh consecutive victory. Michael Frazier II tallied 15 points and Patric Young had 10 points for the Gators, who played without leading scorer Casey Prather (knee).

Rashad Madden scored a career-best 23 points and Coty Clarke had 16 points and a career-high 14 rebounds for Arkansas (11-4, 0-2). Bobby Portis added 14 points for the Razorbacks, who lost their second straight contest.

Florida rallied from a late seven-point deficit to force overtime on Wilbekin’s driving hoop with two seconds left and his 3-pointer in the extra session gave the Gators a 71-66 lead with 3:48 remaining. Finney-Smith’s 3-pointer made it a six-point margin with 1:50 to go and Florida protected the lead at the free-throw line.

Clarke had 13 first-half points to help Arkansas take a 36-35 lead at the break. Madden hit two 3-pointers in less than a minute to help the Razorbacks take a 50-45 lead with nearly 13 minutes to play and the lead was seven with 4:43 to go before the Gators rallied, first knotting the score at 64 on Frazier’s 3-pointer.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Prather, who averages 17 points per game, developed a swollen knee during Wednesday’s victory over South Carolina. … Madden had five of Arkansas’ 10 3-pointers. … Wilbekin was questionable after injuring his ankle against South Carolina and didn’t start before going 4-of-12 from the field and 8-of-10 at the line.
Top Game Performances
 
Florida   Arkansas
Dorian Finney-Smith 22 Scoring Rashad Madden 23
Kasey Hill 5 Assists Coty Clarke 3
Dorian Finney-Smith 15 Rebounds Coty Clarke 14
Scottie Wilbekin 8 Free Throws Made Michael Qualls 5
Dorian Finney-Smith 3 Steals Fred Gulley 2
DeVon Walker 2 Blocks Alandise Harris 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Florida 84 42.4 9-25 25-34 13 43 2 9 17
Arkansas 82 37.5 10-24 18-27 12 44 3 7 11