Florida Gators vs Arkansas Razorbacks Match Player Stats On Feb 16, 2021

Davonte Davis scored a game-high 18 points to lead the 24th-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks to a 75-64 win over the visiting Florida Gators on Tuesday night in Fayetteville, Ark.

Justin Smith added 15 points, making 7-of-9 from the floor for the Razorbacks. He also had game highs with five steals and four assists while adding two blocks. Jalen Tate and Moses Moody each added 14 points for Arkansas.

Arkansas (17-5, 9-4 Southeastern Conference) won its fourth straight game and improved to 13-1 at home this season. In the SEC, Arkansas has won seven in a row.

Florida (10-6, 6-5), which hadn't played in 13 days, was led by Tyree Appleby's 16 points and Colin Castelton's 13.

Tre Mann, who entered the game leading Florida with a 14.5 scoring average, was held to nine points, including two in the game's first 28 minutes. He also had a team-high eight rebounds.

The Gators have had 10 games postponed or cancelled this season, including three during the past two weeks.

Connor Vanover, Arkansas' 7-foot-3 center, had eight points and two blocks. He had gone 19-for-19 from the foul line this season before missing his first attempt on Tuesday.

Florida coach Mike White suffered a rare loss in that he entered this game 8-1 against Arkansas since the Gators hired him in 2015.

Arkansas led by as many as 13 in the first half before settling for a 40-30 lead at intermission. The Razorbacks made 51.5 percent of their first-half shots while holding Florida to 30.6 percent.

Early in the second half, Arkansas stretched its lead to 15 points, but the Gators responded with a 9-0 run.

Florida took its first lead, 62-61, on an Appleby floater with 4:40 left.

But Arkansas made several big plays down the stretch, starting with Davis' go-ahead layup with 3:28 left. Arkansas never trailed again, thanks in part to a big blocked shot by Smith with 1:40 left and a play by Tate, who earned a Razorbacks possession with 51 seconds remaining by tying up Appleby.

Arkansas shot 44.4 percent from the floor in the win, although only 4-for-15 on 3-pointers (26.7 percent).

Florida, which entered the game leading the SEC in field-goal and 3-point percentage, could not keep up with the Razorbacks. The Gators shot 37.7 percent from the floor, including 4-for-21 on 3-pointers (19 percent).

--Field Level Media