FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) _ Former North Little Rock standout Kevaughn Allen scored
18 points and Florida narrowly avoided blowing a large second-half lead for a
second straight game in a 57-51 win at Arkansas on Wednesday night.
The win is the third straight and fifth in the last six games in Fayetteville
for the Gators (9-5, 1-1 Southeastern Conference), who were coming off a home
loss to South Carolina last week _ a game in which they led by 14 points with 11
minutes remaining.
Florida led by 16 points with 9:13 remaining against the Razorbacks (10-4,
1-1), only to see that lead shrink to 53-51 with under a minute remaining.
Allen, originally from Arkansas, hit four free throws in the final 12 seconds to
secure the win for the Gators and finished 11 of 12 from the line.
Noah Locke also finished in double figures with 10 points for Florida, which
held Arkansas to just 30 percent (15 of 50) shooting. Allen scored 11
first-half points as Florida built a 33-22 halftime lead, and the Gators
appeared well on their way to a comfortable victory before the Razorbacks
rallied.
Mason Jones scored a career-high 30 points for Arkansas, finishing 7 of 13 from
the field and hitting 12 of 13 free throws in the loss. Razorbacks standout
Daniel Gafford played with four fouls for much of the second half and finished
with nine points and 12 rebounds.
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The Razorbacks host LSU on Saturday.
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