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12/29 19:15 CST No. 22 Florida closes out 2025 with a 4th consecutive victory,
94-72 against Dartmouth
No. 22 Florida closes out 2025 with a 4th consecutive victory, 94-72 against
Dartmouth
By MARK LONG
AP Sports Writer
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) --- Alex Condon scored 17 points, Rueben Chinyelu
notched his seventh double-double of the season and No. 22 Florida capped its
nonconference schedule with a 94-72 victory against Dartmouth on Monday night.
The defending national champion Gators (9-4) built a 32-point lead in the
second half and cruised from there despite allowing the Big Green (5-7) to make
12 shots from 3-point range.
Florida had five players score in double figures and closed 2025 with a fourth
consecutive victory, the last one coming in the program's first meeting with
Dartmouth.
The Gators open Southeastern Conference play at Missouri on Saturday. The
Tigers should provide a much stiffer test than Dartmouth, which was overmatched
at every position and doubled up for part of the game on the scoreboard.
Urban Klavzar hit two 3-pointers in the first half and finished with 12 points
off the bench for Florida, which also got double-digit outputs from starters
Xaivian Lee (12) and Boogie Fland (10). Chinyelu finished with 13 points and 12
rebounds.
Micah Handlogten chipped in eight points and 12 rebounds for the home team, but
he missed all six free throws.
Cameron McNamee led Dartmouth with 16 points.
The Gators were the preseason pick to win the SEC, but they lost all four
marquee matchups in November and December --- against Arizona, TCU, Duke and
UConn --- while showing one major flaw: 3-point shooting.
Coach Todd Golden's team entered Monday ranked 348th in the nation from behind
the arc, hitting a paltry 28%. It's the worst percentage of any Power Four team
and on pace to be the worst single-season mark in school history.
Up next Dartmouth hosts Division III Elms College on Thursday. Florida opens SEC play at Missouri on Saturday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP News mobile app). AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball
Up next Dartmouth hosts Division III Elms College on Thursday. Florida opens SEC play at Missouri on Saturday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP News mobile app). AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball
