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Denzel Aberdeen and Thomas Haugh notch career highs as No. 3 Florida beats South Carolina 88-67

AP
Feb 16, 2025

GAIINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Denzel Aberdeen scored 22 points, Thomas Haugh added 20 — career highs for both players — and No. 3 Florida beat South Carolina 88-67 Saturday night despite playing without two frontcourt players.

The Gators (22-3, 9-3 Southeastern Conference) led by four at halftime and started the second half with a 12-1 run to open up a comfortable lead. The Gamecocks (10-15, 0-12) never recovered.

Florida center Micah Handlogten, playing in his first game since gruesomely breaking his left leg in the SEC title game 11 months ago, finished with two points, three rebounds and five assists in his return.

The Gators were without starting forward Alex Condon (right ankle) and backup Sam Alexis (left ankle). Those injuries were among the reasons Handlogten gave up a redshirt season to play in 2025. He also hopes to contribute to what is shaping up to be a special season.

Florida guard Alijah Martin returned after missing two games with a hip pointer and scored 11 points. He had three of the team's 14 3-pointers.

Jacobi Wright led the way for South Carolina with 13 points.

Takeaways

South Carolina: The Gamecocks are still looking for their first conference win of the season.

Florida: Midway through a daunting February, the Gators look like a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Key moment

Martin hit a trey late in the first half, with the ball hitting the back of the rim and bouncing several feet into the air before dropping through the net.

Key stat

Aberdeen (8 of 12) and Haugh (6 of 10) combined to make 14 of 22 shots. They were 8 for 13 from behind the 3-point arc.

Up next

South Carolina plays at LSU on Tuesday; Florida hosts Oklahoma the same night.

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1st Half
SCAR
Gamecocks
33
FLA
Gators
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Nick Pringle vs. Rueben Chinyelu (Jamarii Thomas gains possession)
19:45	+2	Jamarii Thomas makes two point driving layup	2-0
19:19	+3	Thomas Haugh makes three point jump shot (Walter Clayton Jr. assists)	2-3
19:07		Jamarii Thomas misses two point pullup jump shot
19:05		Denzel Aberdeen defensive rebound
18:50	+3	Walter Clayton Jr. makes three point jump shot (Thomas Haugh assists)	2-6
18:23		Rueben Chinyelu shooting foul (Collin Murray-Boyles draws the foul)
18:23	+1	Collin Murray-Boyles makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-6
18:23	+1	Collin Murray-Boyles makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-6
18:09		Walter Clayton Jr. turnover (bad pass)
17:49		Jump ball. Nick Pringle vs. Will Richard (Gators gains possession)
17:49		Nick Pringle turnover (lost ball) (Will Richard steals)
17:28	+2	Thomas Haugh makes two point layup	4-8
17:05		Collin Murray-Boyles misses two point jump shot
17:03		Thomas Haugh defensive rebound
17:00	+2	Denzel Aberdeen makes two point dunk (Walter Clayton Jr. assists)	4-10
16:34	+2	Jacobi Wright makes two point pullup jump shot	6-10
16:15	+2	Rueben Chinyelu makes two point dunk (Denzel Aberdeen assists)	6-12
15:51		Zachary Davis turnover (bad pass) (Walter Clayton Jr. steals)
15:48		TV timeout
15:27	+3	Denzel Aberdeen makes three point jump shot (Micah Handlogten assists)	6-15
15:04	+3	Zachary Davis makes three point jump shot (Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk assists)	9-15
14:57		Denzel Aberdeen misses three point jump shot
14:55		Jacobi Wright defensive rebound
14:43	+2	Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point layup	11-15
14:43		Thomas Haugh shooting foul (Collin Murray-Boyles draws the foul)
14:43		Collin Murray-Boyles misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:42		Will Richard defensive rebound
14:30		Thomas Haugh misses three point jump shot
14:28		Jacobi Wright defensive rebound
14:21	+2	Jacobi Wright makes two point floating jump shot	13-15
13:55		Will Richard misses three point jump shot
13:53		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk defensive rebound
13:44	+2	Jacobi Wright makes two point layup (Zachary Davis assists)	15-15
13:30	+2	Thomas Haugh makes two point driving layup (Walter Clayton Jr. assists)	15-17
13:30		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk shooting foul (Thomas Haugh draws the foul)
13:30	+1	Thomas Haugh makes regular free throw 1 of 1	15-18
13:16	+3	Arden Conyers makes three point jump shot (Jamarii Thomas assists)	18-18
12:54		Rueben Chinyelu turnover (bad pass) (Collin Murray-Boyles steals)
12:30		Micah Handlogten blocks Collin Murray-Boyles's two point layup
12:28		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive rebound
12:27		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk misses two point putback layup
12:26		Micah Handlogten defensive rebound
12:20		Denzel Aberdeen misses two point driving layup
12:20		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
12:12		Jamarii Thomas misses two point jump shot
12:12		Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound
11:58		Walter Clayton Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:56		Arden Conyers defensive rebound
11:36	+3	Morris Ugusuk makes three point jump shot (Jamarii Thomas assists)	21-18
11:14		Urban Klavzar turnover (bad pass) (Collin Murray-Boyles steals)
10:46	+2	Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point cutting dunk (Jamarii Thomas assists)	23-18
10:19	+3	Walter Clayton Jr. makes three point jump shot	23-21
10:01	+2	Jamarii Thomas makes two point driving layup	25-21
9:45	+3	Urban Klavzar makes three point jump shot (Micah Handlogten assists)	25-24
9:42		Gators 30 second timeout
9:42		TV timeout
9:28	+2	Nick Pringle makes two point dunk (Zachary Davis assists)	27-24
9:07	+2	Rueben Chinyelu makes two point layup (Alijah Martin assists)	27-26
8:52		Zachary Davis turnover (bad pass)
8:36	+2	Denzel Aberdeen makes two point layup	27-28
8:10		Jump ball. Jamarii Thomas vs. Alijah Martin (Gamecocks gains possession)
8:04	+2	Jacobi Wright makes two point stepback jump shot	29-28
7:34		Denzel Aberdeen misses two point pullup jump shot
7:32		Jacobi Wright defensive rebound
7:15		Rueben Chinyelu blocks Nick Pringle's two point layup
7:14		Gators defensive rebound
7:14		TV timeout
7:02		Will Richard misses two point driving floating bank jump shot
7:01		Nick Pringle defensive rebound
7:01		Rueben Chinyelu personal foul
6:47		Jacobi Wright misses three point jump shot
6:45		Micah Handlogten defensive rebound
6:42		Alijah Martin misses three point pullup jump shot
6:40		Zachary Davis defensive rebound
6:30		Zachary Davis turnover (lost ball) (Thomas Haugh steals)
6:04		Collin Murray-Boyles shooting foul (Will Richard draws the foul)
6:04	+1	Will Richard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-29
6:04	+1	Will Richard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-30
5:42		Zachary Davis turnover (bad pass) (Micah Handlogten steals)
5:32		Walter Clayton Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Zachary Davis steals)
5:09		Micah Handlogten shooting foul (Nick Pringle draws the foul)
5:09	+1	Nick Pringle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-30
5:09	+1	Nick Pringle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-30
4:51		Zachary Davis personal foul
4:31		Alijah Martin misses three point jump shot
4:29		Morris Ugusuk defensive rebound
4:17		Jamarii Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Alijah Martin steals)
4:11		Nick Pringle shooting foul (Thomas Haugh draws the foul)
4:11	+1	Thomas Haugh makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-31
4:11	+1	Thomas Haugh makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-32
3:48		Zachary Davis turnover (bad pass) (Alijah Martin steals)
3:37		Walter Clayton Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot
3:35		Alijah Martin offensive rebound
3:29	+3	Alijah Martin makes three point jump shot	31-35
3:14		Micah Handlogten blocks Collin Murray-Boyles's two point layup
3:07		Thomas Haugh defensive rebound
3:04		TV timeout
2:57		Thomas Haugh turnover (bad pass) (Nick Pringle steals)
2:28		Rueben Chinyelu shooting foul (Nick Pringle draws the foul)
2:28	+1	Nick Pringle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-35
2:28	+1	Nick Pringle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-35
2:05		Thomas Haugh misses two point layup
2:04		Nick Pringle defensive rebound
2:04		Thomas Haugh personal foul
1:39		Morris Ugusuk misses two point driving layup
1:37		Walter Clayton Jr. defensive rebound
1:37		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk personal foul
1:24		Walter Clayton Jr. misses two point jump shot
1:22		Collin Murray-Boyles defensive rebound
1:20		Jump ball. Jamarii Thomas vs. Walter Clayton Jr. (Gators gains possession)
1:20		Jamarii Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Denzel Aberdeen steals)
0:57		Walter Clayton Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:55		Zachary Davis defensive rebound
0:47		Collin Murray-Boyles misses two point layup
0:45		Thomas Haugh defensive rebound
0:32	+2	Denzel Aberdeen makes two point reverse layup	33-37
0:24		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
0:05		Collin Murray-Boyles turnover (lost ball) (Thomas Haugh steals)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SCAR
Gamecocks
34
FLA
Gators
51

Time		Play	Score
19:39		Jacobi Wright turnover (Walter Clayton Jr. steals)
19:32	+3	Denzel Aberdeen makes three point jump shot (Walter Clayton Jr. assists)	33-40
19:17		Walter Clayton Jr. personal foul
19:01		Jamarii Thomas misses three point jump shot
18:59		Denzel Aberdeen defensive rebound
18:53		Collin Murray-Boyles blocks Walter Clayton Jr.'s three point jump shot
18:51		Zachary Davis defensive rebound
18:47		Will Richard personal foul
18:34		Zachary Davis misses two point layup
18:32		Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound
18:22	+3	Thomas Haugh makes three point jump shot (Denzel Aberdeen assists)	33-43
18:10		Thomas Haugh shooting foul (Jamarii Thomas draws the foul)
18:10		Jamarii Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:10	+1	Jamarii Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-43
17:56		Zachary Davis personal foul
17:48		Nick Pringle shooting foul (Thomas Haugh draws the foul)
17:48	+1	Thomas Haugh makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-44
17:48	+1	Thomas Haugh makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-45
17:33		Collin Murray-Boyles misses three point jump shot
17:31		Walter Clayton Jr. defensive rebound
17:07	+2	Micah Handlogten makes two point jump shot	34-47
17:07		Nick Pringle shooting foul (Micah Handlogten draws the foul)
17:07		Micah Handlogten misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:07		Jacobi Wright defensive rebound
16:58		Jacobi Wright misses two point jump shot
16:56		Thomas Haugh defensive rebound
16:39	+2	Will Richard makes two point jump shot (Micah Handlogten assists)	34-49
16:29		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
16:29		TV timeout
16:06		Will Richard shooting foul (Collin Murray-Boyles draws the foul)
16:06	+1	Collin Murray-Boyles makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-49
16:06		Collin Murray-Boyles misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:06		Thomas Haugh defensive rebound
15:53		Will Richard turnover (Morris Ugusuk steals)
15:45	+3	Morris Ugusuk makes three point jump shot	38-49
15:32		Micah Handlogten turnover (Zachary Davis steals)
15:27	+2	Zachary Davis makes two point dunk	40-49
14:56	+3	Denzel Aberdeen makes three point jump shot (Thomas Haugh assists)	40-52
14:43		Collin Murray-Boyles turnover
14:43		TV timeout
14:30		Thomas Haugh misses three point jump shot
14:28		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk defensive rebound
14:05		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk misses two point jump shot
14:03		Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound
13:54		Alijah Martin turnover
13:37		Nick Pringle misses two point layup
13:35		Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound
13:27	+3	Alijah Martin makes three point jump shot (Walter Clayton Jr. assists)	40-55
13:27		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
12:57		Morris Ugusuk misses two point jump shot
12:55		Alijah Martin defensive rebound
12:49	+3	Denzel Aberdeen makes three point jump shot (Alijah Martin assists)	40-58
12:32		Arden Conyers misses two point layup
12:30		Walter Clayton Jr. defensive rebound
12:23	+3	Denzel Aberdeen makes three point jump shot (Walter Clayton Jr. assists)	40-61
12:06		Jamarii Thomas misses two point jump shot
12:04		Nick Pringle offensive rebound
11:59	+2	Nick Pringle makes two point layup	42-61
11:32		Denzel Aberdeen misses three point jump shot
11:30		Gators offensive rebound
11:26		TV timeout
11:23	+3	Thomas Haugh makes three point jump shot (Denzel Aberdeen assists)	42-64
11:05		Arden Conyers misses three point jump shot
11:03		Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound
10:55		Collin Murray-Boyles shooting foul (Denzel Aberdeen draws the foul)
10:55		Denzel Aberdeen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:55	+1	Denzel Aberdeen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-65
10:35		Micah Handlogten shooting foul (Collin Murray-Boyles draws the foul)
10:35	+1	Collin Murray-Boyles makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-65
10:35	+1	Collin Murray-Boyles makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-65
10:19	+2	Rueben Chinyelu makes two point layup (Micah Handlogten assists)	44-67
10:10	+2	Jacobi Wright makes two point layup	46-67
9:52		Rueben Chinyelu misses two point jump shot
9:50		Rueben Chinyelu offensive rebound
9:30	+2	Will Richard makes two point jump shot	46-69
9:15		Rueben Chinyelu personal foul
9:13	+2	Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point layup (Jamarii Thomas assists)	48-69
9:13		Will Richard shooting foul (Collin Murray-Boyles draws the foul)
9:13	+1	Collin Murray-Boyles makes regular free throw 1 of 1	49-69
8:47		Collin Murray-Boyles blocks Alijah Martin's two point layup
8:45		Gators offensive rebound
8:43		Gators turnover (shot clock violation)
8:33		Jamarii Thomas turnover (Micah Handlogten steals)
8:25	+2	Thomas Haugh makes two point layup (Will Richard assists)	49-71
8:12		Will Richard blocks Jamarii Thomas's two point layup
8:10		Gamecocks offensive rebound
8:05		Micah Handlogten shooting foul (Nick Pringle draws the foul)
8:05	+1	Nick Pringle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-71
8:05	+1	Nick Pringle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-71
7:43	+2	Alijah Martin makes two point layup (Thomas Haugh assists)	51-73
7:25		Morris Ugusuk misses three point jump shot
7:23		Micah Handlogten defensive rebound
7:03	+2	Walter Clayton Jr. makes two point layup (Micah Handlogten assists)	51-75
6:51	+2	Jacobi Wright makes two point layup	53-75
6:51		Micah Handlogten shooting foul (Jacobi Wright draws the foul)
6:51		TV timeout
6:51	+1	Jacobi Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 1	54-75
6:26		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk personal foul
6:22		Will Richard turnover (Nick Pringle steals)
6:14		Thomas Haugh blocks Jacobi Wright's two point layup
6:12		Walter Clayton Jr. defensive rebound
6:05	+2	Will Richard makes two point dunk (Walter Clayton Jr. assists)	54-77
5:46		Nick Pringle turnover (Will Richard steals)
5:39	+2	Rueben Chinyelu makes two point dunk (Alijah Martin assists)	54-79
5:17	+2	Nick Pringle makes two point layup	56-79
4:55	+2	Rueben Chinyelu makes two point dunk (Walter Clayton Jr. assists)	56-81
4:40		Jamarii Thomas misses three point jump shot
4:38		Thomas Haugh defensive rebound
4:20		Thomas Haugh misses three point jump shot
4:18		Zachary Davis defensive rebound
4:09	+2	Jamarii Thomas makes two point layup	58-81
3:53	+2	Walter Clayton Jr. makes two point layup	58-83
3:51		TV timeout
3:23		Arden Conyers misses two point jump shot
3:21		Jordan Butler offensive rebound
3:11		Denzel Aberdeen shooting foul (Jamarii Thomas draws the foul)
3:11	+1	Jamarii Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-83
3:11	+1	Jamarii Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-83
2:58		Will Richard misses three point jump shot
2:56		Cam Scott defensive rebound
2:35		Cam Scott misses three point jump shot
2:33		Jordan Butler offensive rebound
2:32		Will Richard shooting foul (Jordan Butler draws the foul)
2:32	+1	Jordan Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-83
2:32	+1	Jordan Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-83
2:17		Urban Klavzar turnover
2:08		Jamarii Thomas misses two point jump shot
2:06		Isaiah Brown defensive rebound
2:00	+3	Alijah Martin makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Brown assists)	62-86
1:45		Arden Conyers misses three point jump shot
1:43		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk offensive rebound
1:40		Alijah Martin shooting foul (Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk draws the foul)
1:40		Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:40	+1	Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-86
1:12		Urban Klavzar misses three point jump shot
1:10		Jordan Butler defensive rebound
0:58	+2	Austin Herro makes two point jump shot	65-86
0:47		Austin Herro personal foul (Kajus Kublickas draws the foul)
0:47	+1	Kajus Kublickas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-87
0:47	+1	Kajus Kublickas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-88
0:31	+2	Arden Conyers makes two point layup	67-88
0:00		End of period

OT
SCAR
Gamecocks
0
FLA
Gators
0

Time	Team		Play	Score
0:00			End of period

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Arden Conyers makes two point layup