FLA

MIAMI

Thomas Haugh leads No. 1 Florida past No. 14 Miami in season opener

AP
Nov 02, 2026

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Thomas Haugh had 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead No. 1 Florida Gators to a 77-67 win over No. 14 Miami on Monday night in the season opener for both programs.

Rueben Chinyelu added six points and 14 rebounds for the Gators, who left Benchmark International Arena with a loss the last time they played there to Iowa in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on March 22.

Acaden Lewis, a transfer from Villanova, had 24 in his first game for the Hurricanes.

Haugh, the preseason Southeastern Conference Player of the Year who would have likely been a lottery pick had he left for the NBA, was dominant from start to finish. The 6-foot-9 senior chipped in five offensive boards, four assists, two steals and a block. He didn’t commit a turnover and hit 4 of 8 from 3-point range.

Miami kept within striking distance, scoring the first eight points of the second half. The Hurricanes sliced Florida’s lead to 53-51 when Somto Cyril followed a missed free throw with a dunk.

But the Gators answered with defense, holding the Hurricanes without a field goal over a five-minute stretch. When Urban Klavzar made a 3-pointer, Florida led 66-55.

When Haugh didn’t connect, his teammates picked him up. Late in the first half, Isaiah Brown followed Haugh’s miss with a putback dunk to give Florida a 44-32 advantage.

Stuck in a tight battle over the game’s first eight minutes, Florida used a 9-0 run to take command and didn’t trail again.

Florida, which has managed to retain its roster nucleus over multiple years, won with muscle and effort. A physical matchup between instate rivals, the contest included two technicals and three fouls that were upgraded to flagrants.

Florida: Hosts Jacksonville on Thursday night.

Miami: Hosts Wagner on Friday night.

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1st Half
FLA
Gators
46
MIA
Hurricanes
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Somto Cyril vs. Rueben Chinyelu (Hurricanes gains possession)
19:42		Shelton Henderson misses two point jump shot
19:40		Somto Cyril offensive rebound
19:36	+2	Somto Cyril makes two point layup	0-2
19:09	+2	Rueben Chinyelu makes two point hook shot	2-2
18:40	+3	Acaden Lewis makes three point jump shot (Somto Cyril assists)	2-5
18:19	+2	Denzel Aberdeen makes two point dunk (Alex Condon assists)	4-5
18:03		Acaden Lewis turnover (lost ball) (Boogie Fland steals)
17:53	+3	Thomas Haugh makes three point jump shot (Rueben Chinyelu assists)	7-5
17:30	+2	Caleb Gaskins makes two point jump shot	7-7
17:12		Alex Condon misses two point jump shot
17:11		Rueben Chinyelu offensive rebound
17:11		Caleb Gaskins shooting foul (Rueben Chinyelu draws the foul)
17:11		Rueben Chinyelu misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:11	+1	Rueben Chinyelu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-7
16:46	+2	Acaden Lewis makes two point jump shot	8-9
16:37		Denzel Aberdeen misses three point jump shot
16:35		Shelton Henderson defensive rebound
16:29		Alex Condon shooting foul (Shelton Henderson draws the foul)
16:29	+1	Shelton Henderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-10
16:29	+1	Shelton Henderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-11
16:08		Boogie Fland misses two point jump shot
16:06		Shelton Henderson defensive rebound
16:01		Shelton Henderson offensive foul
16:01		Shelton Henderson turnover (offensive foul)
15:51		Acaden Lewis shooting foul (Thomas Haugh draws the foul)
15:51		TV timeout
15:51	+1	Thomas Haugh makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-11
15:51	+1	Thomas Haugh makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-11
15:26		Alex Condon shooting foul (Malik Reneau draws the foul)
15:26	+1	Malik Reneau makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-12
15:26		Malik Reneau misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:26		Urban Klavzar defensive rebound
15:10		Boogie Fland misses two point jump shot
15:08		Shelton Henderson defensive rebound
15:04		Shelton Henderson misses two point layup
15:02		Domen Petrovic defensive rebound
15:02		Nick Dorn personal foul
14:52	+3	Domen Petrovic makes three point jump shot (Thomas Haugh assists)	13-12
14:19		Shelton Henderson misses three point jump shot
14:17		Boogie Fland defensive rebound
14:12		Boogie Fland turnover (bad pass) (Shelton Henderson steals)
14:05	+3	Nick Dorn makes three point jump shot (Dante Allen assists)	13-15
13:48		Thomas Haugh misses two point jump shot
13:46		Shelton Henderson defensive rebound
13:30		Rueben Chinyelu blocks Shelton Henderson's two point layup
13:28		Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound
13:27		Jump ball. Rueben Chinyelu vs. Shelton Henderson (Gators gains possession)
13:07	+2	Urban Klavzar makes two point jump shot (Rueben Chinyelu assists)	15-15
12:48		Jump ball. Brent Bland vs. Denzel Aberdeen (Hurricanes gains possession)
12:36		Acaden Lewis misses two point layup
12:34		Somto Cyril offensive rebound
12:34		Somto Cyril misses two point layup
12:32		Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound
12:21		Denzel Aberdeen misses two point jump shot
12:19		Dante Allen defensive rebound
12:16	+2	Brent Bland makes two point layup (Dante Allen assists)	15-17
12:16		Isaiah Brown shooting foul (Brent Bland draws the foul)
12:16		Brent Bland misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:16		Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound
11:57		TV timeout
11:45		Boogie Fland misses two point jump shot
11:43		Thomas Haugh offensive rebound
11:38	+3	Isaiah Brown makes three point jump shot (Thomas Haugh assists)	18-17
11:16		Caleb Gaskins turnover (bad pass) (Boogie Fland steals)
11:10	+2	Denzel Aberdeen makes two point layup (Boogie Fland assists)	20-17
11:10		Caleb Gaskins shooting foul (Denzel Aberdeen draws the foul)
11:10	+1	Denzel Aberdeen makes regular free throw 1 of 1	21-17
10:48		Rueben Chinyelu blocks Malik Reneau's two point hook shot
10:46		Malik Reneau offensive rebound
10:36		Shelton Henderson misses three point jump shot
10:34		Malik Reneau offensive rebound
10:31		Brent Bland misses three point jump shot
10:29		Dante Allen offensive rebound
10:25		Dante Allen turnover (bad pass) (Boogie Fland steals)
10:16	+3	Boogie Fland makes three point jump shot (Thomas Haugh assists)	24-17
10:14		Hurricanes 30 second timeout
9:58	+2	Shelton Henderson makes two point jump shot	24-19
9:37	+2	Alex Condon makes two point hook shot	26-19
9:28		Boogie Fland shooting foul (Acaden Lewis draws the foul)
9:28	+1	Acaden Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-20
9:28	+1	Acaden Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-21
9:09	+2	Thomas Haugh makes two point layup (Alex Condon assists)	28-21
8:41		Dante Allen misses three point jump shot
8:39		Alex Condon defensive rebound
8:23	+2	Denzel Aberdeen makes two point layup	30-21
7:58	+2	Robert Miller III makes two point hook shot (Dante Allen assists)	30-23
7:45		Arturas Butajevas offensive foul
7:45		Arturas Butajevas turnover (offensive foul)
7:45		TV timeout
7:35		Thomas Haugh personal foul
7:15		Acaden Lewis misses three point jump shot
7:13		Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound
7:05	+3	Thomas Haugh makes three point jump shot (Denzel Aberdeen assists)	33-23
6:50		Egor Ryzhov misses two point hook shot
6:48		Robert Miller III offensive rebound
6:48	+2	Robert Miller III makes two point dunk	33-25
6:42		Egor Ryzhov personal foul
6:30		Urban Klavzar misses three point jump shot
6:28		Acaden Lewis defensive rebound
6:20		Acaden Lewis turnover (lost ball)
6:04		Denzel Aberdeen misses three point jump shot
6:03		Rueben Chinyelu offensive rebound
6:03		Egor Ryzhov personal foul (Rueben Chinyelu draws the foul)
6:03	+1	Rueben Chinyelu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-25
6:03	+1	Rueben Chinyelu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-25
5:45		Dante Allen misses three point jump shot
5:43		Thomas Haugh defensive rebound
5:43		Shelton Henderson personal foul (Thomas Haugh draws the foul)
5:43		Thomas Haugh misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:43		Brent Bland defensive rebound
5:25		Rueben Chinyelu blocks Malik Reneau's two point layup
5:23		Isaiah Brown defensive rebound
5:15	+3	Thomas Haugh makes three point jump shot (Denzel Aberdeen assists)	38-25
4:47		Nick Dorn misses two point jump shot
4:45		Thomas Haugh defensive rebound
4:45		Malik Reneau personal foul (Thomas Haugh draws the foul)
4:45		Thomas Haugh misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:45		Robert Miller III defensive rebound
4:24	+2	Acaden Lewis makes two point layup	38-27
4:11	+3	Urban Klavzar makes three point jump shot (Rueben Chinyelu assists)	41-27
3:45	+3	Acaden Lewis makes three point jump shot	41-30
3:28		Urban Klavzar turnover (traveling)
3:28		TV timeout
3:17		Acaden Lewis misses two point jump shot
3:15		Urban Klavzar defensive rebound
3:03		Thomas Haugh misses three point jump shot
3:01		Hurricanes defensive rebound
3:01		Domen Petrovic personal foul (Dante Allen draws the foul)
3:01	+1	Dante Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-31
3:01	+1	Dante Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-32
2:37		Boogie Fland misses three point jump shot
2:35		Thomas Haugh offensive rebound
2:27		Robert Miller III personal foul (Alex Condon draws the foul)
2:27		Alex Condon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:27	+1	Alex Condon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-32
2:05		Brent Bland turnover (out of bounds)
1:50		Thomas Haugh misses two point jump shot
1:48		Isaiah Brown offensive rebound
1:42	+2	Isaiah Brown makes two point dunk	44-32
1:27		Isaiah Brown personal foul
1:27		Official timeout
1:27		Jai Lucas technical foul
1:27		Todd Golden technical foul
1:27	+1	Robert Miller III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-33
1:27	+1	Robert Miller III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-34
1:01		Malik Reneau shooting foul (Isaiah Brown draws the foul)
1:01	+1	Isaiah Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-34
1:01	+1	Isaiah Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-34
0:47	+2	Somto Cyril makes two point dunk	46-36
0:40		Robert Miller III personal foul (Thomas Haugh draws the foul)
0:40		Thomas Haugh misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:40		Thomas Haugh misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:40		Dante Allen defensive rebound
0:12		Brent Bland misses three point jump shot
0:10		Thomas Haugh defensive rebound
0:01		Thomas Haugh misses three point jump shot
0:00		Acaden Lewis defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
FLA
Gators
31
MIA
Hurricanes
31

Time		Play	Score
19:33		Rueben Chinyelu turnover (lost ball)
19:12	+2	Shelton Henderson makes two point jump shot	46-38
19:02		Alex Condon misses three point jump shot
19:00		Caleb Gaskins defensive rebound
18:52		Rueben Chinyelu flagrant 1 (Somto Cyril draws the foul)
18:52		Official timeout
18:52	+1	Somto Cyril makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	46-39
18:52		Somto Cyril misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:37		Thomas Haugh blocks Shelton Henderson's two point layup
18:35		Shelton Henderson offensive rebound
18:30	+2	Acaden Lewis makes two point jump shot	46-41
18:06		Caleb Gaskins shooting foul (Boogie Fland draws the foul)
18:06		Boogie Fland misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:06		Boogie Fland misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:06		Shelton Henderson defensive rebound
17:54	+2	Acaden Lewis makes two point jump shot	46-43
17:33	+2	Alex Condon makes two point jump shot (Thomas Haugh assists)	48-43
17:25	+3	Malik Reneau makes three point jump shot (Acaden Lewis assists)	48-46
17:12	+3	Thomas Haugh makes three point jump shot (Boogie Fland assists)	51-46
16:50		Shelton Henderson turnover (lost ball) (Alex Condon steals)
16:46	+2	Alex Condon makes two point layup (Boogie Fland assists)	53-46
16:46		Malik Reneau shooting foul (Alex Condon draws the foul)
16:46		Gators turnover (lane violation)
16:26		Acaden Lewis turnover (bad pass) (Thomas Haugh steals)
16:11		Denzel Aberdeen misses three point jump shot
16:09		Somto Cyril defensive rebound
15:54		Acaden Lewis misses two point jump shot
15:52		Somto Cyril offensive rebound
15:52		Rueben Chinyelu shooting foul (Somto Cyril draws the foul)
15:52		TV timeout
15:52	+1	Somto Cyril makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-47
15:52	+1	Somto Cyril makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-48
15:23		Urban Klavzar misses three point jump shot
15:21		Thomas Haugh offensive rebound
15:11		Denzel Aberdeen misses three point jump shot
15:09		Acaden Lewis defensive rebound
15:07		Urban Klavzar shooting foul (Dante Allen draws the foul)
15:07	+1	Dante Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-49
15:07		Dante Allen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:07		Somto Cyril offensive rebound
15:05	+2	Somto Cyril makes two point dunk	53-51
14:49		Urban Klavzar misses three point jump shot
14:47		Somto Cyril defensive rebound
14:24		Acaden Lewis misses three point jump shot
14:22		Domen Petrovic defensive rebound
14:13	+3	Domen Petrovic makes three point jump shot (Alex Condon assists)	56-51
13:40		Shelton Henderson offensive foul
13:40		Shelton Henderson turnover (offensive foul)
13:28		Thomas Haugh misses three point jump shot
13:26		Domen Petrovic offensive rebound
13:22	+3	Boogie Fland makes three point jump shot (Urban Klavzar assists)	59-51
13:02		Acaden Lewis turnover (lost ball) (Thomas Haugh steals)
12:48		Rueben Chinyelu misses two point layup
12:46		Thomas Haugh offensive rebound
12:46		Robert Miller III shooting foul (Thomas Haugh draws the foul)
12:46		Thomas Haugh misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:46	+1	Thomas Haugh makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-51
12:25	+2	Somto Cyril makes two point dunk (Malik Reneau assists)	60-53
12:23		Rueben Chinyelu turnover (out of bounds)
12:13		Malik Reneau turnover (lost ball) (Boogie Fland steals)
12:00		Domen Petrovic misses three point jump shot
11:58		Boogie Fland offensive rebound
11:53		Urban Klavzar misses three point jump shot
11:51		Dante Allen defensive rebound
11:46		Nick Dorn misses three point jump shot
11:44		Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound
11:37		Nick Dorn shooting foul (Boogie Fland draws the foul)
11:37		TV timeout
11:37	+1	Boogie Fland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-53
11:37		Boogie Fland misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:37		Nick Dorn defensive rebound
11:22		Domen Petrovic personal foul
11:14		Isaiah Brown flagrant 1 (Somto Cyril draws the foul)
11:14		Official timeout
11:14	+1	Somto Cyril makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-54
11:14	+1	Somto Cyril makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-55
11:08		Shelton Henderson misses two point jump shot
11:06		Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound
11:06		Somto Cyril personal foul
10:55		Boogie Fland misses two point jump shot
10:53		Alex Condon offensive rebound
10:50	+2	Alex Condon makes two point layup	63-55
10:27		Shelton Henderson misses two point layup
10:25		Isaiah Brown defensive rebound
10:19	+3	Urban Klavzar makes three point jump shot (Boogie Fland assists)	66-55
10:15		Hurricanes 30 second timeout
10:15		TV timeout
9:55		Alex Condon blocks Malik Reneau's two point dunk
9:53		Hurricanes offensive rebound
9:53		Jump ball. Malik Reneau vs. Alex Condon (Hurricanes gains possession)
9:47		Caleb Gaskins misses two point jump shot
9:45		Thomas Haugh defensive rebound
9:18		Boogie Fland misses two point jump shot
9:16		Acaden Lewis defensive rebound
9:10		Shelton Henderson misses two point layup
9:08		Alex Condon defensive rebound
9:03		Thomas Haugh misses two point layup
9:01		Brent Bland defensive rebound
8:54		Alex Condon shooting foul (Caleb Gaskins draws the foul)
8:54	+1	Caleb Gaskins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-56
8:54		Caleb Gaskins misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:51		Hurricanes offensive rebound
8:43		Acaden Lewis misses two point jump shot
8:41		Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound
8:41		Robert Miller III personal foul (Rueben Chinyelu draws the foul)
8:41		Rueben Chinyelu misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:41		Somto Cyril defensive rebound
8:15		Boogie Fland personal foul (Acaden Lewis draws the foul)
8:15	+1	Acaden Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-57
8:15	+1	Acaden Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-58
7:46		Denzel Aberdeen turnover (bad pass) (Somto Cyril steals)
7:40		Dante Allen misses two point layup
7:38		Alex Condon defensive rebound
7:38		Somto Cyril personal foul (Boogie Fland draws the foul)
7:38		TV timeout
7:38	+1	Boogie Fland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-58
7:38	+1	Boogie Fland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-58
7:27	+2	Acaden Lewis makes two point jump shot	68-60
7:08		Somto Cyril personal foul (Rueben Chinyelu draws the foul)
7:08		Rueben Chinyelu misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:06		Thomas Haugh offensive rebound
7:09		TV timeout
6:46		Denzel Aberdeen turnover (bad pass) (Acaden Lewis steals)
6:38		Acaden Lewis misses two point layup
6:36		Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound
6:15		Boogie Fland misses two point jump shot
6:13		Rueben Chinyelu offensive rebound
6:08		Rueben Chinyelu misses two point hook shot
6:06		Shelton Henderson defensive rebound
5:56		Malik Reneau misses two point hook shot
5:54		Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound
5:53		Somto Cyril flagrant 1 (Urban Klavzar draws the foul)
5:53		Official timeout
5:53		Urban Klavzar misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
5:53	+1	Urban Klavzar makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	69-60
5:39		Rueben Chinyelu offensive foul
5:39		Rueben Chinyelu turnover (offensive foul)
5:14		Acaden Lewis misses three point jump shot
5:12		Shelton Henderson offensive rebound
5:05		Rueben Chinyelu shooting foul (Shelton Henderson draws the foul)
5:05		Shelton Henderson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:05	+1	Shelton Henderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-61
4:43		Boogie Fland turnover (lost ball) (Caleb Gaskins steals)
4:37		Acaden Lewis misses three point jump shot
4:35		Caleb Gaskins offensive rebound
4:35		Thomas Haugh personal foul (Caleb Gaskins draws the foul)
4:35	+1	Caleb Gaskins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-62
4:35		Caleb Gaskins misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:35		Thomas Haugh defensive rebound
4:16		Thomas Haugh misses three point jump shot
4:14		Malik Reneau defensive rebound
4:09		Acaden Lewis misses three point jump shot
4:07		Alex Condon defensive rebound
4:04	+2	Thomas Haugh makes two point layup	71-62
4:04		Gators 30 second timeout
4:04		TV timeout
3:57		Shelton Henderson misses two point jump shot
3:55		Hurricanes offensive rebound
3:49		Malik Reneau misses two point hook shot
3:47		Alex Condon defensive rebound
3:29		Alex Condon turnover (bad pass) (Shelton Henderson steals)
3:24		Shelton Henderson misses two point layup
3:22		Alex Condon defensive rebound
3:03		Alex Condon misses two point jump shot
3:01		Malik Reneau defensive rebound
3:01		Alex Condon personal foul
3:01	+1	Malik Reneau makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-63
3:01		Malik Reneau misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:58		Gators defensive rebound
2:26		Gators turnover (shot clock violation)
2:09		Caleb Gaskins misses two point jump shot
2:07		Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound
1:49		Malik Reneau personal foul (Rueben Chinyelu draws the foul)
1:49	+1	Rueben Chinyelu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-63
1:49		Rueben Chinyelu misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:49		Caleb Gaskins defensive rebound
1:30		Caleb Gaskins misses two point layup
1:28		Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound
1:21		Caleb Gaskins personal foul (Boogie Fland draws the foul)
1:21	+1	Boogie Fland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-63
1:21	+1	Boogie Fland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-63
1:21		Gators 30 second timeout
1:13	+2	Acaden Lewis makes two point layup	74-65
1:13		Rueben Chinyelu shooting foul (Acaden Lewis draws the foul)
1:13		Acaden Lewis misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:13		Boogie Fland defensive rebound
1:04		Jump ball. (Gators gains possession)
1:03		Brent Bland personal foul (Boogie Fland draws the foul)
1:03		Boogie Fland misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:03	+1	Boogie Fland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-65
0:56	+2	Acaden Lewis makes two point layup	75-67
0:55		Malik Reneau personal foul (Alex Condon draws the foul)
0:55	+1	Alex Condon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-67
0:55	+1	Alex Condon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-67
0:39		Acaden Lewis misses three point jump shot
0:35		Gators defensive rebound
0:03		Denzel Aberdeen misses two point layup
0:01		Shelton Henderson defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Shelton Henderson defensive rebound