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Samuel's offensive rebound and dunk in the closing seconds help Florida beat East Carolina 70-65

AP
Dec 15, 2023

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) Walter Clayton Jr. scored 20 of his 22 points in the first half, Tyrese Samuel had a key rebound and dunk in the closing seconds and Florida beat East Carolina 70-65 on Thursday night in the Florida Tip-Off.

Florida had its lead trimmed to 67-65 with 1:06 remaining. The Gators missed their next three 3-pointers, but Samuel hustled for an offensive rebound and dunked it with 19.9 seconds left for a four-point lead. East Carolina didn't hit the rim on a 3-point attempt and Alex Condon made 1 of 2 free throws to seal it.

Florida outrebounded East Carolina 51-32, including 21-10 on the offensive end. Samuel, coming off his third double-double of the season, had seven rebounds to go with 11 points.

Zyon Pullin also scored 11 points for Florida (7-3). Will Richard added 10 points and Condon grabbed 12 rebounds.

Ezra Ausar and RJ Felton each scored 14 points for East Carolina (6-5). Brandon Johnson had 12 points and 10 rebounds and Bobby Pettiford Jr. added 11 points before being helped off the floor with 45.8 seconds left.

Clayton’s 20 points on 8-of-13 shooting helped Florida take a 37-30 lead into the break.

East Carolina got as close as 62-61 in the second half on a jumper from the free-throw line by Cam Hayes - his first make of the game.

It marked the first meeting between the Florida and East Carolina men’s basketball programs.

Florida travels to Charlotte, North Carolina to face Michigan on Tuesday in the Jumpman Invitational.

East Carolina returns home for a matchup with Delaware State on Wednesday.

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1st Half
ECU
Pirates
30
FLA
Gators
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Gators gains possession)
19:39		Riley Kugel misses two point jump shot
19:37		Micah Handlogten offensive rebound
19:35		Micah Handlogten turnover (lost ball)
19:07		RJ Felton turnover (traveling)
18:48	+2	Tyrese Samuel makes two point layup (Will Richard assists)	0-2
18:29	+2	Bobby Pettiford Jr. makes two point jump shot	2-2
18:21	+2	Walter Clayton Jr. makes two point layup	2-4
17:56		Tyrese Samuel personal foul
17:46		Will Richard shooting foul (Brandon Johnson draws the foul)
17:46	+1	Brandon Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-4
17:46		Brandon Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:46		Riley Kugel defensive rebound
17:34	+2	Walter Clayton Jr. makes two point jump shot	3-6
17:05	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point jump shot	5-6
16:53		Walter Clayton Jr. misses two point jump shot
16:51		Tyrese Samuel offensive rebound
16:48	+3	Walter Clayton Jr. makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Samuel assists)	5-9
16:24	+3	RJ Felton makes three point jump shot	8-9
16:12	+2	Walter Clayton Jr. makes two point layup	8-11
16:12		Bobby Pettiford Jr. shooting foul (Walter Clayton Jr. draws the foul)
16:12	+1	Walter Clayton Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	8-12
15:59		RJ Felton misses three point jump shot
15:57		Tyrese Samuel defensive rebound
15:39	+2	Micah Handlogten makes two point layup (Will Richard assists)	8-14
15:16		Ezra Ausar turnover (traveling)
15:16		TV timeout
15:15		Jaden Walker personal foul
14:44		Walter Clayton Jr. misses two point jump shot
14:42		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
14:24		Cam Hayes misses three point jump shot
14:22		Walter Clayton Jr. defensive rebound
14:16	+2	Walter Clayton Jr. makes two point layup	8-16
13:45		Jaden Walker misses two point layup
13:43		Alex Condon defensive rebound
13:26		Callum Richard personal foul (Riley Kugel draws the foul)
13:22		Walter Clayton Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:20		Quentin Diboundje defensive rebound
12:53		Quentin Diboundje misses two point jump shot
12:51		RJ Felton offensive rebound
12:46	+2	RJ Felton makes two point layup	10-16
12:37		Alex Condon misses two point jump shot
12:35		Jaden Walker defensive rebound
12:16		RJ Felton misses three point jump shot
12:14		Riley Kugel defensive rebound
12:10		RJ Felton shooting foul (Alex Condon draws the foul)
12:10		Alex Condon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:10		Alex Condon misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:10		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
11:47		Quentin Diboundje misses three point jump shot
11:45		Riley Kugel defensive rebound
11:39		Quentin Diboundje blocks Alex Condon's two point layup
11:37		Kalib LaCount defensive rebound
11:32	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point layup (Kalib LaCount assists)	12-16
11:23		Zyon Pullin misses two point layup
11:21		Alex Condon offensive rebound
11:18		Brandon Johnson shooting foul (Alex Condon draws the foul)
11:18		TV timeout
11:18	+1	Alex Condon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-17
11:18	+1	Alex Condon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-18
10:58		Thomas Haugh personal foul (Brandon Johnson draws the foul)
10:50		Cam Hayes misses three point jump shot
10:48		Pirates offensive rebound
10:38		Ezra Ausar misses two point layup
10:36		Alex Condon defensive rebound
10:30	+3	Will Richard makes three point jump shot (Alex Condon assists)	12-21
10:11		Riley Kugel shooting foul (RJ Felton draws the foul)
10:11		RJ Felton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:11	+1	RJ Felton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-21
9:52	+2	Alex Condon makes two point layup (Zyon Pullin assists)	13-23
9:36		Alex Condon personal foul (Ezra Ausar draws the foul)
9:31		Cam Hayes misses three point jump shot
9:29		Brandon Johnson offensive rebound
9:14		Ezra Ausar misses three point jump shot
9:12		Walter Clayton Jr. defensive rebound
9:08		Walter Clayton Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Bobby Pettiford Jr. steals)
9:06	+2	Bobby Pettiford Jr. makes two point dunk	15-23
9:00		Zyon Pullin turnover (lost ball)
8:41		Valentino Pinedo turnover (lost ball)
8:17	+2	Will Richard makes two point jump shot	15-25
7:43		Brandon Johnson turnover (bad pass)
7:43		TV timeout
7:19		Zyon Pullin misses three point jump shot
7:17		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
7:06	+3	Brandon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Bobby Pettiford Jr. assists)	18-25
6:51		Zyon Pullin misses three point jump shot
6:49		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
6:35	+3	Jaden Walker makes three point jump shot (Bobby Pettiford Jr. assists)	21-25
6:10	+3	Walter Clayton Jr. makes three point jump shot (Zyon Pullin assists)	21-28
5:52		Quentin Diboundje turnover (lost ball) (Tyrese Samuel steals)
5:42	+3	Walter Clayton Jr. makes three point jump shot (Zyon Pullin assists)	21-31
5:40		Pirates 30 second timeout
5:34		Tyrese Samuel blocks Jaden Walker's two point layup
5:32		Pirates offensive rebound
5:16	+3	RJ Felton makes three point jump shot (Jaden Walker assists)	24-31
5:08		Ezra Ausar personal foul
5:06		Tyrese Samuel turnover (lost ball) (Bobby Pettiford Jr. steals)
4:53		Bobby Pettiford Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Walter Clayton Jr. steals)
4:50	+2	Walter Clayton Jr. makes two point layup	24-33
4:29		Ezra Ausar turnover (out of bounds)
4:16		Walter Clayton Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:14		Will Richard offensive rebound
4:08		Riley Kugel turnover (bad pass) (RJ Felton steals)
3:44		Brandon Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Walter Clayton Jr. steals)
3:39		TV timeout
3:29		Walter Clayton Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Kalib LaCount steals)
3:18		Jaden Walker misses three point jump shot
3:16		Alex Condon defensive rebound
3:06		Walter Clayton Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Jaden Walker steals)
2:58		Will Richard blocks Cam Hayes's two point layup
2:56		Alex Condon defensive rebound
2:40	+2	Micah Handlogten makes two point layup (Will Richard assists)	24-35
2:31	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point layup	26-35
2:24		Ezra Ausar personal foul (Alex Condon draws the foul)
2:24		Alex Condon misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:24		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
2:11		Bobby Pettiford Jr. misses two point jump shot
2:09		Zyon Pullin defensive rebound
2:00		Walter Clayton Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:58		Walter Clayton Jr. offensive rebound
1:47		Zyon Pullin misses two point layup
1:45		Alex Condon offensive rebound
1:34		Alex Condon misses two point layup
1:32		Zyon Pullin offensive rebound
1:24		Alex Condon misses two point jump shot
1:22		RJ Felton defensive rebound
1:11	+2	Brandon Johnson makes two point jump shot	28-35
0:51		Micah Handlogten misses two point layup
0:49		Micah Handlogten offensive rebound
0:46	+2	Micah Handlogten makes two point layup	28-37
0:23	+2	Cyr Malonga makes two point jump shot	30-37
0:01		Riley Kugel misses three point jump shot
0:00		Pirates defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ECU
Pirates
35
FLA
Gators
33

Time		Play	Score
19:38		Micah Handlogten blocks Ezra Ausar's two point layup
19:36		Riley Kugel defensive rebound
19:29		Riley Kugel misses two point jump shot
19:27		Tyrese Samuel offensive rebound
19:26		RJ Felton shooting foul (Tyrese Samuel draws the foul)
19:26	+1	Tyrese Samuel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-38
19:26	+1	Tyrese Samuel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-39
19:03		Micah Handlogten shooting foul (Ezra Ausar draws the foul)
19:03		Ezra Ausar misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:03	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-39
18:57		Riley Kugel turnover (bad pass)
18:44	+2	Bobby Pettiford Jr. makes two point layup	33-39
18:36		Brandon Johnson shooting foul (Tyrese Samuel draws the foul)
18:36	+1	Tyrese Samuel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-40
18:36	+1	Tyrese Samuel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-41
18:21		Riley Kugel personal foul (RJ Felton draws the foul)
18:07	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point dunk (Bobby Pettiford Jr. assists)	35-41
17:49		Walter Clayton Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Bobby Pettiford Jr. steals)
17:34	+2	Jaden Walker makes two point jump shot	37-41
17:17		Bobby Pettiford Jr. personal foul
17:13		Riley Kugel misses three point jump shot
17:11		Micah Handlogten offensive rebound
17:08		Riley Kugel turnover (lost ball)
16:51		Ezra Ausar misses two point layup
16:49		Micah Handlogten defensive rebound
16:35	+2	Riley Kugel makes two point layup (Will Richard assists)	37-43
16:35		Jaden Walker shooting foul (Riley Kugel draws the foul)
16:35		Riley Kugel misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:35		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
16:07		Jaden Walker misses three point jump shot
16:05		Riley Kugel defensive rebound
15:50		Will Richard blocks Jaden Walker's two point layup
15:50		Gators defensive rebound
15:50		Riley Kugel turnover (lost ball) (Jaden Walker steals)
15:50		TV timeout
15:35		Jump ball. (Pirates gains possession)
15:14		Tyrese Samuel turnover (lost ball) (Jaden Walker steals)
15:14	+3	Brandon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Cam Hayes assists)	40-43
15:05		Alex Condon turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Johnson steals)
15:00		Alex Condon blocks Jaden Walker's two point layup
14:58		Walter Clayton Jr. defensive rebound
14:53	+2	Walter Clayton Jr. makes two point layup	40-45
14:53		Kalib LaCount shooting foul (Walter Clayton Jr. draws the foul)
14:53		Walter Clayton Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:53		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
14:33		RJ Felton turnover (lost ball) (Alex Condon steals)
14:07	+2	Zyon Pullin makes two point jump shot	40-47
13:51	+2	Bobby Pettiford Jr. makes two point layup	42-47
13:51		Walter Clayton Jr. shooting foul (Bobby Pettiford Jr. draws the foul)
13:51	+1	Bobby Pettiford Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	43-47
13:22		Alex Condon turnover (lost ball) (Bobby Pettiford Jr. steals)
13:11		Bobby Pettiford Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:09		Alex Condon defensive rebound
13:01		Will Richard misses two point layup
12:59		Will Richard offensive rebound
12:58		Will Richard misses two point layup
12:56		Will Richard offensive rebound
12:55		Cyr Malonga blocks Will Richard's two point layup
12:55		Zyon Pullin offensive rebound
12:55		Pirates 30 second timeout
12:55		TV timeout
12:38		Micah Handlogten shooting foul (Ezra Ausar draws the foul)
12:38	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-47
12:38		Ezra Ausar misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:38		Gators defensive rebound
12:07		Zyon Pullin misses three point jump shot
12:07		Gators offensive rebound
12:07		Gators turnover (shot clock violation)
11:48		Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
11:46		Will Richard defensive rebound
11:39		Walter Clayton Jr. misses two point layup
11:39		Alex Condon offensive rebound
11:39		Ezra Ausar shooting foul (Alex Condon draws the foul)
11:39		TV timeout
11:39		Alex Condon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:39	+1	Alex Condon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-48
11:25	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point layup	46-48
11:08		Bobby Pettiford Jr. personal foul (Alex Condon draws the foul)
11:08	+1	Alex Condon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-49
11:08	+1	Alex Condon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-50
10:53		Micah Handlogten blocks Ezra Ausar's two point layup
10:51		Will Richard defensive rebound
10:45	+3	Will Richard makes three point jump shot (Micah Handlogten assists)	46-53
10:21		RJ Felton misses two point jump shot
10:19		Micah Handlogten defensive rebound
10:08	+2	Zyon Pullin makes two point layup	46-55
9:56	+3	Brandon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Bobby Pettiford Jr. assists)	49-55
9:56		Pirates 30 second timeout
9:28		Will Richard misses three point jump shot
9:26		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
9:13		Jaden Walker misses two point layup
9:11		Cyr Malonga offensive rebound
9:09	+2	Cyr Malonga makes two point dunk	51-55
9:05		Zyon Pullin misses two point layup
9:03		Will Richard offensive rebound
9:01	+2	Will Richard makes two point layup	51-57
8:54	+2	RJ Felton makes two point layup	53-57
8:42		Jaden Walker personal foul (Riley Kugel draws the foul)
8:42		Riley Kugel misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:42		Tyrese Samuel offensive rebound
8:23	+2	Tyrese Samuel makes two point layup (Zyon Pullin assists)	53-59
8:23		Cam Hayes shooting foul (Tyrese Samuel draws the foul)
8:23		Tyrese Samuel misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:23		Gators offensive rebound
8:13		Riley Kugel misses three point jump shot
8:13		Jump ball. (Gators gains possession)
8:01		Zyon Pullin misses three point jump shot
7:59		RJ Felton defensive rebound
7:57		Cam Hayes misses two point layup
7:55		Riley Kugel defensive rebound
7:50	+2	Zyon Pullin makes two point layup (Riley Kugel assists)	53-61
7:31		Ezra Ausar turnover (bad pass) (Tyrese Samuel steals)
7:26		Will Richard misses two point dunk
7:24		RJ Felton defensive rebound
7:17		TV timeout
7:13	+2	RJ Felton makes two point layup	55-61
7:13		Zyon Pullin shooting foul (RJ Felton draws the foul)
7:13	+1	RJ Felton makes regular free throw 1 of 1	56-61
6:56		RJ Felton blocks Zyon Pullin's two point layup
6:54		Cyr Malonga defensive rebound
6:44		Jaden Walker misses three point jump shot
6:42		Will Richard defensive rebound
6:18		Tyrese Samuel turnover (lost ball) (Bobby Pettiford Jr. steals)
5:56		Cam Hayes misses two point jump shot
5:54		RJ Felton offensive rebound
5:52		Cyr Malonga misses two point jump shot
5:50		Micah Handlogten defensive rebound
5:40		Micah Handlogten misses three point jump shot
5:38		Jaden Walker defensive rebound
5:26	+3	Jaden Walker makes three point jump shot (Bobby Pettiford Jr. assists)	59-61
4:56		Zyon Pullin misses two point jump shot
4:54		RJ Felton defensive rebound
4:37		RJ Felton misses three point jump shot
4:35		Cyr Malonga offensive rebound
4:35		Micah Handlogten personal foul (Cyr Malonga draws the foul)
4:33		Cam Hayes misses two point layup
4:31		Alex Condon defensive rebound
4:10		Zyon Pullin misses three point jump shot
4:08		Pirates defensive rebound
3:54		RJ Felton misses two point layup
3:52		Alex Condon defensive rebound
3:49		Walter Clayton Jr. turnover (bad pass) (RJ Felton steals)
3:47		Will Richard blocks RJ Felton's two point layup
3:46		Zyon Pullin defensive rebound
3:45		Jaden Walker personal foul
3:45		TV timeout
3:45		Zyon Pullin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:45	+1	Zyon Pullin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-62
3:31	+2	Cam Hayes makes two point jump shot	61-62
3:18	+2	Zyon Pullin makes two point layup	61-64
2:49		Ezra Ausar misses two point layup
2:47		Alex Condon defensive rebound
2:45		Zyon Pullin misses two point layup
2:43		Tyrese Samuel offensive rebound
2:42		RJ Felton shooting foul (Tyrese Samuel draws the foul)
2:42		Tyrese Samuel misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:42		Tyrese Samuel misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:42		Ezra Ausar defensive rebound
2:27		RJ Felton misses two point jump shot
2:25		RJ Felton offensive rebound
2:24		Official timeout
2:13		RJ Felton misses two point jump shot
2:11		Tyrese Samuel defensive rebound
2:05		Brandon Johnson personal foul (Tyrese Samuel draws the foul)
2:05	+1	Tyrese Samuel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-65
2:05		Tyrese Samuel misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:05		Bobby Pettiford Jr. defensive rebound
1:38		Cam Hayes turnover (bad pass) (Will Richard steals)
1:38		Alex Condon turnover (lost ball)
1:28		Bobby Pettiford Jr. misses two point layup
1:28		Ezra Ausar offensive rebound
1:28		Walter Clayton Jr. personal foul (Ezra Ausar draws the foul)
1:28	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-65
1:28	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-65
1:17		Cam Hayes shooting foul (Zyon Pullin draws the foul)
1:17	+1	Zyon Pullin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-66
1:17	+1	Zyon Pullin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-67
1:17		Gators 60 second timeout
1:06	+2	Bobby Pettiford Jr. makes two point jump shot	65-67
0:48		Will Richard misses three point jump shot
0:46		Gators offensive rebound
0:45		Official timeout
0:32		Gators 30 second timeout
0:24		Walter Clayton Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:22		Tyrese Samuel offensive rebound
0:20	+2	Tyrese Samuel makes two point dunk	65-69
0:19		Pirates 60 second timeout
0:16		Cam Hayes misses three point jump shot
0:15		Alex Condon defensive rebound
0:14		Ezra Ausar personal foul (Alex Condon draws the foul)
0:14	+1	Alex Condon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-70
0:14		Alex Condon misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:14		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
0:01		Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
0:01		Ezra Ausar offensive rebound
0:01		Ezra Ausar turnover (bad pass) (Will Richard steals)
0:00		End of period

Ezra Ausar turnover (bad pass) (Will Richard steals)