Alabama coach Nate Oats didn't have much to say about that specific comment in the lead-up to the game, but he did make a curious comment about Florida's offensive rebounding success, saying earlier in the week: "When you can sit in the lane for 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 seconds at a time, it helps you offensively." Fittingly, it scored a whopping 72 points in the paint in the win -- five shy of Alabama did in the entire game -- and it outrebounded the Tide 44-33, to boot. It was Florida's frontcourt which did the heavy lifting impacting the final outcome: Alex Condon (25 points and seven rebounds), Thomas Haugh (22 points and five rebounds) and Reuben Chinyelu (14 points and 17 rebounds) were tremendous in the win.
Author: Kyle Boone
Published at: 2026-02-01 22:26:54
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