Back to the Florida Gators Newsfeed

Florida 87, Arkansas 83: Gators hold off red-hot Razorbacks late at the line

Florida allowed the SEC's best team from beyond the arc to get hot. But the Gators held off Arkansas anyway.

It could've been a loss, the way Arkansas was raining threes. The Razorbacks kept plugging away at Florida's lead with bomb after bomb late in the second half, cutting the Gators' advantage all the way down to two points with 6.5 seconds remaining.

And then KeVaughn Allen, a freshman from Little Rock who memorably chose to stick with Florida over his in-state Hogs, hit two free throws to give the Gators a four-point lead they would keep for an 87-83 victory.