GAINESVILLE, Fla. — No. 9 West Virginia missed forward Jonathan Holton and Florida seemingly couldn’t miss from 3-point range during an 88-71 upset in the Big 12/SEC Challenge.
Dorian Finney-Smith scored 23 points by mixing two thunderous dunks with 5-of-7 shooting from 3 as the Gators (14-7) rolled to an RPI-fortifying victory. KeVaughn Allen added 19 points.
West Virginia (17-4) entered the game ranked second nationally in 3-point defense (26.8 percent) only to see the Gators start 5 of 7 before finishing 12 of 20. That signified rare shooting for Florida, ranked just 286th in Division I in 3-point accuracy (31.