Kevarrius Hayes scored a career-high 20 points, Canyon Barry added 15 and No. 25 Florida defeating Oklahoma 84-52 win in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge on Saturday to sweep its two-game road trip.
Junior forward Devin Robinson added 13 points for Florida (16-5) while senior point guard Kasey Hill chipped in 12 points and seven assists while committing just one turnover.
After a slow start offensively by both teams, Barry hit a 3 with 7:11 left to give Florida a 23-20 lead and ignite a 23-8 Gators run to give UF a 43-28 lead at halftime. Barry went 4-for-7 from the field and made all five of his free throws after sitting out Wednesday’s win over LSU with a sprained ankle. Hayes was 7-for-11 in the game with four dunks. He also hauled in nine rebounds.
Oklahoma (8-12) closed the gap to as few as 13 points with about 10 minutes in the game, but the Gators’ efficiency on defense and at the free-throw line secured the victory. Florida held the Sooners to a 27.7-percent shooting efficiency in the game, won the rebounding battle 50-39 and closed the game on a 17-2 run to secure its second-straight road win of more than 30 points.
Rashard Odomes led Oklahoma with 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting.
After spending the week on the road, the Gators will return home to play three of its next four games. Florida hosts Missouri on Thursday for a 7 p.m. tip and then faces No. 4 Kentucky in the O’Connell Center on Saturday at 8:15 p.m. College GameDay will be in Gainesville for the matchup with the Wildcats.
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