Florida vs. Georgia: Player Stats and Box Score for February 25, 2025, 2024-25 College Basketball Season

The No. 3 Florida Gators got an unexpected surprise at Georgia in one of the SEC's biggest upsets of the season. The Bulldogs prevailed 88-83. Florida (24-4, 11-4 in the SEC) falls to third in the SEC with the upset loss. Georgia (17-11, 5-10 in the SEC) still has plenty of work to reach the NCAA Tournament, but the Bulldogs' hopes took a big step forward.

Florida vs. Georgia Player States and Box Score

Florida

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN
W. Clayton Jr.	18	5	5	2	0	5	3	38
W. Richard	30	5	3	3	0	1	2	34
R. Chinyelu	3	4	0	1	0	2	5	15
T. Haugh	6	4	3	2	0	0	4	32
A. Martin	8	2	0	3	1	0	0	32
M. Handlogten	6	9	1	2	0	0	0	12
U. Klavazar	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	8
D. Aberdeen	0	1	0	1	0	1	2	7
A. Condon	9	3	0	1	1	0	3	21

Georgia

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN
B. Cain	12	6	1	0	0	5	1	26
S. Demary Jr.	21	3	3	2	0	3	2	35
R. Godfrey	10	3	1	0	0	1	5	23
D. James	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	13
A. Newell	15	9	2	1	1	1	3	29
D. Leffew	8	2	0	0	0	2	2	26
S. Cyril	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	3
T. Lawrence	14	2	1	1	0	3	1	25
J. Abson	5	3	5	3	2	1	3	20

Florida vs. Georgia Game Summary

Asa Newell of Georgia threw down a dunk on the game's opening possession and the Bulldogs rolled quickly. Georgia took a 6-0 lead on a Silas Demary Jr. jumper and extended the lead to 23-8 just after six minutes in on a trio of Blue Cain free throws. A Demary 3-pointer with 7:53 left in the first half made the Georgia lead 39-13.

Florida pulled within 45-32 on an Alijah Martin 3-pointer, but Georgia led 51-35 at the half. Florida pulled within 12 in the second half, but then shockingly, went on a late run. With 5:04 left, Georgia's lead was 78-67. Florida scored the next 13 points. The Gators took their first lead on a Thomas Haugh layup with 1:28 to play.

But with Florida up 80-78, Blue Cain drained a 3-pointer with 47 seconds to play. After a steal, Georgia got a pair of free throws from RJ Godfrey to go up 83-80. Will Richard missed a 3-pointer to tie and Georgia held on.

Georgia was led by Demary, who had 21 points including four 3-pointers. Newell added 15 points and nine boards. Tyrin Lawrence notched 14 points as Blue Cain added a dozen, including the key 3-pointer and RJ Godfrey contributed 10 points.

Florida was led by a career game from Will Richard, who had 30 points, including 5-for-11 3-point shooting. In the first half, Richard shot 6-for-9 while the entire rest of the Florida team shot 6-for-24. Walter Clayton Jr. added 18 points for the Gators, but Florida shot just 18 for 29 (62.1%) from the free throw line.

Florida will host No. 12 Texas A&M on Saturday. Georgia will finish with a trio of unranked opponents, starting with a trip to Texas on Saturday.