GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The Arkansas Razorbacks' quest to break their long losing streak at Florida will have to wait.
No. 12 Florida repelled repeated runs by the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in the second half and held on for a 78-65 victory Wednesday before a sellout senior night crowd of 10,978 at Exactech Arena at the O'Connell Center.
Florida (24-6, 14-3 SEC), which jumped out to a 16-point lead in the first half, clinched the No. 2 seed for the SEC Tournament and beat the Razorbacks (22-8, 11-6) at home for the 12th consecutive time dating to 1995.