Florida isn’t done just yet.
A season-high 18 points from Kasey Hill and a gritty performance by the injured John Egbunu led No. 8-seed Florida to a 68-61 win over No. 9-seed Arkansas on Thursday afternoon in the second round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament in Nashville.
Both teams struggled shooting the ball — the Gators went 21-of-54 (38.9 percent) from the field and the Razorbacks shot 22-of-61 (36.1 percent) — but Florida (19-13) made shots late when it counted to seal the victory.
Arkansas cut Florida’s lead to 60-59 late in the second half, but a layup by Hill, two made free throws each by Dorian Finney-Smith and KeVaughn Allen and a Devin Robinson slam dunk helped the Gators pull away.