Florida took care of business as the top seed in the West Region of the 2025 NCAA Tournament by avoiding an upset against 16-seed Norfolk State Friday night in a 96-69 Gators win.
Walter Clayton Jr. led the scoring with a game-high 23 points, half of which came in the first 10 minutes of the game to help set the tone. Alijah Martin (17), Thomas Haugh (13) and Alex Condon (12) all reached double digits in the points column, and the Gators outrebounded the Spartans, 41-28. Florida also won the assists battle, 20-11, but finished the game with the same 12 turnovers — four from Clayton — as Norfolk State.