Florida’s Tyree Appleby scored 20 of his team-high 26 points in the second half as the Gators held on to beat No. 2 Auburn for the 14th straight time at home, stunning the Tigers 63–62 Saturday in Gainesville, Florida. Appleby’s fifth 3-pointer lifted the Gators (17–10, 7–7 SEC) to a 61–53 lead with 2:17 left, but the Tigers (24–3, 12–2) wouldn’t go away. Auburn cut it to one and forced a steal on an inbounds play in the final 10 seconds, but Wendell Green Jr. could not get off a potential game-winner following a Tigers timeout and time expired. By beating the Tigers, Florida defeated its highest-ranked opponent ever on its home floor. Colin Castleton notched 19 points and eight rebounds for the Gators, whose last home loss against Auburn was on Feb. 10, 1996. Auburn’s Jabari Smith had a big second half to help his club build a 35–26 …
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