Alijah Martin scored 14 points and Alex Condon had a double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds as No.
Will Richard added 12 points and eight boards for the Gators, who led by as many as 12. Walter Clayton Jr. had 12 points and five assists. Condon scored all of his points after halftime.
Adou Thiero scored a game-high 17 points to pace the Razorbacks. Boogie Fland followed with 15 points and Jonas Aidoo had 11 points and nine rebounds.
Florida (15-1, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) overcame two offensive starters, limiting the Razorbacks to 30 percent from the floor.
Arkansas (11-5) is off to an 0-3 start in the SEC for the second straight season.
Outscored by 10 while connecting on just 3-of-16 attempts from long range, the Razorbacks held on until the closing minutes. DJ Wagner capped a 7-0 run with a fast-break dunk that pulled Arkansas within 53-50 with 6:11 to play.
Florida slowed the momentum by scoring seven straight points and 12 of the next 17. The Razorbacks went 3:44 without a field goal after Wagner’s dunk.
Arkansas, which was in the bonus for the final 15:50 of the game, finished 24 of 35 from the free throw line.
Florida navigated a sluggish start, going 2 of 9 from the floor while falling behind 11-4. Aidoo contributed four points during the original operation.
The Gators held on, however, to take a 28-25 halftime advantage that could have been more. Arkansas was able to score 12 points before halftime following a jumper by Karter Knox at the 13:53 mark and was minus-9 on the glass. That advantage came with the two frontcourt players Rueben Chinyelu and Condon fighting the problem; the boards added seven boards before the break to match Thomas Haugh’s tally.
While Florida held Arkansas to 29 percent first-half shooting, the Gators were just a touch better from the floor, at 31.4 percent. As Florida tries to run out the clock for one last shot in the half,
Clayton Jr. he threw an errant pass that turned into a Trevon Brazile tip-in at the other end just before the buzzer.
–Field Level Media