Florida basketball escaped with a 70-65 win over the East Carolina Pirates on Thursday night in the Florida Tip-Off event held in Lakeland. The victory improved the Gators to 7-3 on the season along with a 3-0 mark in December after a tough opening month.
The Orange and Blue’s top contributor, Walter Clayton Jr, led all scorers with 22 points, while three other Gators notched double digits. Florida’s largest lead was just 11 points with 2:54 remaining in the first half but it still managed to go wire-to-wire in this one, never surrending its advantage.
Following the win, Florida’s standout guard spoke with the sports media about his performance. Take a look below at an abridged version of that Q&A on Thursday night.