The final score of 100-77 tells the story of a second half that was never remotely close, and Florida (16-6, 7-2) was more than happy to push the pace late in search of cracking the 100-point mark. In fact, it was Olivier Rioux, a 7-foot-9 behemoth off the bench, who pushed the Gators into triple digits.

Over the last three season, the Gators are 5-0 against the Crimson Tide with an average margin of victory of 16.4 points.

Game summary of the Florida Gators vs. Alabama Crimson Tide NCAAM game, final score 100-77, from February 1, 2026 on ESPN.

The No. 19 Florida Gators beat their fourth top-25 team of the season Sunday with a victory over 23rd-ranked Alabama. UF has now won five in a row against the Crimson Tide. The Gators closed out the first half and opened the second with an extended 16-0 run,

The first of potentially many highlights in Olivier Rioux's career occurred when he scored to get Florida to the century mark Sunday.

Alex Condon scored 25 points, Thomas Haugh added 22 and No. 19 Florida handled 23rd-ranked Alabama and Charles Bediako 100-77 on Sunday.

Olivier Rioux entered with about a minute left in Florida basketball's 100-77 win over Alabama and scored his second field goal and first points in SEC play.

One year after Florida crashed into its floor, the Gators showed by pummeling Alabama that their ceiling is still that of a title team.