Top 25 roundup: Florida extends home streak vs. No. 2 Auburn

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, Fla.

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 lead with 15:22 remaining. He finished with a game-high 28 points and made 4 of 5 3-pointers and 10 of 11 from the stripe.

No. 1 Gonzaga 81, Santa Clara 69

Drew Timme scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the top-ranked Bulldogs clinched the West Coast Conference regular-season championship by defeating the Broncos in Spokane, Wash.

Teammate Andrew Nembhard scored 21 points, making five 3-pointers, with eight assists and six rebounds. Rasir Bolton added 18 points, and Chet Holmgren had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulldogs (23-2, 12-0 WCC), who won their 16th consecutive game.

Gonzaga clinched with two games remaining, earning at least a share of the conference title for the 10th straight year and 21st time in Mark Few's 23 seasons as coach. PJ Pipes scored 27 points on 10-of-12 shooting, and Jalen Williams had 15 points for the Broncos (18-10, 8-5).

No. 3 Arizona 84, Oregon 81

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