The No. 5 Florida Gators men’s basketball team on Tuesday dropped a late-night SEC matchup to the Missouri Tigers, 83-82, snapping a 16-game home winning streak overall and a four-game winning streak against the Tigers.

Missouri earned its first road win over a top-five team since 2012 on Tuesday as it took down No. 5 Florida 83-82 in a physical slugfest in Gainesville that lasted more than two and a half hours and featured 60 free throws.

Caleb Grill scored 22 points, including two free throws with 5 seconds remaining, and Missouri stunned No. 5 Florida 83-82 to end the Gators’ 16-game home winning streak.

Just as things were getting back on track, Florida basketball suffers a loss at home to a solid Missouri team that wasn’t favored coming in.

As Mizzou head coach Dennis Gates celebrated his 45th birthday on Tuesday, his squad put a bow on his day, surviving a late scare in an 83-82 win over No. 5 Florida (15-2, 2-2) in Gainesville. The Tigers have now won three consecutive SEC contests, earning their first conference road win since March 1, 2023, at LSU.

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Caleb Grill scores 22, including a pair of free throws in the final five seconds, to secure the 83-82 win vs. the Gators, marking the Tigers' first road win against a top-five team since 2012.