Kayden Mingo scores 31 as Baylor beat Florida 82-76 in overtime in a Jacksonville exhibition

Florida were down three with 30 seconds left in regulation, on a day when almost nothing fell from deep. They did not need a three. After a Florida free throw, Denzel Aberdeen hit a jumper with 0.8 seconds left to tie it at 68 and send the exhibition to overtime.

Overtime belonged to Baylor, and to two brothers. Kayden Mingo and Dylan Mingo scored all but two of Baylor's 14 points in the extra period, the Bears made 9 of 10 free throws, and Baylor beat Florida 82-76 on Sunday, October 18, at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville.

It does not count in the standings. It was still a loss for the team that starts the season first in our Top 32, and it came on the shooting.

Florida's cold day

Florida took 72 shots and made 25. From three, the Gators were 4 of 29. Aberdeen, who tied the game, was 3 of 17 from the field and 0 of 10 from deep.

"We left a lot of points on the board that way," Florida coach Todd Golden said.

The Gators did win the glass, 46-41, with 26 offensive rebounds. Rueben Chinyelu had 13 points and 15 rebounds, and Alex Condon had 13 and nine. Thomas Haugh led Florida with 19, nine of them at the line, and Boogie Fland scored 13.

"I need to use my voice more," Haugh said. "I didn't do that today well enough at all."

How it went

It was low scoring early. Florida went on a 12-0 run in the first half to lead 22-14, and Baylor scored nine of the last 11 points before halftime to cut it to 28-25.

The second half was close all the way. Florida went up 51-47 with a 13-3 run, and Baylor answered with eight straight points. Isaac Williams IV hit a three in transition for 57-53. Kayden Mingo's two free throws made it 68-65 with 30 seconds left, and Aberdeen's jumper forced the extra five minutes.

Dylan Mingo scored the first points of overtime from the line. Kayden Mingo made two more free throws with 17 seconds left for the final margin.

The Mingo brothers

Kayden Mingo, a sophomore who came from Penn State, finished with 31 points, eight rebounds and four assists. He made 9 of 15 shots and 11 of 15 free throws, and nine of his points came in overtime. Dylan Mingo, a freshman, had 12 points and eight rebounds.

Baylor's bench outscored Florida's 33-3. Williams scored 15 off the bench with three threes, and Isaac Celiscar added 7.

Scoring

Scoring: Baylor 82-76 Florida (exhibition, overtime, Sunday)

Baylor: Kayden Mingo 31, Isaac Williams IV 15, Dylan Mingo 12, Isaac Celiscar 7, Evan Chatman 6, Maikcol Perez 5, Brett Decker Jr. 3, Elijah Williams 2, Juslin Bodo Bodo 1.

Florida: Thomas Haugh 19, Denzel Aberdeen 15, Alex Condon 13, Boogie Fland 13, Rueben Chinyelu 13, AJ Brown 3, Urban Klavzar 0, Isaiah Brown 0, Viktor Mikic 0.

By half: Baylor 25, 43, overtime 14. Florida 28, 40, overtime 8.

What is next

Baylor played Illinois in their last exhibition on Friday, October 23, and won 95-91. The Bears open the season on November 2 against Northwestern State at Foster Pavilion.

Florida play Stetson at home on Tuesday, October 27, in their second exhibition.