Walter Clayton Jr., No. 6 Florida knock off No. 1 Auburn

Walter Clayton Jr. came back from injury and collected 19 points and nine assists to lead visiting No. 6 Florida to its second upset of a top-ranked team this year, toppling No. 1 Auburn 90-81 on Saturday.Alex Condon produced 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Gators (20-3, 7-3 Southeastern Conference), who also stunned then-No. 1 Tennessee on Jan. 7.Thomas Haugh added 16 points and nine rebounds and Will Richard chipped in with 12 points as Florida snapped Auburn’s 14-game winning streak and its 15-game run in the SEC, which dated to last year.Florida led by as many as 21 points in the second half on its way to its first upset in eight tries of a No. 1-ranked team on the road.While the Gators benefited from the return of Clayton, who sat out a win Tuesday over Vanderbilt with an ankle injury, they also overcame the loss of second-leading scorer Alijah Martin (15.3 points per game), who was sidelined by a hip injury.In the first meeting of the teams since Auburn defeated Florida in the SEC tournament final last year, the Gators exacted revenge as they made 13 of 33 (39.3 percent) of their shots from 3-point range and 48.4 percent overall.Miles Kelly scored 22 points and Johni Broome delivered 18 points, 11 rebounds and six assists to pace Auburn (21-2, 9-1).Tahaad Pettiford added 14 points and Chaney Johnson added 13 for the Tigers.Fueled by a four-point play by Chad Baker-Mazara and a pair of baskets by Kelly, Auburn raced to a 15-5 lead 6 minutes into the game.