Theloss came on the heels of a disappointing defeat at Texas A M on Wednesday,sending Arkansas (11-4, 0-2 Southeastern Conference) to its first two-gamelosing streak of the season. The Razorbacks were undefeated at home inconference play last season.
Arkansasappeared to have the game all but sealed with 17.1 seconds remaining inregulation, but Alandise Harris missed the front end of a 1-and-1 to give theGators (13-2, 2-0) the ball back while down 66-64.
ScottieWilbekin answered with the game-tying bank shot with two seconds left on the otherend for the Gators, who then took control quickly in overtime.
"Wejust didn't finish the deal," Arkansas coach Mike Anderson said. "Wehad opportunities at the free-throw line. We had some open shots we didn'tmake. We had some open shots we didn't make.
"...This one hurts. Why? Because we felt we played well enough (to win)."
Florida,meanwhile, overcame a host of injuries to earn its seventh-straight win.
DorianFinney-Smith scored a career-high 22 points while starting in the place ofleading scorer Casey Prather, while Wilbekin scored nine points in overtime asthe Gators completed their comeback.
"Itmeans a lot to us," Finney-Smith said. "It tells you about our team.We play for each other. Any given night, it can be someone's night and tonightit was just me."
Prather,averaging 17 points, missed the game because of a bone bruise in his rightknee, but he was hardly the only Gator affected by injuries. Wilbekin missedtwo days of practice this week with a sprained ankle, and center Patric Youngalso missed time with a sore knee.
Wilbekinfinished with 18 points for Florida, and Michael Frazier had 15 and Young 10.
Finney-Smith,starting for just the second time this season, added 15 rebounds -- includingnine offensive -- while also connecting on three 3-pointers.
"You'regoing into this game not really knowing what you're going to get," FloridacoachBillyDonovansaid. "... I think the one guy we,at least I tried to instill just a belief and confidence was in (Finney-Smith).Just to go, be aggressive, play through mistakes."
Maddenhit 5 of 10 3-pointers, and Coty Clarke added a season-high 16 points and 14rebounds, but neither was enough for Arkansas -- which has lost two straight forthe first time this season.
Finney-Smithhad nine points at halftime, and he continued to have the hot hand in thesecond half and overtime -- where he scored five straight points to put theGators up 77-69.
Followinga pair of baskets from Harris, who finished with 11 points, the Razorbacksclosed the Florida lead to 82-79 with 21.9 seconds remaining in overtime.However, Harris missed an inside attempt and Wilbekin -- who had nine points inovertime -- sealed the win with free throws with 5.4 seconds remaining.
MichaelQualls, who finished with 10 points, hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to pullArkansas within 84-82.
"(Harris)didn't make the play, but we also didn't make the plays and execute and win thegame," Clarke said. "So, it's not on him but us."
TheGators took a 23-22 lead midway through the first half after a floater by KaseyHill, but Arkansas -- which hadn't lost at home since a 91-82 defeat to Syracuseon Nov. 30, 2012 -- responded with a 10-2 run to take its largest lead of thehalf at 32-25.
Clarke,who had 13 points in the first half, matched his career high with three3-pointers, and he put the Razorbacks up 64-57 with a free throw.
However,Florida closed out regulation on a 9-2 run to tie the game -- eventually winningit in overtime in Bud Walton Arena, where the Gators lost last season.
"Wedidn't want anything less (than a win)," Wilbekin said. "Us fourseniors, with this being our last game here, we wanted to go out with awin."