No. 10 Florida cruised to an 80-45 victory vs. visiting Merrimack on Friday night for a fourth consecutive win after its season-opener loss vs. Arizona. Freshman center Olivier Rioux delivered the most noteworthy moment of the rout for the defending national champions.

The 7-foot-9 Rioux, the tallest player in college basketball history, scored his first career point on the second of two free throw attempts with 1:24 left in the game. Rioux reached the line after being fouled on a deep post-up attempt.

The 19-year-old from Quebec, Canada, previously became the tallest player in an NCAA basketball game with a two-minute stint against North Florida on Nov. 6. Rioux surpassed UNC Asheville's Kenny George (2006-2008) and Hardin-Simmons/UCLA's Mike Lanier (1988-1993), each of whom were li

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