Instant Analysis: Gators ease past Bulldogs
No. 7 Florida (14-2, 3-0 Southeastern Confence) was challenged about as much Tuesday night as most who follow college basketball would have expected. The Gators cruised past the Georgia Bulldogs (8-7, 2-1 SEC) 72-50 at the O'Connell Center. Instant Analysis takes a look.
IT WAS OVER WHEN: It was difficult to take the game seriously after the Gators went on a 26-4 first-half run that put padding between the two teams that would never be moved. Forward Will Yeguete helped put it together, leading Florida in scoring in the first half and finishing with a season-high 12 points to go with six bounds.
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HE STOLE THE SHOW: Aside from one cold sttch, Michael Frazier II put on the kind of 3-point shooting show Gators fans have come to expect from him. Frazier had a caer-high 21 points thanks in part to five 3-point baskets. He also notched four bounds and two assists.
THE STAT DOESN'T LIE: Georgia came to town with the igning SEC Player of the Week in sophomo guard Charles Mann. With an aggssive pss and suffocating defense, Florida made Mann an afterthought. He attempted just seven shots, made the of them and finished with eight points compad to five turnovers.
WHAT A PLAY: Frazier took a pass from DeVon Walker and sunk a shot from beyond the arc. He did the same thing 32 seconds later. The shots we a defining part of a 16-3 run that allowed the Gators to further bak the game open in the second half.
THE BOTTOM LINE: After a surprising 2-0 start to confence play, Georgia ran into a wall in the form of what continues to look like the SEC's best team. The Gators held the Bulldogs to 33.3 percent shooting and forced 15 turnovers. Despite a second half that included some slow spots for Florida, Billy Donovan's team cruised and the game was never in doubt. All this came without the services of leading scor Casey Prather for the second straight game. The Gators have now won 25 consecutive home games, a new school cord.
Official Basketball Box Sco
Georgia vs Florida
1/14/14 7 p.m. at Stephen C. O'Connell Center
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VISITORS: Georgia 8-7, 2-1 SEC
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
02 Thornton, Marcus.... f 4-10 0-0 3-5 1 6 7 2 11 0 1 1 0 29
15 Williams, Donte..... f 0-3 0-0 0-0 3 1 4 3 0 2 0 0 0 23
31 Morris, Brandon..... f 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 4 1 1 0 2 21
04 Mann, Charles....... g 3-7 1-2 1-3 1 3 4 3 8 2 5 0 0 34
12 Gaines, Kenny....... g 1-8 0-3 2-2 1 0 1 0 4 0 2 1 0 26
03 Parker, Juwan....... 3-5 1-2 6-7 0 4 4 2 13 1 0 0 2 18
05 Dixon, Tim.......... 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 6
11 Forte, Cameron...... 1-6 0-0 0-0 1 4 5 0 2 0 2 1 0 15
24 Kessler, Houston.... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
25 Geno, Kenny Paul.... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
30 Frazier, J.J........ 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 2
41 Cannon, John........ 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
42 Djurisic, Nemanja... 0-2 0-1 3-4 1 1 2 1 3 0 3 0 0 18
TEAM................ 1 2 3
Totals.............. 16-48 3-9 15-21 11 23 34 14 50 6 15 3 5 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 6-19 31.6% 2nd Half: 10-29 34.5% Game: 33.3% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-5 20.0% 2nd Half: 2-4 50.0% Game: 33.3% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd Half: 12-15 80.0% Game: 71.4% 4
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HOME TEAM: Florida 14-2, 3-0 SEC
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
15 Yeguete, Will....... f 5-6 0-1 2-2 1 5 6 3 12 0 4 0 1 25
04 Young, Patric....... c 4-7 0-0 2-3 4 5 9 3 10 1 1 1 1 26
00 Hill, Kasey......... g 1-5 1-3 0-2 0 0 0 3 3 5 0 0 2 29
05 Wilbekin, Scottie... g 2-5 1-3 2-4 0 2 2 0 7 5 0 0 1 28
20 Frazier, Michael.... g 7-16 5-12 2-2 1 3 4 0 21 2 0 0 1 31
10 Finney-Smith, Dorian 4-9 3-5 3-6 1 4 5 2 14 3 1 0 0 25
11 Edwards, Lexx....... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
25 Walker, DeVon....... 1-4 1-2 0-0 1 1 2 2 3 2 0 2 0 22
30 Kurtz, Jacob........ 1-1 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 10
42 Donovan, Billy...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 3
TEAM................ 3 3 6
Totals.............. 25-54 11-26 11-20 11 23 34 15 72 18 8 3 7 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-32 50.0% 2nd Half: 9-22 40.9% Game: 46.3% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-13 30.8% 2nd Half: 7-13 53.8% Game: 42.3% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 0-3 0.0% 2nd Half: 11-17 64.7% Game: 55.0% 4
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Officials: Tony Gene, Ted Valentine, Rick Hartzell
Technical fouls: Georgia-None. Florida-None.
Attendance: 12051
Sco by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Georgia....................... 16 34 - 50
Florida....................... 36 36 - 72
Points in the paint-UGA 24,UF 28. Points off turnovers-UGA 13,UF 17.
2nd chance points-UGA 15,UF 8. Fast bak points-UGA 6,UF 4.
Bench points-UGA 23,UF 19. Sco tied-3 times. Lead changed-1 time.
Last FG-UGA 2nd-00:14, UF 2nd-03:00.
Largest lead-UGA by 2 1st-18:51, UF by 31 2nd-03:00.