Boxscore
Florida 69, Kentucky 52
Tuesday, February 12, 2013 7:00 PM
Location -
Stephen C. O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida
Officials -
Ed Corbett, Tony Greene, Mike Roberts
Attendance -
12480
Final Scoring Summary
Recap
No. 6 Florida 69, Kentucky 52: Scottie Wilbekin had 14 points and eight assists and Patric Young added 12 points, 11 rebounds and four blocked shots as the host Gators defeated the Wildcats in a Southeastern Conference showdown.
Mike Rosario and Casey Prather scored 12 points apiece and Erik Murphy added 10 as Florida (20-3, 10-1) led by double digits for most of the contest and increased its SEC lead to two games over Kentucky.
Julius Mays and Willie Cauley-Stein scored 10 points apiece for the Wildcats (17-7, 8-3), who had a season-long five-game winning streak halted. Kentucky was dealt a blow when standout freshman Nerlens Noel suffered what appeared to be a serious left knee injury and left the O'Connell Center in a wheelchair.
Kentucky led 11-10 before Florida exploded with a 26-9 burst over 11 minutes to take a 16-point lead. The Gators led 38-25 at halftime.
Florida’s advantage reached 19 points on two free throws by Wilbekin with 15:57 to play. Kentucky moved within 57-45 on a 3-pointer by Mays with 9:39 remaining before the Gators used a 9-2 surge to increase the lead back to 19.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Florida is 12-0 at home. … Noel was helped off the floor after suffering the injury with 8:03 remaining. He had eight points, six rebounds and three blocked shots. … The Gators have won 20 or more games in 15 consecutive seasons.
Kentucky Wildcats
| |
REBOUNDS |
|
| PLAYER |
MIN |
FGM-A |
3GM-A |
FTM-A |
OFF |
DEF |
TOT |
A |
PF |
STL |
TO |
BLK |
PTS |
|
Alex Poythress
|
29:00 |
1-9 |
0-1 |
3-5 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
|
Nerlens Noel
|
23:00 |
3-5 |
0-0 |
2-4 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
|
Archie Goodwin
|
30:00 |
4-9 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
8 |
|
Julius Mays
|
34:00 |
4-7 |
2-5 |
0-0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
|
Ryan Harrow
|
19:00 |
0-3 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Jarrod Polson
|
15:00 |
1-2 |
1-2 |
1-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
|
Willie Cauley-Stein
|
20:00 |
5-9 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
|
Kyle Wiltjer
|
23:00 |
3-5 |
1-2 |
0-0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
|
Jon Hood
|
7:00 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| TOTAL |
200 |
21-50 |
4-12 |
6-11 |
9 |
15 |
24 |
11 |
15 |
7 |
17 |
3 |
52 |
| |
42.0%
|
33.3%
|
54.5%
|
Team Rebs: 7 |
|
Total TO: 17 |
Florida Gators