National Basketball Association
South Carolina 72, Florida 69
When: 1:30 PM ET, Saturday, January 15, 2011
Where: Stephen C. O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida
Officials:
# Roger Ayers, # Anthony Jordan, # Mike Nance
Attendance:
12158
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South Carolina withstood a furious late rally by Florida and picked up a huge SEC road win, 72-69, in Gainesville on Saturday.
The Gamecocks (11-5, 2-1) ended Florida’s five-game win streak behind freshman guard Bruce Ellington’s 23 points.
But the biggest shot came from 6-9 senior Sam Muldrow, whose 3-pointer from the wing pushed the lead to four with 53 seconds left.
Florida (13-4, 2-1) erased a 10-point, second-half deficit but never could grab the lead. The Gators hurt themselves at the foul line, making 12 of 22. Junior guard Erving Walker led the Gators with 17 points, but missed a crucial one-and-one with just over a minute left.
The Gamecocks bounced back from their worst offensive performance, a 57-47 loss at Alabama, with a balanced attack. Muldrow, Lakeem Jackson and Brian Richardson each scored 10.
South Carolina, which led 35-25 at the half, outrebounded Florida 36-32.
Top Game Performances
| South Carolina |
|
Florida |
|
Bruce Ellington 23 |
Scoring |
Erving Walker 17 |
|
Ramon Galloway 6 |
Assists |
Chandler Parsons 7 |
|
Malik Cooke 7 |
Rebounds |
Vernon Macklin 10 |
|
Bruce Ellington 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Kenny Boynton 2 |
|
Malik Cooke 1 |
Steals |
Scottie Wilbekin 1 |
|
Damontre Harris 3 |
Blocks |
Vernon Macklin 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| South Carolina
|
72 |
44.3 |
7-21 |
11-15 |
14 |
36 |
7 |
4 |
|
| Florida
|
69 |
44.8 |
5-13 |
12-22 |
13 |
32 |
5 |
2 |
|
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