National Basketball Association
Florida 61, Alabama 52
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Where: Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Officials:
# John Cahill, # Jamie Luckie, # Michael Stephens
Attendance:
12187
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NO. 12 FLORIDA 61, ALABAMA 52: Patric Young scored 19 points and the Gators rebounded from consecutive losses, scoring the first 16 points of the second half to win at undermanned Alabama.
Florida (20-6, 8-3 SEC) lost to Kentucky and Tennessee last week, and found itself down three points late in the first half and tied 26-26 at halftime.
Young, hampered by an injured ankle, scored eight points during the first five minutes of the second half and finished 9-for-12 from the field. Kenny Boynton’s layup with 14:57 to go capped the 16-0 surge and gave the Gators a 42-26 lead.
Erik Murphy scored 14 points with four steals for the Gators, hitting four 3-pointers. Bradley Beal also scored 14 and had a team-high eight rebounds.
Alabama (16-9, 5-6 SEC), playing without suspended starters JaMychal Green and Tony Mitchell, went 11:43 without scoring in losing for the sixth time in nine games. Andrew Steele, reinstated following a one-game suspension, led the Crimson Tide with 11 points.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Alabama also reinstated Trevor Releford, who along with Green and Steele missed Saturday’s loss at LSU. Mitchell served the third game of a suspension Tuesday. … Releford, who led the SEC in free-throw shooting at 85.7 percent entering the game, finished 1-for-4 from the line. … Florida played without reserve forward Will Yeguete (concussion) and reserve guard Mike Rosario (hip). … The victory moves the second-place Gators within three games of idle Kentucky in the SEC.
Top Game Performances
| Florida |
|
Alabama |
|
Patric Young 19 |
Scoring |
Andrew Steele 11 |
|
Erving Walker 7 |
Assists |
Andrew Steele 3 |
|
Bradley Beal 8 |
Rebounds |
Levi Randolph 9 |
|
Bradley Beal 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Charles Hankerson, Jr. 4 |
|
Erik Murphy 4 |
Steals |
Trevor Releford 3 |
|
Bradley Beal 2 |
Blocks |
Levi Randolph 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Florida
|
61 |
40.4 |
6-21 |
13-16 |
13 |
25 |
3 |
8 |
12 |
| Alabama
|
52 |
40.0 |
4-16 |
12-24 |
9 |
29 |
4 |
6 |
17 |
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