National Basketball Association
Florida 84, Alabama St. 35
When: 3:30 PM ET, Sunday, November 11, 2012
Where: Stephen C. O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida
Officials:
# Roger Ayers, # Anthony Jordan, # Keith Kimble
Attendance:
8047
By SportsDirect Inc.
No. 10 Florida 84, Alabama State 35: Kenny Boynton led a balanced scoring effort with 22 points as the Gators annihilated the Hornets in their second shot at a season-opening victory in three days.
Erik Murphy scored 15 while Patric Young added 12 points and as many rebounds for Florida (1-0), which just missed setting a new school record for fewest points allowed in a game. The Gators' regularly scheduled season opener against Georgetown aboard the USS Bataan was canceled on Friday.
The Gators raced out to an 8-0 advantage before Alabama State (0-2) got untracked. After Timothy Coleman hit a pair of free throws with 14:48 remaining in the first half to trim the Hornets’ deficit to 13-5, Florida rolled off 24 unanswered points over the next 9:06 until Jamel Waters hit a pair of free throws to end the run.
Devonte’ Neal scored Alabama State’s second field goal of the game with 4:13 left in the first half, but Boynton hit a pair of 3-pointers as the Gators went on another 8-0 run to close out the opening 20 minutes with a 47-9 halftime lead.
Bobby Brown scored all 14 of his points in the second half to lead the Hornets, who shot just 21.4 percent from the field.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Florida’s school record for fewest points allowed in a game is 27. … Alabama State shot a dreadful eight percent from the field (2-for-25) and committed 14 turnovers in the first half alone. … Boynton passed Neal Walk to climb into seventh on the Gators’ all-time scoring list.
Top Game Performances
| Alabama St. |
|
Florida |
|
Bobby Brown 14 |
Scoring |
Kenny Boynton 22 |
|
Anthony Price 5 |
Assists |
Kenny Boynton 5 |
|
Bobby Brown 6 |
Rebounds |
Patric Young 12 |
|
Bobby Brown 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Mike Rosario 6 |
|
Jamel Waters 2 |
Steals |
Mike Rosario 3 |
|
Bobby Brown 1 |
Blocks |
Patric Young 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Alabama St.
|
35 |
21.4 |
4-20 |
7-10 |
8 |
27 |
2 |
8 |
17 |
| Florida
|
84 |
47.5 |
8-24 |
20-30 |
18 |
46 |
4 |
10 |
12 |
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