National Basketball Association
Kentucky 61, Florida 57
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 9, 2013
Where: Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky
Officials:
# Patrick Adams, # Anthony Greene, # Rob Groover
Attendance:
24294
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Kentucky 61, No. 9 Florida 57: Freshman Archie Goodwin scored 16 points and the host Wildcats closed the game on an 11-0 run to upset the Gators and strengthen their case for making the NCAA Tournament.
Julius Mays and Ryan Harrow added 13 points each for Kentucky (21-10, 12-6 SEC), which clinched the No. 2 seed in the SEC tournament. Alex Poythress had nine points and a game-high 12 rebounds as the Wildcats held Florida (24-6, 14-4) scoreless over the last 7:36.
Erik Murphy led the Gators with 17 points and a season-high 11 rebounds. Patric Young added 10 points.
Back-to-back Harrow layups gave Kentucky an 11-2 lead 3:46 into the game, but Murphy scored five straight as Florida rallied back, ultimately entering halftime tied at 31. Soon after a Poythress layup capped an 11-3 run that gave the Wildcats a 42-34 lead with 15:40 to go, the Gators scored eight straight to take a 46-45 lead.
Consecutive 3-pointers from Murphy and Scottie Wilbekin pushed the cushion to 57-50 with 7:36 left, but those would be Florida’s last points. Goodwin scored five straight points and Harrow made two free throws to tie the game at 57 with 4:07 left before Willie Cauley-Stein and Goodwin each made one free throw and Mays went 2-for-2 at the line to seal it with 10 seconds left.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Cauley-Stein had six points, eight rebounds and four blocks. … Florida has not won in Rupp Arena since 2007. … Kentucky committed just 10 turnovers.
Top Game Performances
| Florida |
|
Kentucky |
|
Erik Murphy 17 |
Scoring |
Archie Goodwin 16 |
|
Mike Rosario 3 |
Assists |
Ryan Harrow 2 |
|
Erik Murphy 11 |
Rebounds |
Alex Poythress 12 |
|
Erik Murphy 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Archie Goodwin 6 |
|
Michael Frazier II 1 |
Steals |
Archie Goodwin 4 |
|
Casey Prather 2 |
Blocks |
Willie Cauley-Stein 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Florida
|
57 |
40.0 |
5-14 |
8-10 |
8 |
34 |
3 |
3 |
12 |
| Kentucky
|
61 |
39.3 |
4-17 |
13-22 |
10 |
35 |
5 |
7 |
10 |
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