National Basketball Association
Michigan 79, Florida 59
When: 2:20 PM ET, Sunday, March 31, 2013
Where: Cowboy Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Officials:
# Roger Ayers, # John Cahill, # Bryan Kersey
Attendance:
36585
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Michigan 79, Florida 59: Nik Stauskas tied his career high with 22 points and made a career-best six 3-pointers without a miss to propel the Wolverines past the Gators with a convincing victory in the South Regional final at Arlington, Texas.
Trey Burke scored 15 points and Mitch McGary had 11 points and nine rebounds as fourth-seeded Michigan (30-7) advanced to the Final Four for the first time since 1993. The Wolverines will face Syracuse on Saturday.
Kenny Boynton and Will Yeguete scored 13 points apiece for third-seeded Florida (29-8), which lost in the Elite Eight for the third straight year.
Michigan roared out of the gate by scoring the first 13 points and led 23-5 after a 3-pointer by Stauskas with 11:25 left in the first half. Stauskas’ fifth 3-pointer of the half pushed the lead to 41-17 with 4:08 to go and the Wolverines led 47-30 at the break.
Florida was within 11 early in the second half but another 3-pointer by Stauskas stymied the charge. A 7-0 burst later in the half stretched the margin back to 21 with 8:45 remaining and the Wolverines cruised to the finish.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Stauskas finished 7-of-8 from the field and scored 19 of his points in the first half. … Gators F Erik Murphy was scoreless and missed all 11 of his shots. … Burke also had eight rebounds, seven assists and three steals while playing with a stomach virus.
Top Game Performances
| Michigan |
|
Florida |
|
Nik Stauskas 22 |
Scoring |
Kenny Boynton 13 |
|
Trey Burke 7 |
Assists |
Scottie Wilbekin 7 |
|
Mitch McGary 9 |
Rebounds |
Erik Murphy 8 |
|
Trey Burke 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Kenny Boynton 4 |
|
Mitch McGary 5 |
Steals |
Scottie Wilbekin 4 |
|
Mitch McGary 2 |
Blocks |
Erik Murphy 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Michigan
|
79 |
46.2 |
10-19 |
9-13 |
18 |
34 |
5 |
13 |
11 |
| Florida
|
59 |
41.1 |
2-10 |
11-17 |
13 |
34 |
3 |
7 |
15 |
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