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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Florida 86, Arkansas-Little Rock 56
When: 4:30 PM ET, Saturday, November 16, 2013
Where: Stephen C. O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida
Officials: # Joe DeRosa, # Antinio Petty, # Rusty Phillips
Attendance: 8843

No. 10 Florida 86, Arkansas-Little Rock 56: Casey Prather scored 27 points on 10-of-11 shooting to lead the host Gators over the Trojans.

Kasey Hill added 14 points and a game-high five steals for Florida (2-1), which rebounded from a loss to No. 19 Wisconsin on Tuesday. Dorian Finney-Smith a sophomore transfer out of Virginia Tech, recorded 17 points and a team-high nine rebounds in his debut for the Gators, who forced 18 Arkansas-Little Rock turnovers.

Will Neighbour led the Trojans (0-2) with 21 points, including Arkansas-Little Rock's only two 3-pointers. Neighbour, who also added eight rebounds, shot 7-of-11 from the floor, while his teammates combined for only 15-of-50.

The Trojans kept it tight for a half, entering the break knotted at 27-27. Florida's lead was as little as five with 12:06 left on the clock when an 16-4 run gave them some breathing room and a 17-point advantage.

Finney-Smith extended the Gators' lead to 69-47 with one of his three 3-pointers to set up the home squad to cruise down the stretch. James White contributed 16 points for Arkansas-Little Rock, which has lost consecutive games to start a season for the first time since 2009-10.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Finney-Smith sat out Florida's first two games this season for an unspecified violation of team rules. ... Damontre Harris and Scottie Wilbekin remained sidelined for the Gators, also for unspecified rule violations. ... The Trojans, who set a school record for blocks last season with 121, turned away six Florida shots.
Top Game Performances
 
Arkansas-Little Rock   Florida
Will Neighbour 21 Scoring Casey Prather 27
Josh Hagins 3 Assists Kasey Hill 6
James White 9 Rebounds Dorian Finney-Smith 9
Will Neighbour 5 Free Throws Made Kasey Hill 6
Stetson Billings 1 Steals Kasey Hill 5
James White 2 Blocks Patric Young 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Arkansas-Little Rock 56 36.1 2-11 10-12 6 34 3 4 18
Florida 86 51.7 6-17 18-29 16 37 6 11 9