National Basketball Association
Florida 81, Louisiana State 66
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Where: Billy Donovan Court at Exactech Arena, Gainesville, Florida
Officials:
# Don Daily, # Keith Kimble, # Steven Anderson
Attendance:
10002
By Field Level Media
Keyontae Johnson scored a career-high 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Florida to an 81-66 Southeastern Conference victory against visiting LSU on Wednesday night at Gainesville, Fla.
Scottie Lewis scored 18 points and Andrew Nembhard added 17 for the Gators (18-10, 10-5 SEC), who earned their fourth win in the last five games.
Sophomore Johnson notched his seventh double-double this season and shot 11 of 15.
Florida avenged an 84-82 loss at LSU on Jan. 21.
Emmitt Williams scored 25 points and Trendon Watford had 15 for the Tigers (19-9, 10-5), who suffered their third loss in the last four games.
LSU's Skylar Mays, who entered averaging a team-high 16.4 points, had three points on 1-for-6 shooting.
The Tigers moved within 70-60 with 5:02 remaining thanks to James Bishop's 3-pointer and layup. But baskets by Lewis and Johnson gave the Gators a 14-point advantage with 3:26 left.
LSU failed to get within double digits over the last 18:04.
Florida scored more points in the paint (48-38) and had more points off turnovers (14-2). The Gators forced eight turnovers but committed just five.
Johnson hit 8 of 9 shots and scored 17 points as Florida built a 41-31 halftime lead.
The Gators ran out to a 7-0 lead and led by as many as 14 points in the first half, when they outscored LSU in the paint 34-14.
The Tigers played without reserve guard Charles Manning Jr., who reportedly was sidelined with a broken bone in his left foot. Manning missed eight games earlier this season after suffering a broken bone in his right foot.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Louisiana State |
|
Florida |
|
Emmitt Williams 25 |
Scoring |
Keyontae Johnson 25 |
|
James Bishop 2 |
Assists |
Keyontae Johnson 5 |
|
Trendon Watford 11 |
Rebounds |
Keyontae Johnson 11 |
|
Emmitt Williams 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Andrew Nembhard 2 |
|
Skylar Mays 1 |
Steals |
Keyontae Johnson 2 |
|
Ja'vonte Smart 1 |
Blocks |
Kerry Blackshear Jr. 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Louisiana State
|
66 |
44.1 |
6-23 |
8-12 |
9 |
27 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
| Florida
|
81 |
54.8 |
9-21 |
4-7 |
17 |
30 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
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