National Basketball Association
Florida 81, Stony Brook 45
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, November 7, 2022
Where: Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida
Officials:
# Olandis Poole, # Chuck Jones, # Chris Ford
Attendance:
7377
By Field Level Media
Alex Fudge led three Florida players in double figures with 16 points as the Gators rolled to an 81-45 win over Stony Brook on Monday in the season opener for both teams at Gainesville, Fla.
Will Richard added 14 points for the Gators, while preseason All-Southeastern Conference forward Colin Castleton had a solid all-around floor game with 13 points, five rebounds and four blocks.
It was a successful debut for Florida coach Todd Golden, who at 37 is the youngest coach in the SEC. Golden was hired in the offseason from San Francisco, where he went 57-36 in three seasons.
Richard, a transfer from Belmont, and Fudge, a transfer from LSU, are two of the new faces on the Florida roster brought in by Golden. The Gators were the more physical team, outrebounding the Seawolves 44-28 and outscoring them 32-14 on points in the paint.
Frankie Policelli led Stony Brook with 11 points. Kenan Sarvan had eight points, and Tyler Stephenson-Moore contributed seven points and nine rebounds.
Florida scored the game's first 12 points and held Stony Brook to just one field goal through the first 8:50 of the game to jump to an early 22-3 lead. Fudge scored seven straight points during a 10-0 run, capping the surge with a 3-pointer to give the Gators the early 19-point edge.
The Gators maintained the double-digit advantage for the rest of the half, taking a 38-22 lead into halftime. Florida held Stony Brook to 27.6 percent shooting before the break while scoring 10 points off eight Seawolves turnovers.
Florida hit 48.6 percent of its field-goal attempts in the first 20 minutes though it hit only 3 of 15 from 3-point range.
On the night overall, the Gators outshot the Seawolves 47.5 percent to 30.8 percent. Florida sank 10 of 25 3-point tries while Stony Brook was 6 of 28.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Stony Brook |
|
Florida |
|
Frankie Policelli 11 |
Scoring |
Alex Fudge 16 |
|
Toby Onyekonwu 2 |
Assists |
Trey Bonham 4 |
|
Tyler Stephenson-Moore 9 |
Rebounds |
Trey Bonham 5 |
|
Frankie Policelli 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Will Richard 4 |
|
Tyler Stephenson-Moore 2 |
Steals |
Will Richard 2 |
|
Keenan Fitzmorris 1 |
Blocks |
Colin Castleton 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Stony Brook
|
45 |
30.8 |
6-28 |
7-13 |
9 |
25 |
2 |
6 |
18 |
| Florida
|
81 |
47.5 |
10-25 |
13-18 |
12 |
40 |
4 |
8 |
10 |
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