National Basketball Association
Florida 57, Georgia 53
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Where: Stegeman Coliseum, Athens, Georgia
Officials:
# Ron Groover, # Olandis Poole, # Doug Sirmons
Attendance:
8021
By The Sports Xchange
Florida guard KeVaughn Allen scored 19 points and sparked a second-half comeback, lifting the Gators past Georgia 57-53 Tuesday at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Ga.
Center John Egbunu finished with 10 points, including a pair of late dunks that helped Florida bounce back from a disappointing loss to Alabama over the weekend.
Georgia (14-10, 7-6 SEC) led for the majority of the first half, but could never separate from the Gators (17-9, 8-5 SEC).The Bulldogs took a 25-19 lead into halftime. They were up seven after a jumper by forward Yante Maten with 15 minutes to play, before Florida rallied.
Allen hit a pair of 3-pointers, and guard Devin Robinson knocked down a 3-pointer and hit a layup to put the Gators ahead by three with 8:29 to play. Allen hit another big 3-pointer with 3:30 to play that put Florida in front 50-47. He had 14 of his 19 points in the second half.
Georgia guard Kenny Gaines hit a pair of 3-pointers in the final minute to keep the Bulldogs in it, but the Gators made enough free throws down the stretch to prevail in a battle of two SEC teams in need of strong finishes to the regular season to secure NCAA tournament berths.
Top Game Performances
| Florida |
|
Georgia |
|
KeVaughn Allen 19 |
Scoring |
Kenny Gaines 12 |
|
Kasey Hill 5 |
Assists |
J.J. Frazier 5 |
|
Justin Leon 8 |
Rebounds |
Kenny Gaines 9 |
|
Dorian Finney-Smith 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Charles Mann 2 |
|
KeVaughn Allen 2 |
Steals |
Kenny Paul Geno 2 |
|
John Egbunu 5 |
Blocks |
Yante Maten 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Florida
|
57 |
36.4 |
5-25 |
12-21 |
10 |
37 |
10 |
4 |
6 |
| Georgia
|
53 |
32.3 |
8-21 |
5-8 |
15 |
34 |
3 |
4 |
10 |
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