National Basketball Association
Florida 69, Kentucky 59
When: 9:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 15, 2014
Where: Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky
Officials:
# Antinio Petty, # Doug Simmons, # Michael Stephens
Attendance:
24425
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No. 4 Florida 69, 13 Kentucky 59: Casey Prather scored 24 points and Scottie Wilbekin finished with a career-high 23 as the Gators ended the Wildcats’ 22-game winning streak at home.
Patric Young scored eight of his 10 points in the second half for Florida (23-2, 12-0 SEC), which matched a program record with its 17th consecutive victory. Dorian Finney-Smith paced the reserves with eight points, all in the first half.
Andrew Harrison scored 20 points before fouling out in the final seconds for Kentucky (19-6, 9-3). James Young added 19 points and Julius Randle finished with 13 points and 13 rebounds for the Wildcats.
Aaron Harrison, third third-leading scorer for Kentucky, missed his first six field goal attempts and went scoreless until burying a corner 3-pointer with just over six remaining to knot the score at 53. Michael Frazier II, the third-leading scorer for Florida, missed his first four shots and went scoreless until knocking down a 3-pointer with 4:14 left to push the Gators’ lead back to five.
Wilbekin kept the Wildcats at bay by shooting 5-for-6 from the free-throw line in the final three minutes. Kentucky, which led by as many as seven late in the first half, shot 14-for-23 from the line overall.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Gators have snapped two opponent's home-winning streaks of at least 20 games this season after ending Arkansas’ 25-game streak with an overtime win Jan. 14. … Florida's conference record is its best through 12 games in program history. … Kentucky’s bench accounted for two points.
Top Game Performances
Florida |
|
Kentucky |
Casey Prather 24 |
Scoring |
Andrew Harrison 20 |
Scottie Wilbekin 2 |
Assists |
Andrew Harrison 4 |
Dorian Finney-Smith 5 |
Rebounds |
Julius Randle 13 |
Scottie Wilbekin 11 |
Free Throws Made |
Andrew Harrison 8 |
Casey Prather 4 |
Steals |
Willie Cauley-Stein 1 |
Chris Walker 1 |
Blocks |
Willie Cauley-Stein 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Florida
|
69 |
44.0 |
3-13 |
22-28 |
9 |
27 |
1 |
7 |
5 |
Kentucky
|
59 |
47.6 |
5-12 |
14-23 |
11 |
29 |
3 |
2 |
13 |