National Basketball Association
Florida 76, Louisiana State 64
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 21, 2012
Where: Stephen C. O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida
Officials:
# Don Daily, # Rick Hartzell, # Gary Maxwell
Attendance:
12198
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Erik Murphy scored 15 points and No. 14 Florida pulled away from visiting LSU 76-64 on Saturday.
The Gators (15-4, 3-1 SEC) extended their home winning streak to 16 games. Playing for the first time in a week, Florida took control after the first four minutes to win for the 10th time in 12 games.
Justin Hamilton scored a season-high 27 points with eight rebounds for the Tigers (12-7, 2-3 SEC), who lost for the fourth time in six games.
Florida used a 19-4 run to turn an early 10-4 deficit into a seven-point advantage. Patric Young scored the first six points on the surge, Kenny Boynton added five points, and a Bradley Beal 3-pointer with 8:44 to go gave the Gators a 23-16 lead.
Boynton and Erving Walker struggled from 3-point range, combining to go 1 for 10. But Murphy finished 3 for 4 on 3-point attempts, and the Gators shot 56.3 percent from the field. Beal added 11 points and eight assists.
Top Game Performances
| Louisiana State |
|
Florida |
|
Justin Hamilton 27 |
Scoring |
Erik Murphy 15 |
|
Chris Bass 4 |
Assists |
Erving Walker 3 |
|
Justin Hamilton 8 |
Rebounds |
Bradley Beal 8 |
|
Ralston Turner 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Erving Walker 5 |
|
Ralston Turner 1 |
Steals |
Bradley Beal 1 |
|
Storm Warren 1 |
Blocks |
Bradley Beal 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Louisiana State
|
64 |
44.4 |
5-14 |
3-5 |
14 |
24 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
| Florida
|
76 |
56.2 |
7-21 |
15-20 |
11 |
28 |
3 |
5 |
12 |