National Basketball Association
Florida 95, Auburn 63
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 23, 2016
Where: Stephen C. O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida
Officials:
# Sean Casey, # Kevin Fehr, # Mike Nance
Attendance:
11230
By The Sports Xchange
Guard Dorian Finney-Smith scored 24 points, fueling Florida's 95-63 rout of Auburn on Saturday at Stephen C. O'Connell Center in Gainesville, Fla.
It was the third straight win for the Gators (13-6, 5-2 SEC), and it was really never in doubt. Florida jumped on the Tigers early, using a 29-5 run to take a 21-point lead nine minutes into the game.
Auburn (9-9, 3-4 SEC) was coming off back-to-back victories over No. 14 Kentucky and Alabama, but didn't have an answer for the hot-shooting Gators.
Florida shot 54.5 percent from the floor and made seven 3-points in the first half. Finney-Smith had 15 of his points in the first half, helping the Gators take a 53-32 lead at intermission.
Guard Chris Chiozza scored 14 points, and center John Egbunu added 12 points and nine rebounds for Florida, which plays at Vanderbilt on Wednesday, before stepping out of SEC play to host No. 6 West Virginia on Jan. 30.
Guard Kasey Hill had 14 points off the bench for Florida.
Tigers forward Tyler Harris scored 14 points, and guard Kareem Canty added 12 points. The Tigers shot 35.8 percent from the floor and were outrebounded 44-31.
Top Game Performances
Auburn |
|
Florida |
Tyler Harris 14 |
Scoring |
Dorian Finney-Smith 24 |
Cinmeon Bowers 3 |
Assists |
Chris Chiozza 8 |
Cinmeon Bowers 9 |
Rebounds |
John Egbunu 9 |
Tyler Harris 4 |
Free Throws Made |
KeVaughn Allen 4 |
Bryce Brown 2 |
Steals |
KeVaughn Allen 2 |
N/A |
Blocks |
John Egbunu 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Auburn
|
63 |
35.8 |
6-24 |
9-14 |
9 |
23 |
0 |
4 |
14 |
Florida
|
95 |
56.9 |
9-19 |
20-24 |
20 |
42 |
8 |
9 |
16 |