With junior forward Will Yeguete out for at least the remainder of the regular season after undergoing surgery on his right knee Friday, Florida needed its role players to step up against Mississippi State.
Will Yeguete’s night in Fayetteville, Ark., lasted less than a minute.
Florida has dominated Southeastern Conference opponents this season, but it finally experienced the other end of the beating against Arkansas.
During Florida’s 78-64 win against Ole Miss on Saturday, senior guard Kenny Boynton and senior forward Erik Murphy fed off each other’s strengths.
Late in the first half, Ole Miss guard Marshall Henderson grabbed a pass from forward Jarvis Summers.
With Florida leading Ole Miss 50-37 at the beginning of the second half, senior Erik Murphy grabbed a defensive rebound and took off down the court. Kenny Boynton missed his jumper, Scottie Wilbekin missed from behind the arc, but Murphy’s three found nothing but net.
Ole Miss guard Marshall Henderson has earned a reputation for more than his scoring.
Florida has smothered its Southeastern Conference opponents this season, but delivered its biggest trouncing against South Carolina.
Even as the Gators led the Bulldogs by 21 points early in Saturday’s game, they weren’t letting up on defense.
Using a combination of dominant defense, rebounding and hot shooting, Florida ran Mississippi State out of Humphrey Coliseum on Saturday night.
Halftime felt different for the Gators on Wednesday night in Athens, Ga.
ATHENS, Ga. — For the past four years, Georgia has put up a fight at home against Florida. Wednesday night was no exception.
After inconsistency, missed practices and a lack of accountability put a damper on his junior year, Mike Rosario knew he had to change in the offseason.
Scottie Wilbekin recorded 13 points and 10 assists on Saturday for the first double-double of his college career, but the junior point guard’s lockdown defense on Missouri guard Phil Pressey drew more attention.
UF pressured Texas A&M defensively on Thursday night, and the Aggies folded.
As Florida bullied LSU in Baton Rouge, La., on Saturday, Texas A&M’s Elston Turner was putting on a show against Kentucky in Rupp Arena.
Forward Casey Prather is again dealing with injury.
The Gators were already playing a man down in Baton Rouge, La.
With Erik Murphy suffering from a broken rib and Will Yeguete nursing tendinitis in his right knee, Florida needed a frontcourt player to step up against Georgia.
Forward Erik Murphy fractured one of his ribs when he absorbed contact from a teammate during Friday’s practice.
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