National Basketball Association
Kentucky 67, Florida 50
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 7, 2015
Where: Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky
Officials:
# Tony Greene, # Anthony Jordan, # Joe Lindsay
Attendance:
24428
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No. 1 Kentucky 67, Florida 50: Karl-Anthony Towns had 13 points, nine rebounds and six blocked shots as host Kentucky knocked off Florida to complete a perfect regular season.
Trey Lyles scored 14 points for the Wildcats (31-0), who joined last season’s Gators as the only teams to go 18-0 in SEC play. Willie Cauley-Stein contributed eight points and seven rebounds and Aaron Harrison scored nine points for Kentucky.
Kasey Hill scored 15 points as Florida (15-16, 8-10) continued to suffer through a subpar season. Dorian Finney-Smith added 12 points as the Gators lost for the seventh time in 10 games.
Florida trailed by three points shortly before the midway point when Devin Booker drained a 3-pointer to start a 7-0 run that was capped by Towns’ fast-break hoop to give Kentucky a 51-41 lead. Cauley-Stein’s dunk with 5:03 left began a 10-2 spurt that increased the Wildcats’ lead to 18.
The Gators used an 8-0 run to take a 21-17 lead on Chris Walker’s basket with under six minutes to go in the first half. The Wildcats answered with a 13-4 burst to take a five-point edge and led 30-27 at the break before Florida pulled within 36-35 on Eli Carter’s 3-pointer with 15:53 to play.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Kentucky forced the Gators into 17 turnovers. … Florida SG Michael Frazier II (ankle) returned from a seven-game absence and had three points and committed three turnovers in 18 minutes. … The Wildcats were 15-of-21 from the free-throw line while the Gators were 3-of-7.
Top Game Performances
Florida |
|
Kentucky |
Kasey Hill 15 |
Scoring |
Trey Lyles 14 |
Eli Carter 3 |
Assists |
Karl-Anthony Towns 3 |
Jon Horford 7 |
Rebounds |
Karl-Anthony Towns 9 |
Alex Murphy 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Karl-Anthony Towns 5 |
Kasey Hill 1 |
Steals |
Willie Cauley-Stein 2 |
Dorian Finney-Smith 2 |
Blocks |
Karl-Anthony Towns 6 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Florida
|
50 |
42.9 |
5-11 |
3-7 |
10 |
24 |
3 |
1 |
17 |
Kentucky
|
67 |
47.2 |
2-6 |
15-21 |
9 |
30 |
8 |
8 |
8 |