National Basketball Association
Florida 69, Texas A&M 36
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 1, 2014
Where: Stephen C. O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida
Officials:
# Doug Shows, # James Barker, # Glenn Tuitt
Attendance:
12426
By SportsDirect Inc.
No. 4 Florida 69, Texas A&M 36: Michael Frazier II recorded a game-high 21 points and grabbed eight rebounds as the Gators rolled over the visiting Aggies for their 13th straight victory.
Patric Young chipped in with nine points and a career-high 14 rebounds on his 22nd birthday for Florida (19-2, 8-0 SEC), which had a 57-27 edge on the boards. Dorian Finney-Smith added 11 points and nine rebounds for the Gators, who extended their school-record home winning streak to 27 games.
Kourtney Roberson led the way with seven points and seven rebounds for Texas A&M (12-9, 3-5), which lost its fifth straight contest and shot 25.9 percent from the field. Leading scorer Jamal Jones also scored seven on 2-of-11 shooting for the Aggies, who produced their season low in points.
Texas A&M was within two points 10 minutes into the game before Young scored the first four as Florida ran off 20 of the last 25 for a 34-17 lead at intermission. The Gators made only 1-of-12 from 3-point range in the first half, but pounded the Aggies on the boards 26-11.
Frazier scored 16 of his points in the second half as Florida continued to pull away and led 64-26 with under five minutes remaining. Will Yeguete added 10 rebounds for the Gators, who finished with 15 offensive boards to six for the Aggies.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The 13-game winning streak is the seventh longest in Florida history. The Gators have won 17 in a row three times to top the list. … Texas A&M started the SEC season with three victories. … Florida coach Billy Donovan improved to 200-110 all time in conference play, counting two seasons at Marshall. Donovan is 182-100 in SEC games with the Gators.
Top Game Performances
Texas A&M |
|
Florida |
Jamal Jones 7 |
Scoring |
Michael Frazier II 21 |
Alex Caruso 3 |
Assists |
Dorian Finney-Smith 3 |
Kourtney Roberson 7 |
Rebounds |
Patric Young 14 |
Jamal Jones 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Michael Frazier II 6 |
Alex Caruso 1 |
Steals |
Kasey Hill 2 |
Davonte Fitzgerald 1 |
Blocks |
Dorian Finney-Smith 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Texas A&M
|
36 |
25.9 |
4-20 |
4-9 |
6 |
25 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
Florida
|
69 |
41.1 |
5-25 |
18-29 |
11 |
53 |
4 |
5 |
12 |