National Basketball Association
Florida 67, Richmond 58
When: 3:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 4, 2014
Where: Stephen C. O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida
Officials:
# Pat Evans, # Tony Greene, # John Hampton
Attendance:
12012
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No. 13 Florida 67, Richmond 58: Michael Frazier II scored 18 points and a late 12-0 spurt helped the host Gators survive the Spiders’ upset bid.
Frazier finished 3-for-7 from 3-point range for Florida (11-2), which trailed with less than five minutes left. Patric Young added 15 points, Casey Prather scored 12 points and Dorian Finney-Smith recorded 13 rebounds.
Cedrick Lindsay scored all 19 of his points in the second half for Richmond (10-5), hitting five 3-pointers, and Kendall Anthony added 15 points. The Spiders did not score for a 3-minute, 42-second span in the final minutes, seeing a one-point lead turn into an 11-point deficit.
Alonzo Nelson-Ododa’s jumper gave the Spiders a 50-49 advantage with 4:48 to play, but the Gators responded by scoring the next 12 points, getting key three-point plays from Young and Prather and taking a 61-50 lead on Young’s free throw with 1:28 left. The Spiders pulled within 64-58 on Lindsay’s 3-pointer with 39 seconds remaining but could get no closer.
Florida led most of the first half and held a 23-16 advantage with four minutes left, but the Spiders scored seven of the final nine points to reach halftime trailing 25-23. Anthony’s 3-pointer early in the second half gave Richmond a 26-25 lead, and his three-point play with 8:34 to play put the Spiders ahead 46-42.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Florida shot 10-of-19 from the free-throw line while Richmond finished 1-of-3. … Anthony surpassed the 1,000-point mark for his career. … Florida opens SEC play Wednesday at home against South Carolina, looking to extend its homecourt winning streak to 24, which would tie a school record.
Top Game Performances
Richmond |
|
Florida |
Cedrick Lindsay 19 |
Scoring |
Michael Frazier II 18 |
Trey Davis 3 |
Assists |
Casey Prather 3 |
Trey Davis 6 |
Rebounds |
Dorian Finney-Smith 13 |
Kendall Anthony 1 |
Free Throws Made |
Michael Frazier II 3 |
Terry Allen 2 |
Steals |
Casey Prather 2 |
Alonzo Nelson-Ododa 2 |
Blocks |
Kasey Hill 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Richmond
|
58 |
43.6 |
9-25 |
1-3 |
12 |
18 |
2 |
4 |
12 |
Florida
|
67 |
46.4 |
5-19 |
10-19 |
10 |
41 |
2 |
5 |
14 |