National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Louisiana State 79, Florida 61
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Where: Stephen C. O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida
Officials: # Lee Cassell, # Jeff Clark, # Jamie Luckie
Attendance: 10160

LSU 79, Florida 61:
Jarell Martin led the way with 22 points and eight rebounds as the visiting Tigers snapped the Gators’ 20-game SEC home winning streak.

Tim Quarterman scored 13 of his 15 points in the second half and added eight assists and five boards for LSU (14-4, 3-2 SEC), which snapped a six-game losing streak in the series. Keith Hornsby scored 15 points and Jordan Mickey collected 14 points and 14 rebounds for the Tigers.

Dorian Finney-Smith had 10 points and eight rebounds while Alex Murphy scored 10 points off the bench for Florida (10-8, 3-2). Kasey Hill scored nine points to lead the starting five for the Gators, who have lost two straight conference games following a 24-game SEC winning streak.

Florida took advantage of a pair of turnovers and Michael Frazier II buried a 3-pointer in a 7-0 run that cut the deficit to 66-56 with just under six minutes left. Martin tipped in a miss and Quarterman knocked down a 3-pointer to push the advantage back to 15 and the Gators never seriously threatened down the stretch.

Martin scored 15 points in the first half and Hornsby buried a 3-pointer to send LSU into the break up 37-32. Hill’s jumper with just over 12 minutes left drew Florida within 52-47 before Hornsby connected again from beyond the arc to spark a 14-2 burst to spread the lead to 17 points with eight minutes to play.

GAME NOTEBOOK:
The Gators have dropped back-to-back SEC games for the first time since finishing 2012 with three consecutive losses. … LSU went 17-of-18 from the free-throw line and hit 8-of-13 3-pointers while Florida was 12-of-17 from the line and 3-of-16 from beyond the arc. … Florida F Chris Walker was held to six points and has not scored more than six in any of the last nine games.
Top Game Performances
 
Louisiana State   Florida
Jarell Martin 22 Scoring Dorian Finney-Smith 10
Tim Quarterman 8 Assists Kasey Hill 4
Jordan Mickey 14 Rebounds Dorian Finney-Smith 8
Jarell Martin 7 Free Throws Made Alex Murphy 4
Keith Hornsby 2 Steals Chris Chiozza 2
Jordan Mickey 1 Blocks Kasey Hill 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Louisiana State 79 51.9 8-13 17-18 17 34 1 6 16
Florida 61 38.3 3-16 12-17 12 29 3 9 13