National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Florida 86, Vanderbilt 76
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 5, 2011
Where: Memorial Gym, Nashville, Tennessee
Officials: # Pat Evans, # Tony Greene, # Bert Smith
Attendance: 14316
Where: Memorial Gym, Nashville, Tennessee
Officials: # Pat Evans, # Tony Greene, # Bert Smith
Attendance: 14316
Kenny Boynton led five players in double figures with 17 points and No. 14 Florida claimed the SEC regular-season title with an 86-76 road victory over No. 21 Vanderbilt on Saturday.
Erving Walker added 16 points and six assists for the Gators (24-6, 13-3 SEC East), who won their third regular-season title and first since 2007, when they claimed their second straight national championship.
Florida, which has won eight of nine and 16 of 19, has a first-round bye in the SEC tournament, which begins Thursday.
John Jenkins scored 22 points, Festus Ezeli added 16 and Jeffery Taylor had 15 for Vanderbilt (21-9, 9-7), which has lost three of its last four games and fell to 14-3 at home.
Florida never trailed after a 26-5 run that bridged the first and second halves. The Commodores cut a 14-point lead to five at 77-72 with 2:36 left, but the Gators answered with an 8-0 spurt to seal it.
Top Game Performances
| Florida | Vanderbilt | |
| Kenny Boynton 17 | Scoring | John Jenkins 22 |
| Erving Walker 6 | Assists | Brad Tinsley 5 |
| Alex Tyus 10 | Rebounds | Rod Odom 5 |
| Erving Walker 10 | Free Throws Made | Festus Ezeli 8 |
| Kenny Boynton 2 | Steals | Festus Ezeli 1 |
| Patric Young 2 | Blocks | Festus Ezeli 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Florida | 86 | 49.2 | 7-19 | 21-27 | 12 | 30 | 2 | 4 | |
| Vanderbilt | 76 | 59.2 | 6-18 | 12-18 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 3 |