National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Florida 69, Mississippi St. 57
When: 1:30 PM ET, Saturday, January 28, 2012
Where: Stephen C. O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida
Officials: # Doug Shows, # Anthony Jordan, # Michael Kitts
Attendance: 12045
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Freshman Bradley Beal scored 19 points, and No. 13 Florida beat No. 16 Mississippi State 69-57 in a battle of two of the top teams in the SEC.

The Gators (17-4, 5-2 SEC) used an 11-0 run to pull away from the Bulldogs (17-5, 4-3), extending their winning streak to five. The victory moves the third-place Gators within one game of SEC leader Kentucky, which plays Louisiana State later Saturday.

The loss drops fourth-place Mississippi State 2.5 games out of first.

Jalen Steele’s 3-pointer with 7:59 to go brought Mississippi State within 51-47. Then the Gators seized control. Beal’s 3-pointer 20 seconds later started the run. Patric Young scored on a pair of dunks, and Beal capped the run with a layup with 3:50 to go, making it 62-47 Florida.

Erik Murphy added 14 points for the Gators. Young scored 12 points off the bench. Florida used a 7-0 run late in the first half to take a 27-20 lead. The Bulldogs pulled within 30-27 at halftime.

Arnett Moultrie scored 12 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for the Bulldogs, before fouling out with 2:04 remaining. Dee Bost also scored 12 points.

Florida hosts South Carolina on Thursday. Mississippi State hosts Auburn on Saturday.
Top Game Performances
 
Mississippi St.   Florida
Dee Bost 12 Scoring Bradley Beal 19
Dee Bost 4 Assists Kenny Boynton 5
Arnett Moultrie 13 Rebounds Will Yeguete 7
Arnett Moultrie 4 Free Throws Made Bradley Beal 4
Dee Bost 1 Steals Will Yeguete 2
Arnett Moultrie 1 Blocks Erik Murphy 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Mississippi St. 57 43.8 7-16 8-14 10 30 1 2 14
Florida 69 48.2 11-24 4-7 15 25 3 5 5
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