National Basketball Association
Florida 78, Wright St. 65
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, November 21, 2011
Where: St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
Officials:
# Tracy Woodson, # Mike Nance, # Antinio Petty
Attendance:
6331
By SportsDirect Inc.
Kenny Boynton tied a career high with six 3-pointers and No. 9 Florida used strong shooting from beyond the arc to beat Wright State 78-65 in Tampa, Fla., on Monday.
The Gators (3-1) never could totally take control against the Raiders (2-2), but built a comfortable lead late in the first half and were not seriously threatened.
The Gators, who came in tied for 29th in the nation in 3-point field-goal percentage (43.2 percent), finished 12-of-27 (44.4 percent) from 3-point range. Boynton scored 22 points, hitting 6-of-9 3-point attempts to lead Florida.
Freshman Brad Beal also scored 22 points for the Gators.
Wright State pulled within 30-22 on A.J. Pacher’s 3-pointer with 5:55 left. Florida then closed the half with a 14-7 run, taking a 44-29 lead at halftime. Mike Rosario, Erving Walker and Erik Murphy each hit a 3-pointer during the run.
Julius Mays led the Raiders with 21 points.
Top Game Performances
| Wright St. |
|
Florida |
|
Julius Mays 21 |
Scoring |
Bradley Beal 22 |
|
Reggie Arceneaux 6 |
Assists |
Erving Walker 7 |
|
Armond Battle 4 |
Rebounds |
Mike Rosario 7 |
|
Reggie Arceneaux 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Bradley Beal 9 |
|
John Balwigaire 3 |
Steals |
Bradley Beal 2 |
|
Cole Darling 1 |
Blocks |
Bradley Beal 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Wright St.
|
65 |
42.6 |
7-22 |
12-18 |
14 |
24 |
4 |
8 |
|
| Florida
|
78 |
45.1 |
12-27 |
20-30 |
19 |
35 |
1 |
6 |
|
