National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Florida 96, Stetson 70
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, November 28, 2011
Where: Stephen C. O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida
Officials: # Mike Eades, # Mike Stuart, # Ted Valentine
Attendance: 5843

Freshman Brad Beal tied a season-high with 22 points and had 10 rebounds as No. 9 Florida easily dispatched Stetson 96-70 on Monday in Orlando to give coach Billy Donovan his 400th career victory.

Erving Walker added 21 points for Florida (5-1), which beat the Hatters (3-3) for the 17th straight time, matching their longest winning streak against any opponent. The Gators have also won 17 straight over Rollins, a team they haven’t faced since 1958.

The Gators connected on a season high 14 3-pointers and have made at least 11 in each of the first six games. They hit 8-of-20 from beyond the arc in the first half en route to a 47-31 advantage.

Chris Perez scored 20 points and Adam Pegg added 19 for the Hatters, who were 1-of-18 from beyond the arc.

The victory was Donovan’s 365th at Florida and his second straight without starting forward Erik Murphy (knee). Murphy, a junior who was averaging 10.0 points and shooting 57 percent from 3-point range, suffered the injury one day before Friday’s 107-62 rout of Jacksonville.

The loss of Murphy comes at a bad time as Florida is about to head into a brutal stretch of games that begins with a visit to No. 4 Syracuse on Friday. His replacement, Will Yeguete, finished with 10 points and 11 rebounds.

Top Game Performances
 
Stetson   Florida
Chris Perez 20 Scoring Bradley Beal 22
Aaron Graham 4 Assists Erving Walker 6
Joel Naburgs 8 Rebounds Will Yeguete 11
Adam Pegg 7 Free Throws Made Erving Walker 4
Tyshawn Patterson 2 Steals Will Yeguete 4
Aaron Graham 2 Blocks Bradley Beal 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Stetson 70 41.4 1-17 21-29 14 32 3 4
Florida 96 46.6 14-35 14-20 22 36 6 14