National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Florida 76, Louisiana State 64
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 21, 2012
Where: Stephen C. O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida
Officials: # Don Daily, # Rick Hartzell, # Gary Maxwell
Attendance: 12198

Erik Murphy scored 15 points and No. 14 Florida pulled away from visiting LSU 76-64 on Saturday.

The Gators (15-4, 3-1 SEC) extended their home winning streak to 16 games. Playing for the first time in a week, Florida took control after the first four minutes to win for the 10th time in 12 games.

Justin Hamilton scored a season-high 27 points with eight rebounds for the Tigers (12-7, 2-3 SEC), who lost for the fourth time in six games.

Florida used a 19-4 run to turn an early 10-4 deficit into a seven-point advantage. Patric Young scored the first six points on the surge, Kenny Boynton added five points, and a Bradley Beal 3-pointer with 8:44 to go gave the Gators a 23-16 lead.

Boynton and Erving Walker struggled from 3-point range, combining to go 1 for 10. But Murphy finished 3 for 4 on 3-point attempts, and the Gators shot 56.3 percent from the field. Beal added 11 points and eight assists.
Top Game Performances
 
Louisiana State   Florida
Justin Hamilton 27 Scoring Erik Murphy 15
Chris Bass 4 Assists Erving Walker 3
Justin Hamilton 8 Rebounds Bradley Beal 8
Ralston Turner 2 Free Throws Made Erving Walker 5
Ralston Turner 1 Steals Bradley Beal 1
Storm Warren 1 Blocks Bradley Beal 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Louisiana State 64 44.4 5-14 3-5 14 24 1 1 11
Florida 76 56.2 7-21 15-20 11 28 3 5 12