SB Nation Tampa Bay - Auburn Vs. Florida: Gators Get Hot From Outside, Cruise To Win Over Lowly Tigershttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/49019/tb-fave.png2012-02-21T21:26:34-05:00http://tampabay.sbnation.com/rss/stream/25796072012-02-21T21:26:34-05:002012-02-21T21:26:34-05:00Auburn Vs. Florida Recap: Kenny Boynton Leads Gators To Double Digit Win Over Lowly Tigers
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/florida-gators">Florida Gators</a> overcame some sloppy early play on Tuesday night and cruised to a 63-47 win over an overmatched <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/auburn-tigers">Auburn Tigers</a> team. The Gators trailed early but went on a 26-4 run to quickly take control. Florida shot better than 50 percent from behind the arc - a rate at which they'll almost always be tough to beat, even on a night when they turn it over 18 times. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/101071/kenny-boynton">Kenny Boynton</a> led the Gators with 20 points, hitting six of his nine attempts from downtown to give Florida a comfortable cushion against one of the SEC's worst teams.</p>
<p>The other two parts of Florida's three-headed backcourt monster chipped in 13 points each. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/53420/erving-walker">Erving Walker</a> hit three of seven from long-range but grabbed seven rebounds and dished five assists. Brad Beal helped out with six boards of his own. While the Gators were on fire from the floor, the Tigers could not buy a bucket in the second half, scoring just 17 points and shooting 33 percent from the floor.</p>
<p>The Gators now head to Athens to face the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/georgia-bulldogs">Georgia Bulldogs</a> on Saturday afternoon, looking to improve to 11-3 in the SEC.</p>
<p><i>For more news, analysis, and discussion on the Gators, check out <a href="http://www.alligatorarmy.com/" target="_blank">Alligator Army,</a> SB Nation's Florida blog. For more on the Tigers, head on over to <a href="http://www.trackemtigers.com/" target="_blank">Track 'Em Tigers</a>, SB Nation's Auburn blog.</i></p>
https://tampabay.sbnation.com/2012/2/21/2815570/auburn-vs-florida-recap-final-score-kenny-boyntonBrendan Porath2012-02-21T16:37:01-05:002012-02-21T16:37:01-05:00Florida vs. Auburn: Gators Hope For Eight In A Row At Home Against Tigers
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<p>The Gators are coming off two road victories. Can they keep up the pace against an Auburn team that has threatened to upset them in recent matchups?</p> <p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/auburn-tigers">Auburn Tigers</a> have a high mountain to climb if they want to upset the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/florida-gators">Florida Gators</a> Tuesday night at the O'Connell Center in Gainesville, FL. Auburn has not won a game in Gainesville since Feb. 1996, and the Gators are coming off strong road victories against Alabama and Arkansas.</p>
<p>However, given the fact that Auburn held Florida to 45 points in the last meeting between these two teams in January, one should not write this game off. The last five matchups between these two teams, have been decided by single-digits.</p>
<p>Guard <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/52479/mike-rosario">Mike Rosario</a>, who has missed the last three games with a hip pointer, will be a game time decision tonight according to Florida head coach Billy Donovan. Even if he is unavailable, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/53420/erving-walker">Erving Walker</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/101071/kenny-boynton">Kenny Boynton</a> are coming off of an outstanding performance against Arkansas scoring combined 56 points as the Gators shot 58.3 percent from the field against the Razorbacks.</p>
<p>The game is scheduled for a 7 p.m. tip off with a national broadcast on ESPNU.</p>
https://tampabay.sbnation.com/florida-gators/2012/2/21/2814930/florida-gators-auburn-tigers-college-basketball-preview-2012Tim Blank