National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Florida 57, Georgia 53
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Where: Stegeman Coliseum, Athens, Georgia
Officials: # Ron Groover, # Olandis Poole, # Doug Sirmons
Attendance: 8021

Florida guard KeVaughn Allen scored 19 points and sparked a second-half comeback, lifting the Gators past Georgia 57-53 Tuesday at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Ga.

Center John Egbunu finished with 10 points, including a pair of late dunks that helped Florida bounce back from a disappointing loss to Alabama over the weekend.

Georgia (14-10, 7-6 SEC) led for the majority of the first half, but could never separate from the Gators (17-9, 8-5 SEC).The Bulldogs took a 25-19 lead into halftime. They were up seven after a jumper by forward Yante Maten with 15 minutes to play, before Florida rallied.

Allen hit a pair of 3-pointers, and guard Devin Robinson knocked down a 3-pointer and hit a layup to put the Gators ahead by three with 8:29 to play. Allen hit another big 3-pointer with 3:30 to play that put Florida in front 50-47. He had 14 of his 19 points in the second half.

Georgia guard Kenny Gaines hit a pair of 3-pointers in the final minute to keep the Bulldogs in it, but the Gators made enough free throws down the stretch to prevail in a battle of two SEC teams in need of strong finishes to the regular season to secure NCAA tournament berths.
Top Game Performances
 
Florida   Georgia
KeVaughn Allen 19 Scoring Kenny Gaines 12
Kasey Hill 5 Assists J.J. Frazier 5
Justin Leon 8 Rebounds Kenny Gaines 9
Dorian Finney-Smith 5 Free Throws Made Charles Mann 2
KeVaughn Allen 2 Steals Kenny Paul Geno 2
John Egbunu 5 Blocks Yante Maten 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Florida 57 36.4 5-25 12-21 10 37 10 4 6
Georgia 53 32.3 8-21 5-8 15 34 3 4 10