National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Florida 79, UCLA 68
When: 9:45 PM ET, Thursday, March 27, 2014
Where: FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee
Officials: # Leslie Jones, # Lamont Simpson, # Terry Wymer
Attendance: 14991

Florida 79, UCLA 68: Michael Frazier II scored 19 points, including five 3-pointers, and the Gators advanced to the Elite Eight for the fourth consecutive year with an impressive win over the Bruins in Memphis, Tenn.

Scottie Wilbekin had 13 points and Casey Prather added 12 while battling foul trouble for top-seeded Florida (35-2), which will face No. 11 seed Dayton in the South regional final Saturday. Dorian Finney-Smith added 10 points off the bench as the Gators extended their winning streak to 29 games.

Jordan Adams led No. 4 seed UCLA (28-9) with 17 points while Travis Wear added 14. Kyle Anderson had 11 points on 4-of-11 shooting along with nine rebounds and five assists for the Bruins, who shot 3-of-18 from 3-point range and were ousted from the tournament by Florida for the fourth time since 2006.

Florida led 36-30 at the break before making its first six shots in the second half to move ahead 50-39 with just under 16 minutes remaining. UCLA responded with a 16-6 run over the next six minutes to cut the deficit to 56-55 before Florida scored 10 consecutive points, including six in a row from Wilbekin.

Adams scored with just over three minutes to play to pull within 68-63 but would get no closer. Frazier made seven of his 13 shots from the field and was 5-of-8 from 3-point range for the Gators, who shot 50 percent from the field and outrebounded UCLA 40-30.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Frazier II set a school record for most 3-pointers in a single season with 115. … F Will Yeguete had eight points and seven rebounds for the Gators, who had 22 assists on 29 made baskets. … G Norman Powell scored eight points for the Bruins, who ended the season with their best record since 2007-08.
Top Game Performances
 
UCLA   Florida
Jordan Adams 17 Scoring Michael Frazier II 19
Kyle Anderson 5 Assists Kasey Hill 10
Kyle Anderson 9 Rebounds Will Yeguete 7
Kyle Anderson 3 Free Throws Made Casey Prather 6
Jordan Adams 2 Steals Dorian Finney-Smith 1
Travis Wear 2 Blocks Casey Prather 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
UCLA 68 42.2 3-18 11-15 12 29 4 8 8
Florida 79 50.0 8-21 13-18 22 35 5 4 12