Don't you still blame the orange football jerseys on all the bad losses? Sent From Shane's iPhone Go Gators! & Skål Vikes!
> On Jan 8, 2017, at 2:41 PM, Oliver Barry <[email protected]> wrote: > > I’m pretty sure it was the black uniforms that made all the difference in the > win. > > Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI > Real Estate Broker > PARKS > 305B Indian Lake Blvd > Suite 220 > Hendersonville TN 37075 > Phone: 615-826-4040 > Mobile: 615-972-4239 > [email protected] > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Shane Ford > Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2017 2:14 PM > To: GatorNews > Subject: [gatornews] [SUN: FLORIDA 83, TENNESSEE 70 / Allen, Gators handle > Vols > > FLORIDA 83, TENNESSEE 70 > Allen, Gators handle Vols > Gators ride red-hot final 20 minutes to fifth consecutive win > > > > Florida guard KeVaughn Allen (5) goes up for a shot over Tennessee forward > Grant Williams (2) during the Gators win at the Exactech Arena at the Stephen > C. O'Connell Center in Gainesville, Saturday Jan. 7, 2017. Florida beat the > Vols 83-70 to go to 3-0 in the SEC. > > Brad McClenny/Staff photographer > By Kevin Brockway > Gainesville SUN Staff writer > > Published: Saturday, January 7, 2017 at 7:12 p.m. > Last Modified: Saturday, January 7, 2017 at 7:12 p.m. > There were reasons to think “black out” Saturday could end dark for No. 24 > Florida. > > Facts > Up next > Who: No. 24 Florida vs. Alabama > When: 9 p.m. Tuesday > Where: Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, Ala. > TV: ESPNU > Radio: 103.7-FM > The Gators struggled through a turnover-filled first half against Tennessee > and their two centers, Kevarrius Hayes and John Egbunu, failed to stay on the > court due to foul trouble. > > But a dash of hot shooting in the second half from sophomore guard KeVaughn > Allen and some unexpected contributions allowed the Gators to remain > unblemished in SEC play with an 83-70 win over the Volunteers before a > sellout crowd of 10,843 at the O'Connell Center. > > Florida (12-3, 3-0 SEC) won its fifth straight in an imperfect game that > revealed some flaws. But unlike last Tuesday against Ole Miss, Florida closed > strong, outscoring Tennessee 17-7 in the final four minutes. > > “We showed a little more fight and feistiness and mental resolve to not > fold,” Florida coach Mike White said. “There's a few games last year, at > Tennessee last year being one, where we didn't respond really well to a > hard-fought game.” > > Unlike last season, when Florida was outrebounded 34-23 in an 83-69 loss to > the Vols, the Gators remained even on the boards (31-31), while holding > Tennessee to just nine offensive rebounds. Forward Admiral Shofield led > Tennessee (8-7, 1-2 SEC) with 18 points, but fouled out with 3:49 remaining. > > Allen scored 16 of his season-high 23 points in the second half and made four > 3-pointers in the game's final eight minutes. Senior forward Justin Leon > added a career-high 19 points, while senior Canyon Barry remained productive > off the bench with 15 points. > > The biggest surprise came from senior center Schuyler Rimmer, who was able to > stabilize the post with Hayes and Egbunu on the bench with foul trouble. > Rimmer's stat line (three points, three rebounds, one block) wasn't gaudy, > but the Gators outscored the Vols by 15 points in his 16 minutes on the floor. > > “When I get opportunities in the game, I just try to take advantage of it,” > Rimmer said. “But at the end of the day, if I was playing 20 minutes, 30 > minutes or two minutes, I just want to win games. I want to see the team do > well.” > > Said Barry: “We should give a ton of credit to Schuyler Rimmer, who came off > the bench and played phenomenal.” > > Wearing black uniforms for the first time this season, Florida came out of > the gate sluggish. The Gators trailed by as many as six points in the first > half and were down 33-32 at halftime, thanks to 15 Tennessee points off nine > UF turnovers. Egbunu and point guard Kasey Hill each had turnovers dribbling > the ball off their foot, while forward Devin Robinson had four first-half > turnovers. > > But rather than lay into his team in the locker room at halftime, White said > he took a calmer approach. > > “We thought if we just settled in and calmed down offensively, as much as > anything, we could play a much better second half,” White said. “By me going > in there in screaming, I don't know how much good that could have done us.” > > The approach worked. Florida made 10 of its first 11 shots in the second half > and turned up its intensity on the defensive end of the floor as well. The > Gators scored 16 of their 25 points off turnovers in the second half. A big > play came when Hill got a steal and found Egbunu in transition for a dunk > which put Florida up 49-45 and got the crowd going for the first time. Hill > finished the game with seven points and seven assists. > > Tennessee coach Rick Barnes said the Vols turned the ball over too many times > (19) and didn't play well enough defensively in the second half. > > “Mike is doing a good job with his team,” Barnes said. “I think he's got his > guys in the roles they need to be in. I think they play well together. They > share the ball well. They are a much different team than they were a season > ago.” > > The 6-foot-2 Allen was able to get on a roll from there. With Florida > clinging to a 60-59 lead after a 3-pointer by Tennessee's Detrick Mostella, > Allen answered with back-to-back 3-pointers to put > > Florida up 66-59. > > “It felt good to see those shots go in, but we can't just feed off our > shots,” Allen said. “We have to feed off our defensive energy and convert it > into offense.” > > Allen's final 3-pointer, with 1:16 left, put Florida up 79-68 and thwarted > any chance of a late Tennessee comeback. The Gators are 3-0 in league play > for the first time since the 2014-15 season and will go for a 4-0 start > Tuesday night at Alabama. > > “It's a big accomplishment to be 3-0,” Allen said. “But we have to continue > to work hard, go to practice, learn from our mistakes and perform better.” > > Contact Kevin Brockway at 352-374-5054 or [email protected]. Also > check out Brockway's blog at Gatorsports.com. > No. 24 FLORIDA 83, TENNESSEE 70 > > TENNESSEE (8-7) > > Alexander 2-2 0-0 4, Williams 2-5 2-2 6, Hubbs 4-11 0-0 8, Bowden 5-8 2-2 15, > Bone 3-7 0-0 6, Evans 0-0 0-0 0, Schofield 6-9 6-8 18, Turner 2-6 0-0 4, > Phillips 0-0 0-0 0, Parker 0-0 0-0 0, Mostella 3-6 0-1 9. Totals 27-54 10-13 > 70. > > FLORIDA (12-3) > > Robinson 2-7 0-0 4, Leon 5-6 6-6 19, Hayes 1-2 1-1 3, Allen 8-13 3-5 23, Hill > 3-6 0-0 7, Stone 2-6 1-2 5, Egbunu 1-1 0-2 2, Rimmer 1-2 1-2 3, Chiozza 1-6 > 0-0 2, Barry 4-7 6-8 15. Totals 28-56 18-26 83. > > Halftime_Tennessee 33-32. 3-Point Goals_Tennessee 6-14 (Bowden 3-5, Mostella > 3-5, Hubbs 0-2, Turner 0-2), Florida 9-20 (Allen 4-6, Leon 3-4, Hill 1-1, > Barry 1-3, Robinson 0-2, Chiozza 0-2, Stone 0-2). Fouled Out_Schofield, > Williams. Rebounds_Tennessee 27 (Schofield 10), Florida 28 (Leon 6). > Assists_Tennessee 10 (Turner 4), Florida 13 (Hill 7). Total Fouls_Tennessee > 22, Florida 16. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent From Shane's iPhone > Go Gators! & Skål Vikes! > ALPCA #8756 > Europlate #1045 > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 > National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 > National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorNews" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 > National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 > National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier > (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. 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