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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.
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