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Freshman Cliff Alexander logged his first double-double with
12 points and 10 rebounds for Kansas (6-1), which outscored
Florida 44-20 over the final 16:40 to dig out of an 18-point
hole. Perry Ellis added 10 points for the Jayhawks.
Devin Robinson led the way with 13 points before fouling out for
Florida (3-4), which saw its school-record nine-game winning
streak in true road games snapped. Chris Walker added a
career-high 12 points while Jon Horford and Michael Frazier II
contributed 10 apiece for the Gators.
Kansas led 14-10 with 13:42 left in the opening half before the
Jayhawks missed nine of their next 10 shots and Florida used a
14-0 surge behind five points from Dorian Finney-Smith, while
Horford’s bucket in the lane off a drive from Kasey Hill with
2:27 left widened the gap to 17. The Gators connected on three
of their first four field goals and increased their lead to
45-27 less than 3½ minutes into the second half.
Florida held a nine-point lead with 8:40 left following a
3-pointer from Robinson, but missed its next 10 shots while
Selden and Alexander combined to score 12 of the next 13 points
for Kansas, which finished off a 33-7 run on a jumper from Ellis
with 3:21 remaining. Hill ended the Gators’ 7½-minute field-goal
drought with 1:09 to go, but Kansas hit 11 consecutive free
throws down the stretch to preserve the win.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Florida fell below .500 for the first time since
the end of the 1997-98 season. … Kansas improved to 178-9 under
coach Bill Self at home. … The Gators shot 53.6 percent in the
first half and 34.5 percent in the second.
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