National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Florida 69, Kentucky 59
When: 9:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 15, 2014
Where: Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky
Officials: # Antinio Petty, # Doug Simmons, # Michael Stephens
Attendance: 24425

No. 4 Florida 69, 13 Kentucky 59: Casey Prather scored 24 points and Scottie Wilbekin finished with a career-high 23 as the Gators ended the Wildcats’ 22-game winning streak at home.

Patric Young scored eight of his 10 points in the second half for Florida (23-2, 12-0 SEC), which matched a program record with its 17th consecutive victory. Dorian Finney-Smith paced the reserves with eight points, all in the first half.

Andrew Harrison scored 20 points before fouling out in the final seconds for Kentucky (19-6, 9-3). James Young added 19 points and Julius Randle finished with 13 points and 13 rebounds for the Wildcats.

Aaron Harrison, third third-leading scorer for Kentucky, missed his first six field goal attempts and went scoreless until burying a corner 3-pointer with just over six remaining to knot the score at 53. Michael Frazier II, the third-leading scorer for Florida, missed his first four shots and went scoreless until knocking down a 3-pointer with 4:14 left to push the Gators’ lead back to five.

Wilbekin kept the Wildcats at bay by shooting 5-for-6 from the free-throw line in the final three minutes. Kentucky, which led by as many as seven late in the first half, shot 14-for-23 from the line overall.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Gators have snapped two opponent's home-winning streaks of at least 20 games this season after ending Arkansas’ 25-game streak with an overtime win Jan. 14. … Florida's conference record is its best through 12 games in program history. … Kentucky’s bench accounted for two points.
Top Game Performances
 
Florida   Kentucky
Casey Prather 24 Scoring Andrew Harrison 20
Scottie Wilbekin 2 Assists Andrew Harrison 4
Dorian Finney-Smith 5 Rebounds Julius Randle 13
Scottie Wilbekin 11 Free Throws Made Andrew Harrison 8
Casey Prather 4 Steals Willie Cauley-Stein 1
Chris Walker 1 Blocks Willie Cauley-Stein 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Florida 69 44.0 3-13 22-28 9 27 1 7 5
Kentucky 59 47.6 5-12 14-23 11 29 3 2 13