National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Michigan 79, Florida 59
When: 2:20 PM ET, Sunday, March 31, 2013
Where: Cowboy Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Officials: # Roger Ayers, # John Cahill, # Bryan Kersey
Attendance: 36585
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Michigan 79, Florida 59: Nik Stauskas tied his career high with 22 points and made a career-best six 3-pointers without a miss to propel the Wolverines past the Gators with a convincing victory in the South Regional final at Arlington, Texas.

Trey Burke scored 15 points and Mitch McGary had 11 points and nine rebounds as fourth-seeded Michigan (30-7) advanced to the Final Four for the first time since 1993. The Wolverines will face Syracuse on Saturday.

Kenny Boynton and Will Yeguete scored 13 points apiece for third-seeded Florida (29-8), which lost in the Elite Eight for the third straight year.

Michigan roared out of the gate by scoring the first 13 points and led 23-5 after a 3-pointer by Stauskas with 11:25 left in the first half. Stauskas’ fifth 3-pointer of the half pushed the lead to 41-17 with 4:08 to go and the Wolverines led 47-30 at the break.

Florida was within 11 early in the second half but another 3-pointer by Stauskas stymied the charge. A 7-0 burst later in the half stretched the margin back to 21 with 8:45 remaining and the Wolverines cruised to the finish.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Stauskas finished 7-of-8 from the field and scored 19 of his points in the first half. … Gators F Erik Murphy was scoreless and missed all 11 of his shots. … Burke also had eight rebounds, seven assists and three steals while playing with a stomach virus.
Top Game Performances
 
Michigan   Florida
Nik Stauskas 22 Scoring Kenny Boynton 13
Trey Burke 7 Assists Scottie Wilbekin 7
Mitch McGary 9 Rebounds Erik Murphy 8
Trey Burke 4 Free Throws Made Kenny Boynton 4
Mitch McGary 5 Steals Scottie Wilbekin 4
Mitch McGary 2 Blocks Erik Murphy 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Michigan 79 46.2 10-19 9-13 18 34 5 13 11
Florida 59 41.1 2-10 11-17 13 34 3 7 15