After starting out SEC play 0-2, the Florida Gators men’s basketball team has come back to life with 4 straight SEC wins – moving them into 4th place in the SEC behind only Vanderbilt, Kentucky and Mississippi State. The Gators defeated the Georgia Bulldogs last night in Gainesville by a final score of 87-71. The Gators (15-5) still aren’t ranked in the Top 25, but a win over #14 Tennessee this weekend will probably fix that.
The Gators played some amazing ball last night against Georgia – it was never even a close ball game. The Gators were led in scoring by Alex Tyus who scored 23 points. But Erving Walker and Kenny Boynton helping out tremendously in the game, adding 21 apiece. It was a collective win by all the players. I love looking at the box score and seeing four of the five starters in double digits. Chandler Parsons was the only starter not to reach double digit points. He scored 8 points in 31 minutes of play.
It’s nice to see the Gators playing good basketball the past two weeks. After two consecutive trips to the NIT they really need to get things going and make the NCAA Tourney. You can tell Gator fans really like this team. There were over 10,000 people in attendance last night. We aren’t fair-weather hoops fans, we just want to see a team play with heart. And these guys do it.
Erving Walker was probably the player of the game. He had 21 points, 10 assists, 3 rebounds and 3 steals. Walker is an amazing player – it’s be hard to find one game this season where he hasn’t played well.
