Thursday, February 17, 2005

MISERABLE

Anthony Roberson scored 20 points and Florida went on a 28-3 run to start the second half in routing Mississippi 90-53 on Wednesday night.
Roberson and Matt Walsh combined for seven 3-pointers in the first 15 minutes as the Gators (16-6, 8-3 Southeastern Conference) used their long-range shooting to race out to a 38-19 first-half lead. Walsh finished with 16 points.
It was the second largest win in series history for the Gators, who beat the Rebels 94-47 in 1993. Florida has won six of the last eight games in the series. Ole Miss (12-13, 3-9) had allowed more than 73 points only once all season.
Florida sank 64 percent of its shots against Ole Miss and finished 11 of 17 from long range, including hitting nine straight 3's over one 30-minute stretch. David Lee chipped in with 12 points and nine rebounds for the Gators.
Ole Miss had just as many problems offensively. Florida freshman Al Horford tied an O'Connell Center record with seven blocked shots, and the Rebels went more than seven minutes without a basket to start the second half.
Kendrick Fox kept Ole Miss close in the first half, scoring 12 points on four 3-pointers, but he was shut out in the second half and fouled out after only nine minutes of action.
Ed Glass also scored 12 for Ole Miss while Marvin Moore added 11.

A VERY SAD DAY WHEN ED GLASS IS A LEADING SCORER.