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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kentucky 74, Florida 59
When: 12:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 4, 2012
Where: Stephen C. O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida
Officials: # Doug Shows, # Tony Green, # Doug Sirmons
Attendance: 12113

No. 1 Kentucky 74, No. 13 Florida 59: Anthony Davis scored 22 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and blocked six shots, as the visiting Wildcats capped a perfect season in SEC play.

Terrence Jones added 19 points with three blocks for Kentucky (30-1, 16-0 SEC), which finished unbeaten in SEC competition for the first time since 2003. The top-ranked Wildcats, who have won 22 straight, open play in the SEC tournament on Friday in New Orleans.

The Gators (22-9, 10-6 SEC) lost for the fifth time in eight games, and will open the conference tournament Friday as the fourth seed. Patric Young led Florida with 21 points on 10-for-15 shooting.

Down 40-32 at halftime, the Gators pulled to 59-55 on Young’s jumper with 9:03 remaining. The Wildcats scored the next nine points and Davis’ layup with 6:09 to go gave the Wildcats a 68-55 advantage.

Kentucky’s defense suffocated the Gators’ perimeter game. Erving Walker, Bradley Beal and Kenny Boynton combined to shoot six-for-29 and score 20 points. Florida, which leads the nation in 3-pointers, finished six-for-22 from 3-point range.

Marquis Teague added 12 points for the Wildcats, who shot 52.5 percent from the field.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Kentucky set a school record for most wins in the regular season… Boynton, the SEC’s third-leading scorer at 17.1 points, did not start after reporting late to a team meeting… Kentucky scored 12 consecutive points in the first half to take a 25-14 lead… Florida trailed by 16 points with four minutes left in the first half, but cut the deficit in half by intermission… Both the Wildcats and Gators earned first-round byes for the conference tournament.
Top Game Performances
 
Kentucky   Florida
Anthony Davis 22 Scoring Patric Young 21
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 4 Assists Erving Walker 5
Anthony Davis 12 Rebounds Patric Young 9
Anthony Davis 3 Free Throws Made Erik Murphy 4
Terrence Jones 2 Steals Bradley Beal 2
Anthony Davis 6 Blocks Bradley Beal 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Kentucky 74 52.5 5-12 7-11 11 30 9 7 6
Florida 59 38.2 6-22 11-11 14 28 2 3 7