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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Florida 74, St. Joseph's 63
When: 2:30 PM ET, Saturday, November 21, 2015
Where: Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut
Officials: # D.J. Carstensen, # Brian Dorsey, # Ron Tyburski
Attendance: 4507

Florida guard Kasey Hill scored 13 points to lift the Gators to a hard-fought 74-63 win over St. Joseph's on Saturday.

Forward Dorian Finney-Smith also made some big baskets down the stretch for Florida in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament at the Mohegan sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.

In a close, back-and-forth battle, Florida took a 34-33 into halftime and extended the lead to six early in the second half. St. Joe's went on a run, capped by a jumper from James Demery that put the Hawks up 59-53 with 6:39 to play.

The Gators (3-0) rallied back and led by eight after a 3-pointer from forward Finney-Smith with 1:22 to play. Finney-Smith finished with 13 points, seven coming in the final two minutes, helping Florida improve to 3-0 under first-year coach Mike White.

Forward Markell Lodge came off the bench to score 17 points to lead the Hawks (3-1). Forward Isaiah Miles added 16 points, and forward DeAndre Bembry. St. Joe's connected on only 3 of 18 3-pointers and several missed free throws.
Top Game Performances
 
Florida   St. Joseph's
Dorian Finney-Smith 13 Scoring James Demery 17
Chris Chiozza 4 Assists DeAndre Bembry 5
Devin Robinson 10 Rebounds DeAndre Bembry 8
DeVon Walker 3 Free Throws Made DeAndre Bembry 6
KeVaughn Allen 2 Steals DeAndre Bembry 1
John Egbunu 1 Blocks DeAndre Bembry 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Florida 74 38.2 8-32 14-20 11 41 1 6 13
St. Joseph's 63 40.0 3-18 16-27 9 28 4 3 13