National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Florida 57, Kansas St. 44
When: 3:30 PM ET, Saturday, December 18, 2010
Where: BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise, Florida
Officials: # Roger Ayers, # Ted Hillary, # Matt Potter
Attendance: 13489

Kenny Boynton scored 15 points and Erving Walker added 13 as No. 24 Florida dominated the second half en route to a 57-44 victory over No. 6 Kansas State Saturday in the Metro PCS Orange Bowl Classic at Sunrise, Fla.

The Gators (8-2) held the Wildcats (9-2) to 26.8 percent shooting (15 of 56) and outscored them 37-21 after halftime.

Kansas State led 23-20 at the half but could not get started after the break, letting Florida open with an 8-0 run. The Wildcats did not make their first field goal in the second half until the 11:09 mark, by which time the Gators had already opened up a nine-point bulge.

Florida stretched the lead to as much as 52-34 with 4:12 remaining before cruising to the finish.

Jacob Pullen scored 19 points to lead Kansas State, which had its five-game winning streak snapped. Now the Wildcats must go on the road again to play No. 22 UNLV on Tuesday.
Top Game Performances
 
Kansas St.   Florida
Jacob Pullen 19 Scoring Kenny Boynton 15
Jacob Pullen 2 Assists Erving Walker 3
Rodney McGruder 9 Rebounds Vernon Macklin 7
Jacob Pullen 6 Free Throws Made Erving Walker 5
Jordan Henriquez-Roberts 1 Steals Alex Tyus 1
Freddy Asprilla 1 Blocks Chandler Parsons 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Kansas St. 44 27.3 3-19 11-19 7 28 2 4
Florida 57 53.5 3-10 8-15 11 26 7 3