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BOXSCORE | RECAP
Florida 68, Texas A&M 47
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 17, 2013
Where: Reed Arena, College Station, Texas
Officials: # Joe Lindsay, # Ted Valentine, # Doug Sirmons
Attendance: 11046

No. 9 Florida 68, Texas A&M 47: Mike Rosario led three players in double figures with 19 points and the visiting Gators pulled away from the Aggies late in the first half for their fifth straight victory.

Patric Young recorded 18 points and Erik Murphy added 16 for Florida (13-2, 3-0 SEC), which joined Mississippi as the only undefeated team in SEC play. Young and Murphy also grabbed seven rebounds apiece for the Gators, who shot 50 percent from the field.

Alex Caruso scored 12 points and J’Mychal Reese added 10 for Texas A&M (12-4, 2-1), which saw its four-game win streak snapped. Elston Turner, who scored a career-high 40 in the last game at Kentucky, was held to four points on 1-of-10 shooting from the field for the Aggies.

The Gators led by one before scoring 18 of the final 20 points in the first half to take a 35-18 lead. Rosario scored 14 points in the opening 20 minutes, draining four of his six attempts from beyond the 3-point arc.

Florida pushed its lead as high as 30 in the second half and held its eighth opponent under 50 points. The Gators have allowed an average of 47.7 points in their first three SEC contests and held Texas A&M to its season-low output.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Florida reserve Casey Prather, averaging 6.8 points, is out indefinitely with a high ankle sprain. … Texas A&M’s next victory will be the 1,300th in its history. … Florida leads the series 3-1, including wins the last two seasons.
Top Game Performances
 
Florida   Texas A&M
Mike Rosario 19 Scoring Alex Caruso 12
Kenny Boynton 5 Assists Alex Caruso 3
Erik Murphy 7 Rebounds Ray Turner 8
Patric Young 4 Free Throws Made Alex Caruso 3
Patric Young 3 Steals Alex Caruso 4
Patric Young 1 Blocks Alex Caruso 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Florida 68 50.0 7-20 11-13 16 26 1 9 11
Texas A&M 47 34.0 3-10 10-14 9 29 2 8 16