Gators hand Tide 83-74 loss
GAINESVILLE (AP) – Nick Calathes scored 22 points, Alex Tyus added 16 and Florida snapped a two-game losing streak with a 83-74 victory over Alabama Wednesday night.
Kenny Kadji had eight points and eight rebounds off the bench for the Gators, who had lost three of their last four coming into the game.
Florida (20-6, 7-4 Southeastern Conference) beat Alabama for the eighth time in the last 10 meetings. The Gators also extended their streak of 20-win seasons to 11, the second-longest streak in league history. Tubby Smith holds the record with 12, 10 at Kentucky and two at Georgia.
Alonzo Gee led the Crimson Tide (13-12, 3-8), which has dropped four in a row and nine of 12, with 17 points. Senario Hillman added 15.
The Gators had two shots at getting win No. 20 last week, but lost close road games against Kentucky and Georgia. They had a much easier time with Alabama.
Florida State 80, Miami 67: Toney Douglas scored 24 points and Uche Echefu added 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead Florida State over Miami.
The Seminoles (20-6, 7-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) made 31 of 35 free throws and put the clamps on Miami scoring machine Jack McClinton for most of the game, limiting him to 13 points. McClinton, who had scored 101 points in the last three games, had just five at halftime and went nearly 25 1/2 minutes without scoring through the middle of the game.
James Dews led Miami (15-10, 4-8) with a season-high 19 points.
Douglas, who spent much of his time in the first half helping defend McClinton, scored 17 of his points in the second half.
Echefu nearly had his double-double by halftime with nine points and eight rebounds.