Gators crush FAMU 80-59
Dan Werner scored 16 points, Alex Tyus added 15 and No. 13 Florida beat Florida A&M 80-59 Tuesday night.
Vernon Macklin finished with 14 points and seven rebounds for the Gators, who improved to 7-0 for the first time since 2005.
Christopher Walker led the Rattlers (0-9) with 19 points and six rebounds.
Unranked to start the season, Florida jumped into the middle of The AP poll Monday after beating rival Florida State, upsetting then-No. 2 Michigan State three days later and knocking off Rutgers in the championship game of the Legends Classic in New Jersey.
It was the program’s best week since winning a second consecutive NCAA championship in Atlanta in April 2007. The Gators have been ranked four times in the 33 months since, but never stayed in the poll very long.
Bethune-Cookman 67, FGCU 59: Kevin Dukes made five three-pointers, including four in the second half, as Bethune-Cookman defeated Florida Gulf Coast.
The Wildcats (4-3) opened the second half on a 12-2 run to take a 41-23 lead with 15:41 remaining. Dukes capped the run on his first of three straight threes.
Stanley Elliott scored 13 points and Alexander Starling added 10 points, five steals and five assists for the Wildcats.
The Eagles (0-5), who have lost four times when making fewer three-pointers than their opponents, were 2-for-9 from long range while the Wildcats were 6-for-8.
Anthony Banks paced the Eagles with 15 points and Reggie Chambers added 10.