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Florida junior forward Chandler Parsons goes up for a dunk during the Gators' 79-38 win against Presbyterian at the O'Connell Center on Wednesday. / Gator Country photo by Casey Brooke Lawson

Junior Chandler Parsons scored a season-high 21 points, while junior Alex Tyus and freshman Erik Murphy each had double-doubles as Florida beat Presbyterian 79-38 on Wednesday night.

The Gators (10-3) scored 13 of the game’s first 14 points and held the Blue Hose (2-12) to just five field goals in the first half. UF took a commanding 43-14 lead into the locker room and led by more than 30 for most of the second half.

Parsons’ all-around game as Florida’s sixth man included two 3-pointers and three dunks and he also grabbed eight rebounds.

Tyus’ 16 points and 13 rebounds marked his first double-double since the season opener and the seventh of his career. Murphy, who had been battling a shoulder injury, set career highs with 16 points and 11 boards off the bench.

The Gators outrebounded the Blue Hose 51-29 and had a 46-12 edge in points in the paint.

Jake Troyli led Presbyterian with 14 points.

Florida returns to action on Sunday at 3 p.m. when they travel to Raleigh, N.C. to take on the N.C. State Wolfpack.

Photo Gallery: UF Men’s Basketball vs. Presbyterian, 12/30/09 (click here to view gallery)

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Casey Brooke Lawson earned a B.S. in journalism from the University of Florida in December 2008. Lawson was born in Sarasota, Fla., but now still resides in Gainesville, Fla. Lawson picked up her first camera before she could walk, and now, 24 years later, she has made a career of her first love. She has been working as a photojournalist for eight years. She began at her high school, Sarasota High School, interned with the Gainesville Sun, Sarasota Herald Tribune, The Independent Florida Alligator and Sports Illustrated. Now, Lawson is a regularly contributing photojournalist for Gator Country. Trained in sports photography by Gator Country's own Tim Casey, sports photojournalism has become one of Lawson's favorite parts of her job.

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