Official Final: Florida-66 vs Middle Tennessee St.-45, Sunday, 4:00 PM, Sun/FS-South

[HALLGATOR]

The Gators look to add to their winning streak as they match up with the Middle Tenn St. Blue Raiders. The Raiders are out of the Sun Belt Conference and come in with a 2 game winning streak of their own. This is a club that accumulated a 27-7 record last year with post-season wins over Marshall and Tennessee. They are led by head coach Kermit Davis and have former Gator assistant Monte Towe amongst their assistants.

Florida will be closer to full strength with the return of Scottie Wilbekin to the lineup. Scottie should bring both experience and added depth as he sees the floor for the first time this year.

Pregame notes are available here (http://www.gatorzone.com/basketball/men/)

You can listen to Mick and Mark here (http://www.wruf.com/listen-live/)

You can read more about MTS here (http://www.goblueraiders.com/section.cfm/sport/mensbasketball)

[gatorman13]

stream?? cant find it anywhere

[HALLGATOR]

Maybe someone can provide us a link. I don't keep good track of those kind of things although maybe I should start doing it more.

[PCBeach]

Stream

http://www.thefirstrow.eu/watch/154152/1/watch-10-florida-vs-middle-tennessee.html

[rounds]

On SunSports
10 returners
beat ucla on road last yr.
good test

[bposs]

Stream

http://www.thefirstrow.eu/watch/154152/1/watch-10-florida-vs-middle-tennessee.html

It's on in Orlando area, brighthouse channel 1148.

[HALLGATOR]

The only channel I can find it on DirectTV is 646 and for some reason I don't get that channel.

[tupacbiff]

stream not working

[gatorbogey]

middle tenn's defense looks active early.
1-3-1 zone and man

[HALLGATOR]

Found it on 653 DirectTV

[keypox]

:( no stream dont have the channel.

[gatorman13]

anybiody streaming the game? cant find it

[gatorbogey]

rosario trying to mimic erv walker on a drive in traffic, shoots a teardrop on the way down

[lean_gator]

Their D looks solid.

[gatorbogey]

Gators up 9-6 w/ 13:16 left
both teams using alot of zone

[rounds]

9-6 uf 13:19

[gatorbogey]

Frazier w/ a 3

[gatorbogey]

middle tenn, traps hard right across the midcourt line. somehow scotty got the pass off to WY and he scores w/ a nifty drive to the rim.

[rounds]

Yegette is def. Rodmanesque.
rebounding machine

[gatorbogey]

young w/ 2 fouls

mid tenn w/ a bomb on the inbound, scotty w/ pass interference per larry vettel

[gatorbogey]

mid tenn breaks our press to tie it 14-all
then murphy hits a 3
then, gators get the 10 count w/ the press

[core545]

so noone has a link to a working stream?

[gatorbogey]

mid tenn gets an open 3 on a loose ball exchange following a turnover by boynton,
WY throws up an air ball from the arc
tied at 17 under 10

[gatorbogey]

gators getting the ball inside, just not finishing

[StrangeGator]

so noone has a link to a working stream?

Just audio


http://www.wruf.com/listen-live/

[gatorbogey]

gators having trouble w/ midd tenn's defense.

[StrangeGator]

so noone has a link to a working stream?

17-17, about eight minutes left in the half.

[HALLGATOR]

17-17 with 7:39 left in the half

[jeffphillips21]

wow it's a tight affair. sound like their D is no joke.the stream isn't working for some reason

[gatorbogey]

midd tenn in the bonus and they miss the front end of the one&one
still tied....

[gatorbogey]

obouze (sp?) turns it over and raiders miss an easy fast break, that leads to an open fast break 3 at the other end for rosario

[MJGator8104]

Guess I'll never understand TV contracts. The game is blocked on Direct TV on the west coast. Are they trying to get me to hop a 5 hour flight to Florida to watch the game live rather than watch it on TV?

Plus video is unavailable on Gatorvision. Just have to listen to Mick.

[gatorbogey]

BD doesn't like the D, calls time out w/ 6:04 left after midd tenn hits a 3
tied at 20

[gatorbogey]

Scotty w/ his first points of the season, got an offensive board then drove in for a shot

[core545]

that link actually does work i just had to download the streamtorrent to play it

[gatorbogey]

pick and roll is the staple for midd tenn, tied at 22 under 4 now

[HALLGATOR]

4-14 from 3 point range and .409 overall shooting percentage

[StrangeGator]

Tough game. We could go into halftime with the score tied. Gotta take better care of the ball.

[gatorbogey]

Yegeutte w/ a nice put back

[gatorbogey]

Yegeutte w/ yet another tip rebound back onto the glass that goes in

[rounds]

they are 11 deep..guards n forwards only
monty towe asst.
kermit davis of msu hc, he coached at chipola jc 91-94

[gatorbogey]

gators showcasing their small 3 guard line up

[fairfaxgator]

will have to rely on y'all to keep me updated...

[StrangeGator]

Murphy needs to take more shots. He hasn't missed in his last two games.

[StrangeGator]

Uf 28 mtsu 22

[gatorbogey]

gators finally to the line...boynton fouled on a drive. KB makes 2; biggest gator lead of the half 28-22
raiders answer w/ a tough shot at the other end
3 fouls now on raider hunter w/ 0:35 left in half

[rounds]

28-26 uf.. 0.7 til
half

[gatorbogey]

KB w/ the end of half shot, isolation move misses but WY gets the rebound and is fouled

[HALLGATOR]

29-26 Gators, at the half

[rounds]

29-26 gators half

[gator_ch]

39-26 Gators at half

[lean_gator]

We seem a lil out of sync with Wilbekin back. Should get better with time.

[gatorbogey]

Gators shooting 11/27 (40%), MTSU 9/25 (36%)
Gators 4/15 from arc, MTSU is 2 of 3
Gators 3 of 5 from FT line, MTSU is 6 of 8
Gators lead in rebounds 19 to 10; have 9 offensive rebounds to 3 for MTSU

Will Yeguette leads the gators w/ 10, Rosario w/ 7
WY also has 8 rebounds.

[rounds]

Rosario jackin it way too much

[GatorPlanet]

Tell you what...this Middle Tennessee team is better than Wisconsin.

[GatorPlanet]

Pat needed to take shots...he was being too unselfish when he got the ball inside.

[rounds]

why would py throw a off. rebound 2ft. from basket out 25' to be stolen instead of dunking it? very silly.

[GatorPlanet]

why would py throw a off. rebound 2ft. from basket out 25' to be stolen instead of dunking it? very silly.

I don't get it either. He should have an advantage over every MTSU big man. He should take the shot even if it's well-defended...if they get into foul trouble inside, they're toast.

[gatorbogey]

2nd half underway

[gatorbogey]

nice move underneath by murphy.
hard doubles by midd tenn under the basket on both PY and EMurphy

[gatorbogey]

foul on MTSU player by WY goes uncalled, but the refs compensate by calling a tickytack foul on MTSU on the other end ;)

[HALLGATOR]

WY one board short of a double-double

[gatorbogey]

3 fouls on MTSU on one gator possession

[HALLGATOR]

Rosario worries me at times

[HALLGATOR]

Looks like we are going to have to work through a bad shooting night.

[HALLGATOR]

31-26 Gators with a little under 17 minutes to go

[gatorbogey]

MTSU misses 2 free throws but out hustles the gators for the rebound, slow start to the 2nd half...

[rounds]

Rosario worries me at times

worries me most of the time.

[gatorbogey]

good inbound defense by UF, get a turnover

[gatorbogey]

good entry pass to PY, but misses the hook, goes to the line instead

[rounds]

I want PY to get better so bad, but he doesnt.

[keypox]

what is going on here...

anyone try that stream it says you need streamtorrent...

[gatorbogey]

scotty w/ a nice aggressive drive for 2 after gators almost turn it over on a tipped pass

[HALLGATOR]

Gators doubling them up on rebounds 22-11

[HALLGATOR]

37-28 Gators

[gatorbogey]

KB makes a 3 pt play old fashion way, gators up 37-28 w/ 14:21 left
gators in the bonus already

[HALLGATOR]

Gators seriously disrupting MTS offense

[gatorbogey]

good feed to PY and a reverse, thought PY was fouled,
gators up a dozen

[HALLGATOR]

Gators up by 12

Will with a double-double

[gatorbogey]

gators outscored MTSU 11-2 so far in 2nd half

[GatorPlanet]

Yeguete continues to look good. Gators up 14.

[HALLGATOR]

Timeout with 12:24 to go and the good guys up by 14

[gatorbogey]

alley opp by wilbekin! rosario on the pass

[rounds]

40-28...12:41

[ApexNC]

Love WY's game this year. Playing great today

[GatorPlanet]

MTSU shot clock violation, their coach is whining...he's lucky it was called, because the Gators had a breakaway going the other way if it wasn't.

[Allanon]

Gators up by 12

Will with a double-double

I keep loving his game. And I keep using him as an example to my 15 year old.

[gatorbogey]

PY w/ a buttdozer move, and gets the foul on the move / flop by N. Hunter, who fouls out for MTSU

[ApexNC]

Good thing MTSU is deep....might have 3-4 guys foul out today

[gatorbogey]

Gators in the double bonus now

[gatorbogey]

gators have gone inside alot this 2nd half. not 3pt tries yet in the 2nd half

[dadx4]

Wasn't MTSU like 26-0 at one point last season?

[lean_gator]

Slacking on the FTs this game.

[lean_gator]

Taking advantage of the mismatches down low. Nice halftime adjustment from Billy.

[ApexNC]

Slacking on the FTs this game.

but getting lots of practice :grin:

[gatorbogey]

48-35 UF 7:37 to play

[anstro76]

time to d up and put this game to bed

[GatorsGators]

Wasn't MTSU like 26-0 at one point last season?No that was Murray State. But MTSU was still a solid team last season who won a few games in the NIT, including against Tennessee in Knoxville. They also won at UCLA and beat Ole Miss fairly comfortably last season. This would be a quality win.

[HALLGATOR]

Wasn't MTSU like 26-0 at one point last season?

No, they were good but not that good. Regular season ended at 25-6

[ApexNC]

Gotta make the freebies to put this thing away

[HALLGATOR]

49-39 with 5:39 left

[HALLGATOR]

Officials blowing the whistle on every trip.

[HALLGATOR]

53-39 Gators

[ApexNC]

Should've been another 4-pt play by Boynton there

[HALLGATOR]

56-39

[lean_gator]

Almost another 4 point play for KB

[gatorbogey]

rosario w/ a slam dunk on fast break
then turnover and 3 by KB gators in transition, now up by 17

[HALLGATOR]

Should've been another 4-pt play by Boynton there

Yep!

[GatorPlanet]

ALMOST over...not quite there yet. Gators up 13 with Boynton going to the line.

[HALLGATOR]

I'll be glad to see if Prather can build on the way he ended his year last season

[gatorbogey]

KB w/ a 3 w/ the shot clock winding down, now w/ 15 pts
steal by scotty W, and layup by KB, now w/ 17

[gatorbogey]

KB w/ another 3

[ApexNC]

KB...the very definition of streaky shooter!

[lean_gator]

Boyton on fire!

[gatorbogey]

66-43 w/ a minute left

[G8rNkoko]

Put the baby to bed....their done now. Good win.

[ApexNC]

Ha! PY with the air ball FT

[HALLGATOR]

66-43 with 50 ticks left on the clock

[gatorbogey]

subs coming in as PY goes to the line
after a strip/steal by KB leading to a fast break...
0:50.2 left

[gatorbogey]

it's great to be a florida gator is chanted

[HALLGATOR]

66-45 final. Great 2nd half play

[gatorbogey]

37-19 scoring edge for UF in the 2nd half

[jcp]

It was good... Somewhat out of sync in the first half... Middle Tennessee played hard.

[GatorPlanet]

Turned into a rout late. Great job, Gators!

[lean_gator]

Solid win.

[ApexNC]

Another strong defensive effort. Business like win for the Gators.

[GatorPlanet]

The game changed when we started working it inside. MTSU started fouling and that was that.

[gatorbogey]

good to see us handle the physical play; dish it out ourselves.

[HALLGATOR]

Something screwy with the stat line I was following. Earlier they showed Will with a double-double and now it has all been changed to 9 points and 8 boards.

[BengermanV]

I was playing poker while I watched, but we looked really good in the second half. I was telling people before the game that this win would look good on our resume at the end of the year, but I'm not so sure the Wisconsin one will.

[Go2gtr]

I was playing poker while I watched, but we looked really good in the second half. I was telling people before the game that this win would look good on our resume at the end of the year, but I'm not so sure the Wisconsin one will.
I think they will both look good. Wisky will make themselves felt especially when their get their PG back. Bo Ryan will get them there.

[GatorPlanet]

I was playing poker while I watched, but we looked really good in the second half. I was telling people before the game that this win would look good on our resume at the end of the year, but I'm not so sure the Wisconsin one will.

Yeah, that was a quality team we played today. I didn't see any REALLY good players for MTSU, but they had a bunch of PRETTY good players.

[swampgas44]

39-26 Gators at half

We scored 10 pts from the locker room at halftime. :whistle: