Tennessee Game Box Score MVG: Scottie Wilbekin

[GatorJason]

Scottie Wilbekin had an excellent 39 minutes of play to lead Florida but it wasn't enough as the short-handed Gators fell 58-64 to the Tennessee Volunteers on the road. Willbekin had 8 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and only 1 turnover to earn 81 value credits. Mike Rosario led the Gators in scoring 16 points along with 4 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 turnovers to earn a solid 58 value credits. Patric Young played big in the middle with 15 points, 5 rebounds and a block for 53 value credits.

The Gators fell short at the end of each half as their starting five played most of the game in a late night contest at Knoxville. Their depth got a little worse as Casey Prather rung his bell fighting for a rebound in the 2nd half. Overall, the Volunteers outrebounded the Gators by 11 led by big man Jarnell Stokes (6-7, 270) who pulled down 14 boards. The star player for Tennessee was SG Jordan McRae who had 27 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and blocked shots. Still, the Gators hung tough late into the contest before their cold shooting from the arc (1-13 to close the game) proved to be too much to overcome the Vols who played in front of 19,567 fans in Thompson-Boling Arena. Unfortunately for the Gators, they do not have the opportunity to host Tennessee in a return match due to the unbalanced SEC expanded schedule.

The Gators come home on Saturday to play Alabama. It remains to be seen whether Yeguette, Frazier II and now Prather will play. If Casey had a concussion, it could be his third of the season which may mean he would be out for an extended period of time.

Box Score Value Leaders:
Wilbekin....'...81
Rosario.........58
Young......'....53

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Value Credits* are assigned as follows:
+5 credits for each Steal and Assist
+4 credits for each Point scored, Rebound and Block
.-5 credits for each Turnover
.-2 credits for each Field Goal Attempt
.-1 credit for each Free Throw Attempt

* Value Credits are based solely on Box Score data and do not reflect total game contributions by players

Tennessee Game Official Box Score

The Gators next game will be at home against Alabama on Saturday, March 2nd at 12:00. ESPN-850AM WRUF

[CAGator93]

Kenny Boynton's line could be the absolute ugliest ever.

2 pts and 1 assist in 37 minutes?

[number1]

Originally Posted by CAGator93

Kenny Boynton's line could be the absolute ugliest ever.

2 pts and 1 assist in 37 minutes?

Yeah except for the 37 minutes, that looks like a stat line for a bench player that rarely sees playing time, not a 4-year starter.

[NorthCaptivaGator]

Originally Posted by GatorJason

Scottie Wilbekin had an excellent 39 minutes of play to lead Florida but it wasn't enough as the short-handed Gators fell 58-64 to the Tennessee Volunteers on the road. Willbekin had 8 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and only 1 turnover to earn 81 value credits. Mike Rosario led the Gators in scoring 16 points along with 4 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 turnovers to earn a solid 58 value credits. Patric Young played big in the middle with 15 points, 5 rebounds and a block for 53 value credits.

The Gators fell short at the end of each half as their starting five played most of the game in a late night contest at Knoxville. Their depth got a little worse as Casey Prather rung his bell fighting for a rebound in the 2nd half. Overall, the Volunteers outrebounded the Gators by 11 led by big man Jarnell Stokes (6-7, 270) who pulled down 14 boards. The star player for Tennessee was SG Jordan McRae who had 27 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and blocked shots. Still, the Gators hung tough late into the contest before their cold shooting from the arc (1-13 to close the game) proved to be too much to overcome the Vols who played in front of 19,567 fans in Thompson-Boling Arena. Unfortunately for the Gators, they do not have the opportunity to host Tennessee in a return match due to the unbalanced SEC expanded schedule.

The Gators come home on Saturday to play Alabama. It remains to be seen whether Yeguette, Frazier II and now Prather will play. If Casey had a concussion, it could be his third of the season which may mean he would be out for an extended period of time.

Box Score Value Leaders:
Wilbekin....'...81
Rosario.........58
Young......'....53

Click on this link to see all player value scores for this game

Value Credits* are assigned as follows:
+5 credits for each Steal and Assist
+4 credits for each Point scored, Rebound and Block
.-5 credits for each Turnover
.-2 credits for each Field Goal Attempt
.-1 credit for each Free Throw Attempt

* Value Credits are based solely on Box Score data and do not reflect total game contributions by players

Tennessee Game Official Box Score

The Gators next game will be at home against Alabama on Saturday, March 2nd at 12:00. ESPN-850AM WRUF

Scotty was solid but, when Kenny is off and Murphy is not hitting from the three-point line we need scoring from somewhere, we are missing that from the point guard position this year.

[108]

Murphy's 3 pt shot has been a bit short 2 games in a row now

Tired legs?

[gtr2x]

Surprised Wilbekin's numbers were so high. I think much of that came in the last couple of minutes when the game was out of sight. Still counts tho.

[InstiGATOR1]

Originally Posted by gtr2x

Surprised Wilbekin's numbers were so high. I think much of that came in the last couple of minutes when the game was out of sight. Still counts tho.

Well by my quick count Wilbekin was 1 rebound, 1 steal, 2 shots and 1 assist in the last 2 minutes for 6 points by this metric. In the last 4 minutes he was 2 assists, 2 rebounds, 3 shots, 2 points, and 1 steal for 25 points by my count.

[tommyuf21]

Originally Posted by 108

Murphy's 3 pt shot has been a bit short 2 games in a row now

Tired legs?

He hasn't had that many opportunities for open shots.

We need better ball screening action and spacing to get him to the spots he like to shoot from.