Final
Florida uses 2nd-half spurt to beat Troy 80-58
Nov 21, 2009 - 2:13 AM By MARK LONG AP Sports WriterGAINESVILLE, Fla.(AP) -- Kenny Boynton scored 23 points, Erving Walker found his shooting touch in the second half and Florida beat Troy 80-58 on Friday night in the second round of the Legends Classic.
Walker finished with 13 points, all in the second half, after missing 15 consecutive shots. Chandler Parsons (15) and Dan Werner (12) also were in double digits for the Gators (3-0), who improved to 46-2 at home against non-conference opponents since 2004.
Richard Delk led the Trojans (2-1) with 15 points. Antywan Jones added eight points and five rebounds.
Troy led 32-31 at halftime, thanks mostly to 10 offensive rebounds and another off shooting night for Florida. But the Gators got hot to start the second half, especially Walker.
- NCAA BB
FINAL 1ST 2ND TOTAL
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TROY 32 26 58
FLORIDA 31 49 80 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: TROY - RICHARD DELK 15, YAMENE COLEMAN 8,
ANTYWAN JONES 8
FLORIDA - KENNY BOYNTON 23, CHANDLER PARSONS 15,
ERVING WALKER 13
Nov 20 8:59 PM - NCAA BB
HALFTIME 1ST 2ND TOTAL
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TROY 32 32
FLORIDA 31 31 HALFTIME
HIGH SCORERS AT HALFTIME
TROY - RICHARD DELK 7, YAMENE COLEMAN 6,
ANTYWAN JONES 6
FLORIDA - CHANDLER PARSONS 10, KENNY BOYNTON 9,
DAN WERNER 6
Nov 20 7:51 PM
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