Walker Leads Gators Over Alabama, 66-65
Friday, February 5, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Sophomore Erving Walker (Brooklyn, N.Y.) scored 14 points in the second half, including a jumper with 11 seconds left, to lift Florida to a 66-65 victory over Alabama on Thursday night in Tuscaloosa.
With the Gators (16-6, 5-3 Southeastern Conference) ahead 64-60 and 1:59 left, Anthony Brock stole the ball from Walker and scored on a three-point play. Mikhail Torrance's jumper gave the Crimson Tide (13-9, 3-5) a 65-64 lead with 42 seconds left.
Walker missed a jumper, but freshman Kenny Boynton (Pompano Beach, Fla.) grabbed the rebound. After a Florida timeout, Walker made next his shot to finish with 16 points. Torrance missed a layup with 3 seconds left and Alabama rebounded the ball. After a Crimson Tide timeout, senior Dan Werner (Middletown, N.J.) slapped the inbounds pass downcourt as time expired to hand Alabama its third one-point SEC loss.
Junior Alex Tyus (St. Louis, Mo.) had 19 points and seven rebounds to lead the Gators. Boynton scored 15 points and had six rebounds.
Torrance had 22 points and five assists for Alabama.
Florida returns home to face Mississippi State on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. in the O'Connell Center. The game will be televised on the SEC network.
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