Gators Fall at No. 4 Mississippi State

Thursday, January 12

Starkville, MS

9 PM

Florida Gators

9-8 (0-4SEC)

Mississippi State

18-0 (4-0SEC)

Florida

Mississippi State

Delicia Washington (#00), Dyandria Anderson (#11) and Tyshara Fleming (#24) on defense.

Gators Fall at No. 4 Mississippi State

Thursday, January 12, 2017 | Women's Basketball

Box Score Final Box (PDF)VIDEO: Amanda Butler postgame

The Bulldogs are one of two undefeated NCAA Women's Basketball teams in the country.

By: Kathy Cafazzo

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Fourth-ranked Mississippi State remained one of two undefeated NCAA Division I Women's Basketball teams after powering past Florida, 82-49, at Humphrey Coliseum Thursday evening.

The Bulldogs used a 14-0 run early in the first quarter to take a 20-5 lead and maintained that spread through the end of the quarter.

Florida scored the first five points of the second quarter with a bucket from Ronni Williams and a three-pointer from Dyandria Anderson and closed to within 24-14, before MSU closed the half on a 24-8 march for a 48-22 halftime advantage. Florida never recovered.

Links of Note

UF Head Coach Amanda Butler press conference (VIDEO)
Final Box (PDF)

Gators in Double Digits

Delicia Washington: 17 points (7-13 FG, 1-1 3PT, 2-3 FT) - ninth double-figure scoring game for the freshman
Ronni Williams: 11 points (3-6 FG, 5-8 FT) - 13th double-figure scoring game this year, 64th in career

Bulldogs in Double Digits

Victoria Vivians: 21 points, 4 steals
Teaira McCowan: 25 points (12-13 FG)
Chinwe Okorie: 13 points (5-7 FG)

Numbers of Note

Mississippi State remains as one of only two undefeated teams in NCAA Division I Women's Basketball, the other being UConn
UF's 49 points were its fewest since 49 against Auburn on March 4, 2015 in the SEC Tournament
Thursday was Florida's 14th road game of the season
Florida's top two scorers – Ronni Williams and Haley Lorenzen – both picked up three fouls in the first half, with Williams and fellow frontcourt mate Tyshara Fleming whistled for their fourth early in the third quarter.

The Updated Series: Florida vs. Mississippi State

46-Game Series: UF leads 25-21 (UF at Home: 13-7; Away: 8-12; Neutral: 4-2)
Current Streak: MSU 3-0
UF's last win in Starkville: January 10, 2013 (61-55)
Of Note: the 45 games played against MSU are the eighth most versus any Gator opponent

Updated Team Records

Florida: 9-8, 0-4 SEC
Mississippi State: 18-0, 4-0 SEC

Scores of Other SEC Games Played Thursday

SOUTH CAROLINA def. Georgia, 66-63
OLE MISS def. Tennessee, 67-62
Kentucky def. ALABAMA, 71-54
TEXAS A&M def. Arkansas, 90-65
Auburn def. VANDERBILT, 64-59
LSU def. Missouri, 80-71

What's Next for the Gators

Who: Florida (9-8, 0-4 SEC) hosts Texas A&M (13-4, 3-1 SEC)
When: Sun., January 15 * 1 p.m. ET
Where: Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center (10,151) * Gainesville, Fla.
TV: SEC Network with Paul Sunderland, Nell Fortner, Andy Landers and Steffi Sorensen

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