ATHENS, Ga. — KeVaughn Allen scored 19 points and Florida shook off a dismal shooting performance in the first half to beat Georgia 57-53 on Tuesday night.
Florida (17-9, 8-5 Southeastern Conference) missed 18 of its first 19 3-point attempts but managed to hang around long enough for Allen to get hot. He scored 14 points in the second half, including a tiebreaking shot beyond the arc that put the Gators ahead to stay at 50-47 with 3:25 remaining.
Kenny Gaines gave Georgia (14-10, 7-6) a chance, knocking down a pair of 3s in the final minute.