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Florida defeats Georgia Southern 69-49

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Kenny Boynton scored 22 points, Chandler Parsons added 15 points and 12 rebounds and Florida overcame a slow start to beat Georgia Southern 69-49 Wednesday night to open the Legends Classic.

Vernon Macklin chipped in 15 points and seven boards for the Gators (2-0), who also face Troy, No. 2 Michigan State and either Massachusetts or Syracuse in the tournament.

Florida struggled in the first half, shooting 26 percent from the floor and missing all nine shots from 3-point range. The Gators led 26-25 at halftime despite 10 turnovers and two assists. (MORE)

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Troy
Florida
 Head to Head
Leaders Troy Florida
Points B. Hazzard 24.0 K. Boynton 17.0
Rebounds Y. Coleman 8.0 C. Parsons 9.0
Assists M. Vogler 7.5 E. Walker 4.5
Southeastern
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
East
South Carolina 0-0 3-0
4 Kentucky 0-0 3-0
10 Tennessee 0-0 2-0
Florida 0-0 2-0
Vanderbilt 0-0 1-0
Georgia 0-0 1-1
West
Mississippi 0-0 3-0
LSU 0-0 3-0
Arkansas 0-0 1-1
Mississippi State 0-0 1-1
Alabama 0-0 1-1
Auburn 0-0 1-1
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Leaders
Points: K. Boynton17.0
Rebounds: C. Parsons9.0
Assists: E. Walker4.5
FG%: V. Macklin72.2%
FT%: E. Walker81.8%
Steals: E. Walker1.5
Blocks: V. Macklin2.0
Offense (Rank)
Points: 71.5 (179)
Rebounds: 17.5 (22)
Assists: 10.5 (269)
FG%: 43.5% (185)
FT%: 69.0% (161)
3P%: 10.3% (344)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 47.5 (10)
Rebounds: 31.0 (17)
Assists: 5.5 (3)
FG%: 30.6% (9)
FT%: 75.0% (291)
3P%: 17.1% (7)
Next 5
DateOpp.Record (RPI)
11/20vs. Troy2-0 (333)
11/24vs. FlaSt2-0 (135)
11/27@ MSU2-0 (43)
12/1vs. FlaA&M0-3 (323)
12/4@ Jac0-1 (135)
Last 10
DateOpp.Final
11/18vs. GaSoW 69-49
11/15vs. StetW 74-46
AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Kansas3-0
2 Michigan State2-0
3 Texas2-0
4 Kentucky3-0
5 Villanova3-0
6 North Carolina4-0
7 Purdue1-0
8 West Virginia1-0
9 Duke3-0
10 Tennessee2-0
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Kansas3-0
2 Michigan State2-0
3 Texas2-0
4 North Carolina4-0
5 Kentucky3-0
6 Villanova3-0
7 Purdue1-0
8 Duke3-0
9 West Virginia1-0
10 Butler2-0
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