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Donovans bench came up big, bailing out top-seeded Florida in a tight game
against what was supposed to be an overmatched opponent. Dorian Finney-Smith
scored 16 points, most of them on dunks, and the Gators used a second-half surge
to beat No. 16 seed Albany 67-55 in the NCAA tournament Thursday. The Gators
(33-2) showed some vulnerability, though, while extending their school-record
winning streak to 27 games. Donovans team sleepwalked through the first half,
swapping the lead back and forth with the pesky Great Danes, but Floridas bench
provided a much-needed spark. Finney-Smith, the Southeastern Conferences sixth
man of the year, was 6-of-10 shooting and tough to handle in the post. Freshman
guard Kasey Hill, who wasnt sure he would be able to play because of turf toe,
chipped in 10 points off the bench and was dynamic on the open floor. Patric
Young finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds, his first double-double of the
season. Casey Prather (16 points) and Scottie Wilbekin (10) also reached double
figures for Florida, which will play ninth-seeded Pittsburgh in the South Region
on Saturday. DJ Evans led Albany (19-15) with 21 points and seven rebounds. He
set the tone for the Great Danes early, but couldnt do enough to pull off the
most elusive enough in college basketball. Floridas win made No. 1 seeds 117-0
against 16 seeds since the NCAA tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985. But
this one was far from a lopsided affair. The first half couldnt have gone much
better for Albany, which was back on the court less than 48 hours after the
programs first NCAA tournament win. The Great Danes, who beat Mount St. Marys in
the First Four in Daytona, Ohio, made 10 of their first 15 shots and hung with
Florida. Albany did an impressive job breaking Floridas press. And coach Will
Brown had a clear game plan on defence: Dont let Michael Frazier II get any
clean looks from 3-point range, beg Prather to take jumpers and sag in the post
on centre Young. The Gators took the bait -- for a while. Frazier was scoreless
in the first half, Prather turned into a jump shooter and Young was missing
early on. But Donovan adjusted, like hes done so many other times this season,
and got Florida rolling. Wilbekin started driving and dishing, creating easy
baskets for Young and Finney-Smith at the rim. Finney-Smith had six consecutive
points that seemed to get the SEC champs going, and Prather followed with a
three-point play. Floridas final 10 baskets of the first half were in the paint.
Still, Donovan was livid at halftime and ripped his players for a lack of
defence. They responded with a 9-0 run early -- spearheaded by defence -- in the
second half that turned out to be the difference. Young started it with a
three-point play. Hill followed with a driving layup and then added two free
throws after a turnover. Will Yeguete got another steal, and Finney-Smiths
emphatic dunk capped the spurt. It was exactly what Florida needed. The Gators
pretty much held on from there, making enough post plays and free throws to keep
Albany at bay. For Florida, the NCAA tournament has been the goal all season.
But as the wins mounted, they turned their attention toward winning a national
title. Theyve looked capable much of the season, becoming the first team in SEC
history to finish the regular season 18-0 and then won SEC tournament by pulling
out tight games against fellow NCAA tournament teams Tennessee and Kentucky. But
their performance Thursday left Donovan and many bracket managers shaking their
heads.
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from about 120 yards to 4 feet.PHOENIX -- Eric Bledsoe scored 15 of his 23
points in the fourth quarter and the Phoenix Suns pulled out a 98-92 victory
over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night. Goran Dragic added 20 points, 15 in
the first half, and Markieff Morris scored 16 for the Suns. Rodney Stuckey
scored 23 and Andre Drummond had 13 points and 16 rebounds for the Pistons in
their fourth overall loss and 12th straight on the road. Bledsoe, in his biggest
game since returning from knee surgery March 12, made a 3-pointer as the shot
clock expired to put the Suns ahead for good 89-86 with 3:22 to play. Detroit
was just 10 of 26 at the foul line, to Phoenixs 24 of 35. Phoenix outscored
Detroit 12-6 over the final 3:22. The victory pulled the Suns within a half-game
of Memphis for the eighth and final playoff spot in the West, although the
Grizzlies have the tiebreaker. Detroits worst culprit at the foul line was
Josh Smith, who had 15 points and 10 rebounds but missed all eight of his free
throws. Greg Monroe scored 16 for the Pistons. After quickly erasing a 12-point
Phoenix lead in the third quarter, Detroit played the Suns close and had an
82-80 lead when Drummond made one of two free throws with 6:31 left. The game
was tied three more times before Bledsoe, as the shot clock neared zero, hit a 3
from the top of the key to maake it 89-86.
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free throws with 3:02 left to cut it to 89-88, Morris scored on a drive,
Channing Frye blocked Kyle Singlers layup try. Morris and Bledsoe each made free
throws to put Phoenix up 93-88 with 1:05 to go. Will Bynum scored, then Bledsoes
driving layup had the Suns ahead 95-90 with 48.9 seconds to play. Neither team
led by more than six points in the first half, with Phoenix up 51-50 at the
break. Dragic hit a 3 and Miles Plumlee made two free throws to put Phoenix up
51-46 with 1:59 left in the half. Drummonds layup with 1:22 left, followed by
his tip-in with 6.8 seconds to go, left the Suns with a one-point halftime lead.
Phoenix opened the second half with a 14-3 run to go up 65-53 on Plumlees
reverse dunk on a pass from Bledsoe. Plumlee scored seven in the spurt. But
Detroit responded, outscoring the Suns 14-2 to tie it at 67-67 when Drummond
made one of two free throws with 3:34 left in the quarter. Smith was fouled by
Dragic on a 3-point try but missed all three at the line and Phoenix led 73-71
entering fourth. Notes: The Suns Markieff Morris drew his 12th technical foul,
fourth-most in the NBA. ... Detroits last road win was at Washington on Jan. 18.
... Nine of the Suns remaining 13 games are on the road. ... The teams split the
season series 1-1.
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