GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Michael Frazier II scored 14 points, highly touted freshman Chris Walker had two crowd-pleasing dunks in his debut and No. 3 Florida beat Missouri 68-58 on Tuesday night. The Gators won their 14th consecutive game and extended a school record with their 28th straight victory at home. Frazier came up huge in the latest one. The sophomore drained three 3-pointers in a 2-minute span in the second half, giving Florida some breathing room in a tight, back-and-forth game. Patric Youngs driving layup with 4:10 remaining gave the Gators (20-2, 9-0 Southeastern Conference) a 58-48 lead. Missouris 3-point shooting kept the Tigers (16-6, 4-5) in it for much of the game. Missouri made 8 of 21 from behind the arc, but just 4 of 13 in the second half. The Tigers went more than 4 minutes without a point, a stretch that helped Florida build its biggest lead. Jabari Brown led the Tigers with 15 points while Jordan Clarkson added 14. Scottie Wilbekin finished with a career-high 19 points for the Gators. He was 13 of 16 from the free throw line, most of them down the stretch. Young chipped in 13 points and six rebounds. Florida coach Billy Donovan notched his 16th consecutive 20-win season. Only Syracuses Jim Boeheim and Dukes Mike Krzyzewski have longer active streaks. Donovans current team has some issues -- shaky free throw shooting and few long-range threats outside Frazier -- but the addition of Walker could increase Floridas chances of making another deep run in the NCAA tournament. A forward from Bonifay in Floridas panhandle, Walker sat out 12 games, or 40 per cent of the season, because the NCAA determined he "received preferential treatment from five people, including two agents." The NCAA said Walker and people close to him accepted free cellphones and service, airfare, lodging, meals and apparel while he was a prospect. He was ordered to donate the $270 received from the agents to a charity of his choice and serve 80 hours of community service. Walker, who failed to qualify academically and spent the fall taking online classes to gain eligibility, joined the team Dec. 14 and has been practicing since. His debut had been much-anticipated. Walker, who drew oohs and aahs with every move during pregame warm-ups, entered the game to a standing ovation with 11:28 remaining in the first half. His first few minutes on the court gave Florida fans even more to celebrate. Walker blocked two shots and pulled down a rebound in just 3 minutes. There was some obvious confusion, especially on the defensive end, but he showed surprising poise considering all the hype, the wait, the atmosphere and the opponent. He was even better in his second stint. Walker had two thunderous dunks in the final 2:07 of the half, finishing alley-oops from fellow freshman Kasey Hill. The second one had the OConnell Center rocking -- but just briefly. Brown hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer a few seconds later, giving Missouri a 28-25 lead. Adrian Ortola Barcelona Jersey .com) - Charlotte Bobcats center Al Jefferson and Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki have been named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for the period ending April 6. Custom Chile Jersey . To make room on the 25-man roster, Toronto optioned right-handed reliever Chad Franklin to the International League farm team. Kratz will serve as a backup to Josh Thole. http://www.soccerauthentic.com/fc-barcelona-dani-alves-jersey/ .B. -- Patrick Chan battled some old demons Saturday night, the negative feelings that had crept into his competitions last season. Cristopher Toselli Chile Jersey .com) - Henrik Zetterberg picked up his first hat trick in almost two years as the Detroit Red Wings erased an early 3-0 deficit and topped the luckless Buffalo Sabres, 6-4, at Joe Louis Arena. Paulo Garces Jersey . Who are some of the funniest teammates youve played with? Hartnell was pretty funny. Matt Greene, when I was in L.A. he was really funny it was comical.ST. LOUIS - In a story Dec. 9 about the game between the St. Louis Blues and Florida Panthers, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Peter Stastny scored a late goal for the Blues. It was his son, Paul, who scored.A corrected version of the story is below:Brodeur and Porter lead Blues past Panthers, 4-2Brodeur makes 32 saves, Porter scores 1st goal late in 3rd to lift Blues over Panthers 4-2By JOE HARRISAssociated PressMartin Brodeur looked right at home in the Midwest.The winningest goalie in NHL history made 32 saves in his first home game with St. Louis, and Chris Porter scored his first goal of the season late in the third period to send the Blues to a 4-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Monday night.The 42-year-old Brodeur earned his second win with the Blues. He received several big cheers from the home crowd as he turned away several quality Panthers scoring chances in the second period, when Florida outshot the Blues 18-7.It felt great, said Brodeur, who spent more than two decades with the New Jersey Devils before signing with St. Louis last week.I didnt know what to expect coming in, and its all about winning. When you win I think the fans are able to be a little more cheerful, he said. I think it was great. They acknowledged before the game with a little video. I didnt expect that. A lot of good things. Im really happy to be here, once again, and I think for the first visit in front of these fans, we didnt disappoint. We played well and I did my part.Porters goal came just more than three minutes after Florida tied the game. Porter redirected Barret Jackmans slap shot past Roberto Luongo at 18:06 to give the Blues a 3-2 lead.I saw he was going to shoot and I was just trying to get a stick on it and hopefully it will go in, Porter said.Paul Stastny added an empty-netter with 32 seconds remaining.The Blues jumped on top with a pair of first-period goals.Maxim Lapierres second of the season gave St. Louis a 1-0 lead 11:17 into the game. Initially, Lapierres spin shot appeared wide, but it was deflected into the net off the skate of Floridas Vincent Trocheck.The Blues doubled their lead on Ian Coles third goal at 17:34. A nifty give-and-go beetween Vladimir Tarasenko and Jori Lehtera started the play, and Lehtera found Cole between the circles for a one-timer to make it 2-0.ddddddddddddBlues captain David Backes left early in the first period after getting hit in the face by the puck on a slap shot by teammate T.J. Oshie. Backes returned midway through the second wearing a cage to protect his face, but left the game shortly thereafter.He tried to go, but too much pain, St. Louis coach Ken Hitchcock said. Thats a lot of dental work for one night. Actually, the doctor pulled him out and we were in the process of going back just to tell him thanks, but youve got to take a break here. Hopefully hes ready for Thursday.Florida finally broke through on Nick Bjugstads wrist shot that beat Brodeur to the stick side to cut St. Louis lead to 2-1 at 15:21 of the second.Bjugstads 12th goal broke a long scoring drought for the Panthers against St. Louis that spanned 202 minutes, 14 seconds of game time. Florida last scored against the Blues on Oct. 17, 2011, in a 4-1 loss.The Panthers tied the game late in the third on Aaron Ekblads goal. Oshie lost his stick, leaving Ekblad open on the right wing. Jussi Jokinen found him and Ekblad scored his fifth of the season to make it 2-all at 14:54 of the third.The last 40 minutes we played hard and played well and took it to a really good team, Panthers coach Gerard Gallant said. Disappointed to lose the way we did at the end. The effort was there. We had more chances. We didnt deserve to lose like that at the end, but they are a good team and find ways to win.Luongo stopped 24 of 27 shots for the Panthers.After the game, Luongo tipped his cap to Brodeur.He gave his team a chance to win and they rewarded him with a big goal there at the end, Luongo said. Would have liked to go to overtime or shootout and see what would have happened. Got to put it behind you and move on.NOTES: Carl Gunnarsson, Alexander Steen and Magnus Paajarvi were scratched for the Blues. ... Shawn Thornton was the lone scratch for Florida. ... Backes moved into a tie with Jamal Mayers for 11th on the games played list for the Blues at 595. ... Ekblad ran his point streak to five games. Cheap China Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China China NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Cheap Jerseys China ' ' '
Statistics: Posted by fu0222 — Thu Jul 07, 2016 1:15 am