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Florida at Mississippi

Gators sink free throws to hold off Ole Miss

CBSSports.com wire reports

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OXFORD, Miss. -- Vernon Macklin scored a career-high 22 points and Erving Walker converted six consecutive free throws in the final 41 seconds as Florida defeated Mississippi 64-61 on Saturday.

The Gators (19-8, 8-4 Southeastern Conference) converted a season-best 25 of 27 free throws, 93 percent, to earn the edge in a battle of teams on the NCAA tournament bubble. Chandler Parsons scored 13 points and Walker added 10 for Florida.

Terrance Henry led Ole Miss (17-9, 5-7) with 17 points and Chris Warren had 14 points. The Rebels, who were ranked No. 14 in mid-January, have lost five of their past six contests.

Florida took a 58-56 lead with 58 seconds left on Kenny Boynton's layup after a steal by Alex Tyus. The Gators closed it out on their final three possessions as Walker converted six free throws.

Terrico White missed a potential game-tying 3-point shot at the buzzer.

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Scoreboard
Florida (19-8) «293564
Mississippi (17-9)303161
FL:Vernon Macklin 22 Pts
FL:Chandler Parsons 8 Reb
FL:Chandler Parsons 4 Ast		 MS:Terrance Henry 17 Pts
MS:DeAundre Cranston 8 Reb
MS:Eniel Polynice 5 Ast
 

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PLAYERS OF THE GAME
MississippiFlorida
MS
Terrance Henry		FL
Vernon Macklin
PtsRebsAstPtsRebsAst
17602270
Florida Gators
V. Macklin, F-C338-116-670322
C. Parsons, F334-85-584013
E. Walker, G312-106-614110
A. Tyus, F292-65-64129
K. Boynton, G282-122-22006
D. Werner, F311-31-24024
R. Shipman, G-F110-00-01010
E. Murphy, F40-20-01020
A. Allen, FDid Not Play
H. Fricke, GDid Not Play
K. Kadji, F-CDid Not Play
K. McClanahan, GDid Not Play
R. Tishman, GDid Not Play
Totals 19-5225-272891164
 36.5%92.6% 
Mississippi Rebels
C. Warren, G335-113-323114
E. Polynice, G312-60-02524
T. White, G293-140-03229
M. Holloway, F244-71-28039
R. Buckner, F101-10-02022
Z. Graham, G252-71-23026
D. Cranston, F240-10-08040
T. Henry, F226-84-460117
T. Gaskins, G20-00-00000
W. Bogan, GDid Not Play
K. Cantinol, FDid Not Play
M. Halford, GDid Not Play
L. Nutt, GDid Not Play
D. Riley, FDid Not Play
N. Williams, GDid Not Play
Totals 23-559-1134101761
 41.8%81.8% 
Southeastern
TeamConf. W-LTot. W-L
Kentucky16-038-2
Florida10-626-11
Vanderbilt10-625-11
Tennessee10-619-15
Alabama9-721-12
Mississippi St.8-821-12
Mississippi8-820-14
LSU7-918-15
Arkansas6-1018-14
Auburn5-1115-16
Georgia5-1115-17
South Carolina2-1410-21
Expanded Standings
 
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Butler 70
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SETON 63 Final
W Virg 75
Tenn 63 Final
SC 55
Baylor 75 Final
Okla St 82
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NCST 68
Texas 71 Final
TXTECH 67
AF 56 Final
N Mexico 59
Illinois 65 Final
Purdue 75
Tx A&M 60 Final
Iowa St 56
Colorado 74 Final
Kansas 94
K-State 83 Final
Oklahoma 68
Kentucky 58 Final
VANDY 56
BYU 85 Final
Wyoming 63
G Wash 70 Final
RICH 74
GONZAG 72 Final
PEPPER 54