In the first game, Erik Murphy was on fire. He scored 19 points on 7-8 shooting and 5-6 from the three throw line. This was at the peak of his season, he has now dropped off a little bit, but he is still a great asset to the team. Ole Miss needs to prove that they can stop him so Billy Donavan needs to game plan to establish him early and often in the game. Patric Young also had a good game, he dominated the boards and was efficient from the field, shooting 75% from the field.
Rosario also had a good game finishing with 14 points on 60% shooting. He needs to step up in order to win this game. Scottie Wilbekin had a good game as a shooter, but struggled shooting the ball. His main job is to guard Marshall Henderson so he should not focus a lot of his energies on offense. Kenny Boynton has had a bad season shooting, but he does so many other things well he is still valuable. Boynton turned it on in the second half of yesterdays game against Bama. He scored 16 points in the second half and if he keeps the streak going, any team that faces Florida will be in trouble.
The bench needs to provide its usual spark. Prather and Yeguete need to provide rebounding and hustle. Fraizer needs to hit his open threes which has not happened lately.
The Gators cannot allow Marshall Henderson to get open looks. He will knock down shots, but the Gators need to make sure there is a hand in his face on every shot. If they shut down Henderson this game is basically over. Henderson had 25 points in the first match up, but they Gators did not allow anyone else to score which helped their cause.
I think Florida will win this game by double digits. Henderson will have an off game and it will make for an easy win for Florida.
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