GAINESVILLE, Fla.
Under Armour Curry One Basketball Shoes . -- With strands of net behind their ears, Florida seniors Casey Prather, Scottie
Wilbekin, Will Yeguete and Patric Young stopped at midcourt and kissed the
floor. They stood up, started walking toward the locker room and then paused at
the edge of the court. With their arms draped around each other, they took the
last stride in unison. It was the first step toward the next goal -- winning it
all. Young scored 18 points in his home finale and No. 1 Florida routed
25th-ranked Kentucky 84-65 on Saturday, becoming the first team in Southeastern
Conference history to go 18-0 in league play. "This is the way to go out," Young
said. "You couldnt have scripted this one any better. ... What else could you
want?" Prather (15) and Wilbekin (13) also reached double figures for the Gators
(29-2, 18-0), who have won 23 straight and 32 in a row at home. Coach Billy
Donovan called timeout with 36.9 seconds remaining to get his four seniors
another standing ovation. They certainly deserved this one, especially since it
was Floridas largest margin of victory in series history. "When you invest four
years likes these guys have invested, it means something to them," Donovan said.
"Theyre going to carry this with them for the rest of their lives. Theyre going
to have their children and theyre going to come back here and theyre going to be
remembered for what theyve done. "Theyve done something thats not happened here
before." Prather, Wilbekin, Young and Yeguete have now won 113 games in four
seasons, four shy of tying the school record held by Walter Hodge. They have the
SEC tournament and the NCAA tournament to break the mark. The latest victory
seemed a lock early but was in doubt for a while in the second half. That was
until -- no surprise -- the seniors took over. Wilbekin hit a 3, Young made a
running hook shot and Prather started making plays at the rim. "Those guys
answered the bell," Donovan said. "They made some plays." Julius Randle, who had
his right knee treated during the first half, led the Wildcats (22-9, 12-6) with
16 points and 10 rebounds. James Young added 14 points, and Aaron Harrison
chipped in 10. Kentucky trimmed a 22-point deficit to 53-47 with 12 minutes to
play, but couldnt get any closer and ended up getting blown out. "Theyre that
good," Kentucky coach John Calipari said. "And if you dont come and play, youre
going to get smashed." With Floridas ranking, the finale for four popular
seniors, history at stake and the opponent, it was the biggest home game in
school history. Single tickets to the nationally televised matchup were going
for as much as $500 on the street, and there even was a successful marriage
proposal on the court beforehand. The Gators delivered for their fans. Florida
made 14 of its first 21 shots and recorded assists on its first 11 baskets.
Young, who scored 14 points in the first half, did most of the damage inside.
Michael Frazier II, a sophomore who made a school-record 11 3-pointers Tuesday
at South Carolina, got hot again from outside. Fraziers consecutive 3s pushed
the lead to 19 and had the ODome rocking. The Gators were up 22 after Dorian
Finney-Smiths third 3 of the half and led 49-28 at the break. But Calipari got
his team focused, and the Wildcats opened the second half by pounding the ball
inside and getting Randle more involved. Kentucky used a 15-0 run to quiet the
arena and give the Wildcats confidence they could pull off the upset. Wilbekin
responded with a huge 3. Prather followed with several driving layups, none
bigger than the one that turned into a three-point play and pushed the lead back
to 17. "We took the fight to them a little bit," Calipari said. "We made a game
of it. All of a sudden we take the worst shots weve taken all season. Like,
youve got to be kidding me. But thats what freshmen do." Florida coasted from
there, and shortly after the final horn, Young announced to the crowd that they
would cut down the nets. The Gators opted not to do that after clinching the SEC
regular-season title last week, but wanted to do it Saturday. It was a fitting
end to what was an emotional day for the seniors, who have national title
expectations. They were honoured at midcourt before the game and presented with
framed jerseys. But the postgame ceremony topped the pregame one. Prather and
Yeguete got the remnants of the cut-down nets. Young and Wilbekin were planning
to get theirs from the practice court. "Im going to take a shower with it and
everything," Prather said. "I cant believe we got it done."
Stephen Curry 2 Blue And Yellow . He was 75. The Spanish football federation announced the death early Saturday, saying
Aragones died at a Madrid hospital. He had been battling leukemia. Federation
president Angel Maria Villar said Aragones would be remembered as "very special"
-- both for his contributions to Spanish football and as a person.
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trailed, cruising past the Dallas Mavericks 112-90 Wednesday night. Both teams
were on the second night of a back-to-back, with San Antonio winning in overtime
at Memphis and the Mavericks topping the Los Angeles Lakers in
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