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vs. TA&MCC 
W 66-51
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W 84-73
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W 55-52
Box | Recap		 @ SFA 
W 68-66
Box | Recap		 @ Fla 
L 47-79
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Florida beats Northwestern St 79-47 in NCAA opener

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Florida coach Billy Donovan likes it when his team can run up and down the court.

In their opening game of the NCAA tournament, not even the nation's highest-scoring team could keep up with the Gators.

Erik Murphy scored 18 points, with a 3-pointer to start and a layup to end a game-breaking 19-1 run in the second half. He led four players scoring in double figures for No. 3 seed Florida in a 79-47 victory over Northwestern State in a South Regional game Friday night.

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Demons Headlines
Leaders
Points: D. Hicks14.0
Rebounds: D. Hicks5.9
Assists: J. West5.2
FG%: D. Hicks58.3%
FT%: S. Davis73.0%
3P%: J. West34.7%
Steals: J. West2.3
Blocks: M. Frazier1.3
Southland Standings
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
Stephen F. Austin 16-2 27-5
Northwestern State 15-3 23-9
Oral Roberts 13-5 20-15
Southeastern Louisiana 10-8 13-18
Sam Houston State 8-10 17-17
Nicholls 8-10 9-21
McNeese State 7-11 14-17
Central Arkansas 7-11 13-17
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 5-13 6-23
Lamar 1-17 3-28
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Offense (Rank)
Points: 80.0 (2)
Rebounds: 13.6 (20)
Assists: 15.3 (27)
FG%: 45.8% (53)
FT%: 68.6% (205)
3P%: 31.4% (280)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 71.4 (283)
Rebounds: 25.3 (56)
Assists: 12.4 (156)
FG%: 42.6% (166)
FT%: 62.7% (1)
3P%: 32.8% (121)
AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Gonzaga32-3
2 Louisville35-5
3 Kansas31-6
4 Indiana29-7
5 Miami (FL)29-7
6 Duke30-6
7 Ohio State29-8
8 Georgetown25-7
9 Michigan State27-9
10 Michigan31-8
10 New Mexico29-6
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Louisville35-5
2 Michigan31-8
3 Syracuse30-10
4 Wichita State30-9
5 Duke30-6
6 Ohio State29-8
7 Indiana29-7
8 Kansas31-6
9 Florida29-8
10 Miami (FL)29-7
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