03/04/26 02:54:00
Printable Page
03/04 14:49 CST McGill and O'Neal each score 22, Florida women beat Mississippi
State at SEC Tournament
McGill and O'Neal each score 22, Florida women beat Mississippi State at SEC
Tournament
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) --- Liv McGill had 22 points, 10 assists and seven
rebounds, Me'Arah O'Neal also scored 22, and No. 12 seed Florida beat
Mississippi State 86-68 --- the Gators' largest margin of victory in an SEC
Tournament game --- on Wednesday in the first round.
Florida (18-14), which never trailed despite starting 5-of-16 shooting, made 28
of 56 from the field and hit 22 of 28 (79%) from the free-throw line.
No. 13 seed Mississippi State (18-13) has lost five in a row.
Favour Nwaedozi led the Bulldogs with 12 points and 10 rebounds, the 6-foot-3
junior's 15th double-double this season. Destiney McPhaul also scored 12 points
and had six assists. Madison Francis fouled out with nine points in 17 minutes.
The freshman went into the game leading the team in minutes (29.8 per game),
scoring (13.4) and blocks (1.53), and second in rebounds (7.5) and steals
(1.53).
The Bulldogs committed nine first-quarter turnovers and trailed 21-11 at the
end of the period.
After Francis made a layup that trimmed Mississippi State's deficit to eight
points, O'Neal hit the first of her three second-quarter 3-pointers to make it
24-13 with 8:30 remaining in the first half and the Gators led by double
figures the rest of the way.
The Gators, who won 71-56 at Mississippi State on Feb. 19, have won four in a
four against Mississippi State and leads the series 30-28.
Up next
Mississippi State: Awaits a potential postseason invite.
Florida: Plays seventh-ranked and No. 5 seed Oklahoma in the second round on
Thursday.
___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up
here. AP women's college basketball:
https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and
https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball
|
