Rueben Chinyelu totaled a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds, Xaivian Lee had a team-high 18 points and No. 23 Florida blasted Saint Francis 102-61 on Wednesday night in Gainesville, Fla.
Chinleyu made all five of his field goal attempts and both free throws for the Gators (7-4).
Lee was 7-of-9 from the field and 2-of-4 from 3-point range. Alex Condon produced 14 points, seven rebounds, five assists and three blocked shots.
Urban Klavzar and Boogie Fland had 11 points apiece, and Micah Handlogten notched 10 points and eight rebounds.
Florida won for the third time in five games by shooting 61% from the field, winning the rebound battle 44-19 and holding a 52-30 edge in paint points.
Skylar Wicks had a game-high 22 points, and Zion Russell had 10 points, five rebounds and three assists for the Red Flash (2-10), who made 25 of 63 field goals (39.7%).
The Gators saw all of their starters score in the first four minutes as the Southeastern Conference school raced out to a 12-2 lead over Saint Francis.
The defending champs’ lead grew to 30-10 just past the halfway point of the half. Chinyelu had eight points, dominating in the paint, and Lee poured in seven over the opening 11 minutes.
After the lopsided first half, Florida headed to the locker room with a 47-23 lead behind Condon’s 12 points.
The Gators shot 64.3% (18 of 28), made 4 of 11 from long range and owned a 22-9 margin in rebounding over the opening 20 minutes. They also handed out 10 assists.
Wicks paced the Red Flash with 10 points at the half. They shot 35.5% (11 of 31) and missed all six of their perimeter shots.
There was more of the same in the final 20 minutes as the Gators boosted the lead to 32 points with 15:06 left on Handlogten’s slam. Klavzar drained a long trey at the 10:53 mark for a 73-39 advantage.
–Field Level Media
