George Washington 70, at Florida 80

SUNRISE, Fla. (Interstat) — Xaivian Lee scored 24 points and Florida used a dominant second-half surge to pull away from George Washington for an 80-70 victory in a nonconference men’s basketball game Saturday at Amerant Bank Arena. The Gators, improving to 6-4, outscored the Revolutionaries 50-43 after halftime, turning a narrow three-point lead into a double-digit advantage by capitalizing on a decisive edge in free throws and second-chance opportunities. George Washington fell to 8-4. The most critical stretch of the game came early in the second half. Leading 30-27 at the break, Florida opened the period on a 15-4 run… Read more...