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Cats Persevere, Defeat Florida 68-61 in Road Test

Aaron Harrison scored 23 points, Karl-Anthony Towns added 19 and top-ranked Kentucky remained unbeaten with a 68-61 victory over Florida on Saturday night. Willie Cauley-Stein chipped in 13 points, highlighted by a thunderous dunk over freshman Devin Robinson in the second half, and the Wildcats (23-0, 10-0 Southeastern Conference) snapped a three-game losing streak against the Gators (12-11, 5-5). It was closer than most expected. Even Florida coach Billy Donovan said this week that there was a ''huge discrepancy'' in talent between the teams. Donovan added: ''I wouldn't say it's just our team. It's everybody.''

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