Hoops Uses Second Half Surge to Upend Florida
Kastine Evans scored all 10 of her points in the second half and No. 6 Kentucky held off Florida 57-52 Sunday. The Wildcats (18-2, 7-0 Southeastern Conference) pulled away early in the second half with a 17-2 run after the first half ended 21-all. Evans keyed the spurt with eight points. Florida (13-7, 3-4) slowly chipped away at Kentucky's lead before pulling to 50-48 with 25.2 seconds left on Lanita Bartley's layup. But the Wildcats went 7 of 8 from the free throw line in the game's final 30 seconds to seal the win.