Top-ranked Gators crush Auburn

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01/28/2007 - Auburn, AL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Al Horford, Taurean Green and Lee Humphrey each scored 17 points as the top-ranked Florida Gators rolled past the Auburn Tigers, 91-66, at the Beard-Eaves Coliseum.

Corey Brewer added 11 points while Joakim Noah contributed eight points, seven rebounds, four assists and three blocks for the Gators (19-2, 6-0 SEC), who extended their winning streak to 12 games.

Quantez Robertson scored 17 points and Quan Prowell chipped in with 15 for the Tigers (13-9, 3-4), who were coming off a rout of 12th-ranked Alabama on Tuesday.

Florida was all over Auburn from the start, as back-to-back Brewer jumpers gave the Gators an early 8-2 lead. After a Robertson layup, Green hit a three and Brewer followed with a layup that made it 12-4. Then, after a Prowell layup, Chris Richard converted a conventional three-point play and Walter Hodge followed with a trey to push Florida's advantage to 18-6.

With just over a minute left in the half, Marreese Speights dropped in a layup and hit 1-of-2 free throws to give the Gators a 51-36 lead at the break. Horford opened the second half with five straight points as Florida won going away.

Game Notes

Rasheem Barrett scored 12 points for Auburn, while Josh Dollard posted 11 points and nine rebounds...Although Auburn leads the all-time series with Florida 86-66, the Gators have won the last eight contests...It was the third straight SEC West road win for Florida.

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