By james art 
Baton Rouge, La. (AP)-Rubben Chinello had high careers 19 points to go with 13 rebounds, and # 2 Florida roared back from eight points deficit in the second half to beat the LSU 79-65 on Saturday night.
Thomas Hau scored 16 points, Alia Martin added 14, and Walter Clayton Jr. 13 for Florida (24-3, 11-3 sec), who won their sixth rights.
LSU freshman Robert Miller III scored the highest 19 career points to go with 10 rebounds, and it was the big cause of tigers (14-13, 3-11) to look ready to challenge Florida well in the second half.
Florida moved to 29-15 leads during the starting 13 minutes. But LSU suddenly found its foundation when Curtis Givans III struck 3, causing a stunning 22-2 mileage during the final 6:41 halftime.
Florida joined the leading role for good with 15-2, which gave the Gators 53-48 lead. Chinyelu scored seven points during this blow, including discounts as he was foul.
Florida played her third game without launching Alex Kondon and Reserve Alexis himself.
Output
Florida: Gators shot 7 out of 22 of the 3-point range, scoring the first time in six games, they did not hit up to 10 3S. But they showed the ability to regulate and use their size advantage to dominate the paint, where they surpassed the LSU 44-24.
LSU: Tigers show the opportunity to compete in spurs against the elite SEC teams, but closing such games was another question.
Key
Mike Williams III’s stealing led to the right transition of Martin 3, which gave Florida 69-59 with 4:16.
Key statistics
In addition to surpassing the LSU 48-33, Florida grabbed 19 offensive boards and turned those into 17 points for a second chance.
Forward
Both teams return into action on Tuesday night when Florida visits Georgia and LSU hosts 6 Tennessee.
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