Sophomore guard Kenny Boynton scored 14 points while teammate Erik Murphy put up 10 points that led the No. 14 Florida Gators (5-1) past the Seminoles 55-51 in Tallahassee Sunday night.

Florida State (5-1) sophomore guard Michael Snaer drained a three pointer with 50 seconds left that cut the lead down to 53-51 right before Erik Murphy’s put back with 16 seconds left that sealed the deal for the Gators. Snaer finished the game with 15 points for the Seminoles.

Florida State struggled from the field, shooting 33 percent on the night while their leading scorer Chris Singleton only shot 2 of 12 which really makes a huge difference in the game.

Free throws were huge for the Gators tonight. Florida made 17 of 25 from the charity stripe while the Seminoles were limited to only six points from the line. The Gators also out rebounded the Seminoles 35-31.

Tonight was the Seminoles first real test and they will get another one on Tuesday as they host the Ohio State Buckeyes in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The Buckeyes dominated the Gators in Gainesville 93-75 back on November 16. If Florida State can get Singleton to find a way to make some shots and produce better team shooting, I believe they could get past Ohio State. They also can’t give up the paint like Florida. They just got demolished.

The Gators are back in action on Dec 1 as they take on former Gator coach Donnie Jones and the UCF Knights in Orlando at 7:00pm ET.