Florida @ Auburn, 1st half

We're live blogging the Auburn @ Florida men's game from Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum.

• THE NUMBERS
  
  Shooting
  AUB 14-33 (42.4%)
  FLA 17-33 (51.5%)
  
  3 Shooting
  AUB 1-13 (7.7%)
  FLA 1-7 (14.3%)
  
  Rebounding
  AUB 12 (4o, 8d)
  FLA 22 (7o, 15d)
  
  
• HALFTIME
  Florida leads, 40-34. Auburn finished 1-of-13 from three-point range in that half and trails by only six points. That's not too bad. Florida isn't shooting particularly well, either. Defense is going to be the difference -- can Auburn stop Calathes?
  
  
• FOURTH TO @ 3:20
  Florida leads, 32-24. Your Auburn Tigers are 0-for-11 from three-point range right now. Lebo wants them to keep on shootin'. Auburn cannot keep pace with Calathes. He's beating them downcourt on the break and beating them off the dribble. Does Auburn have anyone who can guard a good, 6-foot-5 point guard?
  
  
• THIRD TO @ 6:58
  Florida leads, 25-18. Auburn is having real trouble staying with Calathes off the dribble. I don't think the Tigers yet understand that he can drive to his left. Auburn seems more in tune defensively now. Florida, honestly, doesn't have a lot of play-makers. If Calathes gets stunted, Auburn could have a chance here.
  
  
• Second TO @ 11:55
  Florida leads, 17-10. Tay Waller is still 0-fer. Auburn is zoning more, which is preventing UF from getting the easy lay-ups. They're firing away from the outside and not hitting at the moment. I'm sure that will come around at some point. Nick Calathes is a really good player. Wow.
  
  
• First TO @ 15:50
  Florida leads, 11-4. Auburn's plan was to get the ball to Tay Waller. He's 0-for-4 right now. Florida already has two lay-ups from its quarter-court set. You know what that means -- defensive problems o'plenty.
  
  
• Your Auburn starters:
  F -- Lucas Hargrove
  F/C -- Korvotney Barber aka Barber Shop
  "SF" -- Tay Waller
  "SG" -- Q-Tez Robertson
  PG -- "Speed" Reed aka DeWayne