NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The 13th-ranked Florida Gators thought they finally had gotten healthy again when Erik Murphy felt a sharp pain in his knee during a non-contact pick-and-roll drill in practice. He hurt enough that trainers checked him with an MRI, iced him up and got him a sleeve to wear over his knee.

Well, Murphy is a very quick healer.

Murphy scored a career-high 27 points and grabbed a career-best 12 rebounds Friday helping the Gators take the first step toward trying to add a Southeastern Conference tournament title to their regular season championship by beating LSU 80-58.