Kowacie Reeves, Myreon Jones show out for Gators in SEC opener
In the Florida Gators’ 61-58 loss to the No. 20 Auburn Tigers on Wednesday, the bench scored 27 points.
Of that production, 25 points came from Kowacie Reeves and Myreon Jones.
For Reeves, it was his fourth game in double digits in the scoring column in Florida’s last six games. He shot 50 percent from the field and put up 15 points against the Tigers.
It was Jones’ second game of the season in double figures. He helped the Gators in a number of ways on top of his 10 points with two steals and an assist off the bench. He also took three trips to the foul line and finished 5-6 from the charity stripe.
With a struggling starting five, the effort by Jones and Reeves were necessary for Florida to be competitive, or the Tigers may have been able to run away with it early.
Their performances also gave the Florida staff plenty to be excited about as they get deeper into conference play.
Gators coach Todd Golden on Reeves, Jones
“They played great. MJ [Jones], veteran, a guy that’s been in this game before did a really good job calming us on the offensive end. He was plus-8, didn’t turn it over one time and initiated our offense a lot. Made some shots tonight, which was great to see. Shot it well from the foul line. If he can give us this type of effort moving forward, it’s huge for us. It’s an addition of a really good player.
“And Wace [Reeves], I’m just really proud of him. This is a game, like I said, physical, tough, really raucous environment, and he had that confidence that he belonged out there tonight. He was just exceptional. I thought he had a really good game. Obviously, he scored it for us tonight, had some really good finishes, but he was tough, got us a couple offensive rebounds and was plus-4 himself. Again, they’re both really good players, too. They’re good players, and I’m just really proud of the lift they gave us and excited for what they can do moving forward.”
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