The No. 11 Florida Gators beat the Auburn Tigers in Gainesville, Fla., 63-47, Tuesday night. The Gators broke the game open in the second half after Auburn took a 30-27 lead into the break.

Florida opened the second half with two three pointers in the first two minutes to go up 33-30. The Tigers took a 37-36 lead with 14:22 left behind a three pointer by junior guard Frankie Sullivan. The Gators responded with a 15-2 run over the next 7:31 to go up 51-39.

“They are a veteran seasoned team and you knew they were going to make a run,” said Auburn head coach Tony Barbee. “We didn't have the firepower.”

The Tigers shot just four from 15 from the field in the final 14:22. The Gators have the No. 1 offense in the SEC at 78.9 points per game and outscored the Tigers 36-17 in the second half.

“With as good as an explosive offensive team as Florida is, we kept them below their average, but we have to score,” Barbee said. “We had only 11 points in the first 18 minutes of the second half.”

Auburn played tough defense, forcing 18 turnovers, but couldn’t keep up with Florida’s hot shooting. The Tigers shot 33 percent from the field compared to the Gators at 53.5 percent. Florida hit 11 for 21 from three point range and Auburn went six for 17. The Gators out rebounded the Tigers 35-23.

Senior forward Adrian Forbes led the Tigers in scoring with 11 points, shooting five of nine from the floor. Forbes had six rebounds, five offensive, and three steals to round out his statistics.

Kenny Gabriel added eight points and two blocks in just 20 minutes of play. The senior forward did not play the final 11:27 after his second hard fall. Sophomore guard Chris Denson did not play in the second half after hurting his knee on a buzzer-beating layup to end the first half.

The Tigers take the hardwood again Saturday, Feb. 25 against the Arkansas Razorbacks in Auburn Arena. Tipoff is set for 3 p.m. with coverage on the SEC Network.