No. 7 Florida ruled out its leading scorer Monday, saying Prather won't play against Georgia. The senior forward is still dealing with pain and swelling, and coach Billy Donovan has no timetable for his return.

"He still has issues," Donovan said. "He's getting better. He's progressing. When he'll be available to play, I don't know."

Prather, who is averaging 17 points a game this season and leads the Southeastern Conference in shooting at 62.4 percent, sat out Saturday's 84-82 overtime victory at Arkansas. Dorian Finney-Smith started in his place and finished with 22 points and 15 rebounds.

Finney-Smith likely will replace Prather in the starting lineup again.

"It just means that other people need to step up," guard Scottie Wilbekin said. "I know you guys have heard coach (Donovan) say all he needs is five guys to go out there, and we have the same mindset as a team. I wish he was going to be out there playing with us, but if he's not, then we've just got to go out with what we've got. And I'm confident that we can win without him."

The Gators (13-2, 2-0 SEC) have won 24 in a row at home, tying the school record set between March 2006 and November 2007. They have won 11 straight at home against the Bulldogs (8-6, 2-0).

Florida also has won seven straight and 12 of 13, the lone loss a buzzer-beater at then-No. 12 UConn in early December.

The 6-foot-6 Prather has been a big reason for the team's success. After averaging just 6.2 points a game last season, Prather has found a role as a slashing player who gets easy baskets in transition and gets to the free throw line on a regular basis.

He also is averaging 5.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists in nearly 30 minutes a game. And he's one of the team's better defenders.

"For any player, it would be frustrating, but especially for him," guard DeVon Walker said. "He's had like an amazing season. He understands that it's part of the process; you're going to get hurt sometimes. But he'll be back soon enough, so it's good."


ARIZONA, SYRACUSE RANKED 1-2


Arizona and Syracuse remained undefeated and in the top two spots of the AP top 25 released Monday.

At 17-0, Arizona received 61 of 65 first-place votes. The Wildcats took care of UCLA and USC last week — both on the road.

In its first season in the ACC, Syracuse improved to 3-0 in conference play with a road win against Virginia Tech and a home win against North Carolina.

Ohio State took the big tumble, falling from No. 3 to No. 11 after losing at Michigan State and then at home against Iowa. The two losses were the first two of the season for the Buckeyes.


COLORADO LOSES DINWIDDIE


The news Colorado basketball fans were afraid to hear landed in Boulder with a sickening thud on Monday afternoon, when tests revealed that star Spencer Dinwiddie has a torn ACL and his season is finished.

Dinwiddie was injured during the Buffaloes’ game at Washington on Sunday. The 6-6 junior, who was projected by some as a first-round draft pick this June, went to the ground clutching his left knee. From the look of pain on his face, the worst was feared. ESPN was the first to report the results on Monday.

Dinwiddie averaged 14.7 points, 3.8 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game for the Buffaloes, who entered the game vs. the Huskies with a 14-2 record. Colorado had a three-point lead at halftime Sunday, but were outscored by 20 points without Dinwiddie in the second half and lost, 71-54.

With Dinwiddie, the Buffaloes were one of few teams capable of challenging Arizona for the Pac-12 championship. Without him, coach Tad Boyle has to revise how Colorado operates on both ends of the floor. The Buffaloes' next game is Thursday vs. UCLA in Boulder.

Contributors: Ken Bradley, Ryan Fagan, The Associated Press

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