Poor 3-point shooting too much for Gators to overcome
Up by one with 12.7 seconds to go, Florida faced an opportunity to bring its two-game losing streak to an end Tuesday night. All the Gators needed was one stop on defense.
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Up by one with 12.7 seconds to go, Florida faced an opportunity to bring its two-game losing streak to an end Tuesday night. All the Gators needed was one stop on defense.
SUNRISE - After a hot early season run had Florida riding high, the Gators are starting to come back down to earth.
TAMPA – Rick Jackson started off the game hot, and Wesley Johnson helped cool the Gators’ hopes of a top-10 upset.
It’s the top-10 showdown nobody saw coming.
The grueling portion of Florida’s early season schedule has taken its toll.
JACKSONVILLE — So far this season, the Gators have built their identity on defense, a sharp contrast to the team that lived and died by its 3-point shooting a year ago.
JACKSONVILLE - So far this season, Florida's defense has made up for its lackluster 3-point performances. The Gators' outside shooters returned the favor Friday night.
Florida’s 6 a.m. workouts and relays this summer have paid dividends beyond just improved conditioning.
On Monday, Florida coach Billy Donovan said he wasn’t sure if his team deserved its new No. 13 ranking. Tuesday night’s game backed up his gut feeling.
Florida has been on a rollercoaster ride through the rankings the last two years.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Like the hopeful high-rollers lining the casinos near Boardwalk Hall, Florida entered the weekend with nothing to lose and an opportunity to gain more than anyone thought possible.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Since practice started in mid-October, Billy Donovan has talked about Florida’s newfound maturity and renewed commitment to defense. Both were on full display this weekend.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – If Florida’s upset of No. 2 Michigan State on Friday announced the team’s return to college basketball relevance, Saturday’s game proved the Gators aren’t going anywhere.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – It wasn’t always pretty, but with tough defense, excellent free throw shooting and clutch plays down the stretch, Florida escaped with its biggest win in more than two years.
In Florida’s first real test of the season, the team proved what it is capable of.
Florida isn’t spending too much time worrying about the garnet-and-gold monkey on its back.
When Erving Walker’s 3-pointer found the bottom of the net a little more than three minutes into the second half Friday night, he said two words immediately came to his mind.
It may have taken longer than expected, but Florida finally found its outside shot Friday night.
For the second game in a row, Chandler Parsons kept one of Florida’s most impressive streaks alive.
When the going got tough, Kenny Boynton got going.