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Albany 61, Florida 59: Gators collapse down stretch in NCAA Tournament

Thousands of miles from sunny Gainesville, the No. 5 Florida Gators had a double-digit lead entering the fourth quarter on No. 12 Albany. Then, in the heat of the Carrier Dome, the Gators wilted.

Florida scored just seven points in the fourth quarter, and just four in the final 8:05 of play — two of them on a layup with 0.4 seconds to go that actually sealed the Gators' fate — and collapsed to a 61-59 defeat at the hands of the Great Danes.

It was the Gators' first loss in the first round of the NCAA Tournament under Amanda Butler in four tries, but it's not quite so simple as blaming coaching for a loss that came after her team just couldn't make shots in the second half.