Florida’s loss to Mississippi State was a heartbreaker and while they played 20 minutes of strong basketball in the first half that saw them grow a lead as large as 16 points it was a self destruction in the second that ultimately saw their demise and arguably the most frustrating loss in recent memory.
After winning by 10 at the half the Gators were thoroughly dominated in the second, losing that half by a score of 43-26. Defensively they allowed 70% shooting from the Bulldogs and offensively they had devastating droughts when they were able to get a stop or two and when you don’t play particularly well on either side of the floor, you lose.