When Florida’s Colin Castleton drew a fourth foul on do-everything Arkansas big man Jaylin Williams with just under eight minutes to play on Tuesday night in Gainesville, the Gators led the Razorbacks by five; Castleton converting the and-one opportunity immediately afterward gave the Gators their first six-point lead in the game since a flurry of threes in the early goings, and capped an 8-2 run.
And with their season on the line, Florida could do little to stop the Hogs from answering both that run and the bell.
Arkansas immediately swiped back the lead with a 7-0 run over their next three offensive possessions, stole it back after two more Castleton points at the line briefly put Florida in front moments later, and used big shots to defend it when the Gators threatened down the stretch, with a J.