For a moment — almost 15 minutes, really — the look at life without Colin Castleton that Florida provided on Saturday in Arkansas looked surprisingly good.
Then the rest of the game happened, and Florida ended up buried under an Arkansas avalanche in an 84-65 rout.
Florida led 23-19 midway through the first half, but the Razorbacks responded to that deficit with an 11-0 run, then used a 5-2 burst just before halftime to build a 37-31 lead. It would get far worse for Florida almost immediately in the second half, with a 17-2 gallop putting the Gators in a 21-point hole six minutes into the period.