The Florida Gators had lost three straight. They had blown yet another double-digit lead in the second half. They let the best team in the SEC play some of its best ball in the crucial moments of a game with the SEC title on the line.
They also won, taking down Auburn in a 72-66 epic that sures up Florida’s NCAA Tournament stock and makes clear that this team still has the potential to beat great ones.
KeVaughn Allen led the way for the Gators, scoring 24 points after scoring zero at Tennessee and finishing the night by making eight of his final nine shots and two clinching free throws and wrapping a great performance around an even greater shot — a nearly nonchalant 65-footer to end the first half.