For the first 20 minutes of the Florida Gators men’s basketball team’s season opener against Elon on Tuesday night, Colin Castleton was as good as he’s been in a Gators uniform, verging on downright dominant.
After halftime? It was time for Midnight.
That’s the nickname of Penn State transfer Myreon Jones, whose silky threes made him the star of the second period and allowed him to match Castleton’s game-high 18 points in the Gators’ 74-61 win.
Castleton and Jones all but swapped roles in the locker room when it came to leading Florida’s scoring efforts, with the big man scoring 17 points before the break and the guard tallying 15 points after it.