Florida basketball finally got back into the win column after two straight losses to in-state rival Florida State and UConn on the road.
Gators opened the game with a relieving barrage of three-pointers that put them ahead and at one point their lead had swelled to 18.
Things turned for Florida basketball when Kerry Blackshear Jr. was ejected and Andrew Nembhard was sent to the bench with foul trouble and the Hawks brought it back to a 2-point game.
But the Gators were able to get the stops they needed in the clutch to hold on for the much-needed victory.