Saturday afternoon marked the return of former Gators coach Mike White to Gainesville. Florida greeted him with a mixture of emotions, with the boos outweighing the cheers. Georgia entered the game holding an 11-3 record but found themselves as 8.5 points underdogs on the road.
The Gators defeated the Bulldogs 82-75 in an emotional game, giving Todd Golden’s squad their first SEC victory of the 2023 season, improving their record to 8-7 (1-2 SEC).
Florida got off to a slow start inside the O’Connell Center, finding themselves trailing 23-10 nearly ten minutes into the game.