The Florida Gators came close, but fell just short in the opening game of Battle 4 Atlantis against the Oklahoma Sooners on Wednesday.
Both halves told nearly the same tale in the 65-60 loss.
Florida took an early 5-2 lead with a Keith Stone three-pointer, but Oklahoma took its first lead at the 13:33 mark and would eventually go up 24-13 with a 12-2 run. The Gators were sloppy with three turnovers in that four-minute frame.
But all was not lost as Andrew Nembhard, KeVaughn Allen, Dontay Bassett and Keyontae Johnson all hit threes to bring it back within a point with just under four minutes left in the half.