Frustrated all night on both the offensive and defensive side of the basketball there wasn’t much going right for the Gators on Tuesday as they fell to the Alabama Crimson Tide by a score of 86-71. Florida hung in for most of the first half and even had a burst of energy to tie the game quickly coming out in the second but ultimately Alabama overwhelmed the Gators and trounced them in the final 15 minutes of the game. This was a major step backwards for the Gators after playing encouraging games that ended up as wins against Vanderbilt and LSU.