It was perhaps a harder-fought victory than the Gators intended. It wasn’t glamorous, and it wasn’t without some obvious shooting deficiencies. But it was a win, regardless.
Florida didn’t need a flawless performance to hold of the Mercer Bears 71-63 at home on Tuesday. It just needed three players to reach double digits in scoring, in addition to a season high in rebounds (11) and five blocks from center Kevarrius Hayes, to get its sixth win of the season.
Freshman guard Noah Locke paced the Gators with a team-high 18 points and on 5-of-11 three-point shooting.