Trailing by two with less than seven seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, the Gators inbounded the ball in front of their bench. After a cross-court pass from forward Haley Lorenzen found guard Funda Nakkasoglu open on the right side of the court, Nakkasoglu attempted an off-balance three-pointer.
Her shot bounced off the left side of the backboard and ended Florida’s hopes of picking up it’s first SEC win of the season as UF came up short against Kentucky, 56-53, at the O’Connell Center on Thursday night.
When asked about the decision on the final play, coach Cameron Newbauer reaffirmed his support in Nakkasoglu, who’s leading the team in scoring this season with 15.