Andrew Nembhard
Samantha Harrison / Alligator StaffThe Florida men’s basketball team defeated Vanderbilt on Saturday 61-55 in Nashville, Tennessee, for its second road win of the season.
It was anything but pretty in an SEC matchup where both teams entered struggling in more ways than one.
Vanderbilt entered the game 0-7 against SEC opponents and on an eight-game losing streak while UF had dropped its last three games. Both teams lived up to their respective reputations to start.
In the first half, neither team could buy a bucket. Vanderbilt (8-13, 0-8) shot a horrific 2 for 12 from three-point range as well as 7 of 24 from the field.