Things looked pretty bleak for the Gators with a little more than seven minutes to go in their game against Mississippi State on Wednesday night.
They trailed 64-57. Their top scorer, rebounder and rim protector, Colin Castleton, didn’t play all night because of a left shoulder injury. His backup, Jason Jitoboh, picked up his fourth foul a little more than three minutes into the second half.
Without the two of them out there, the Gators were at a size disadvantage against one of the most physical frontcourts in the SEC, and that showed in the final statistics.