Florida’s men’s basketball team went face-to-face against the top-ranked team in the country on Saturday and came up short. It trailed for nearly the whole game against the superior Volunteers, but that doesn’t mean there weren’t encouraging signs for the Gators in the 73-61 loss.
The Gators (12-11, 4-6 SEC) may be teetering just above .500, but there are several reasons why fans should be cautiously optimistic moving forward.
The Gators fought until the end
UF looked gassed in the second half of its 14-point loss to Auburn on Feb.