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Gators roll through Vanderbilt

The Independent Florida Alligator | February 16, 2020

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Noah Locke

Samantha Harrison / Alligator Staff

Billy Donovan’s final game against Vanderbilt was almost exactly five years ago. The Gators lost an ugly 50-47 game in the middle of a disappointing campaign where they went 16-17 and missed out on both the NCAA Tournament and the NIT for the first time since 1997.

Fortunately for Florida, what Donovan saw on Saturday night in his return to the O’Connell Center was a lot different.

The Gators stormed past last-place Vanderbilt en route to an 84-66 blowout victory. Florida (16-9, 8-4 SEC) never trailed in the game and led by as many as 32.

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