The focus of Florida’s 64-50 loss to Kansas State on Saturday — or of the broadcast, anyway — was, predictably, Keyontae Johnson. And while he had a relatively quiet game, and Markquis Nowell was more of an all-around performer than a scorer in the Wildcats’ win, there’s no question that he deserved the spotlight.
The game itself probably deserved a better showing from Florida’s punchless offense.
The Gators shot 31 percent from the floor and an icy 18 percent from three in the game, sputtering to just 16 first-half points, letting the Wildcats build a lead that never shrank to single digits after a strong start, and failing to turn their reunion with program fixture Johnson for the first time since his transfer to much more than a rout for the home team.