For the third time this season, and the fifth time in a row, the Vanderbilt Commodores handed the Florida Gators basketball team a loss. This time, in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament, a point Florida hasn’t been able to get past since winning the tournament in 2014.
Once again, Vanderbilt was several steps ahead throughout the game and Florida looked like the team playing its second game in 24 hours, despite having nearly a week off. With six days to prepare for the one team that swept them the entire season, the Gators still found no rhythm on offense and no answers on defense.