On a cold February night, the Tigers shooting was equally frigid in a 82-77 loss to Florida.
LSU shot 43 percent from the line, 31 from three and an uncharacteristic 16-25 from the free throw line. In a game that constantly bounced back and forth between a one possession or two possession game, the Tigers tempted fate a few too many times with missed freebies and the Gators picked up arguably their biggest win of the 2018-19 season.
“They simply wanted it more,” Naz Reid said after the game. “That’s it.”
Florida came into tonight as a team desperate for a marquee win to resuscitate their NCAA tournament hopes and certainly played the part.