After suffering a face injury in practice late last week, Yves Pons was forced to miss the Florida game over the weekend. Tennessee’s sophomore wing took a shot to the cheek, needing surgery on Friday.
Pons still dressed for the game and took part in portions of the warmups, but remained on the bench against the Gators. Jalen Johnson filled in, playing nine minutes and registering two assists.
After the game, Rick Barnes was optimistic about Pons being available this week.
“He’s swollen, as you can imagine,” Barnes said. “They had to go push that bone back in.