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Men’s basketball suffers first season loss, worst margin of defeat since 1994 against #18 Florida

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Redshirt senior guard Harlond Beverly dribbles the ball between his legs on Nov. 18.

An astonishing 27-0 run sandwiching halftime was too much for Wichita State men’s basketball to overcome in a blowout loss against the #18 University of Florida.

Wichita State fell to the Gators, 88-51, in the championship game of the ESPN Events Invitational. The 38-point loss is the fifth-worst margin of defeat in program history and the largest loss for the Shockers since the 1993-94 season against Drake.

With the loss, Wichita State dropped to 6-1 overall, while the Gators remained undefeated at 8-0.