The Gators couldn’t have gotten their season off to a much better start than how they played in the first half against Elon on Tuesday night.
Their ball movement was superb, they got open shots and they buried them at a 51.6-percent clip in the opening 20 minutes. Defensively, they overcame a rough opening five minutes or so to hold the Phoenix to 34.6 percent shooting. They were active with their hands and forced nine turnovers that they converted into 16 points. UF outrebounded Elon by 14.
It all added up to a 47-24 halftime lead for the home team, and the game was essentially over at that point.