For Florida, Wednesday night’s trip to Auburn was a chance to get a season-shifting win — the kind that could kick-start SEC play.
And for 40 minutes, the Gators fought for that victory.
But what they came away with was just another hard-fought loss.
At the end of a see-sawing contest, Auburn forced a Colin Castleton turnover in the final seconds and got a run-out lay-up off of it to secure a 61-58 win over Florida in both teams’ SEC opener.
That fateful final play capped a game in which neither team led by more than seven points — and the game was within five or fewer points for almost its duration.