A week after setting out shirts emblazoned with “The Golden Era” to celebrate the beginning of Todd Golden’s tenure as Florida’s men’s basketball head coach, the Gators put out black shirts for students before a meeting with Florida Atlantic.
They proved appropriate: The Owls came for a funeral — and staged one, outfighting Florida and staving off a late rally for a 76-74 win.
And make no mistake about the upset: FAU was the deserving winner of this game, controlling it for much of its duration.
The Owls drained 13 of 24 threes, more than compensating for making just 16 of their 45 twos, with Michael Forrest (20 points off the bench in his first action of the season) and Johnell Davis stroking four each and Alijah Martin hitting three.