Florida 66, USF 55: Gators survive slow start in Sunrise

USF 10, Florida 3 was not a score the Gators wanted to see early on in Sunrise on Saturday. Neither was USF 16, Florida 13 — especially after the Gators had answered the Bulls’ initial push with a 7-0 run of their own.

But the final score of Florida 66, South Florida 55 was a bit more agreeable.

Phlandrous Fleming had 12 points and one emphatic block off the bench, Colin Castleton had a 12-point, 11-rebound double-double, and Anthony Duruji chipped in 11 points and nine rebounds of his own in a game that Florida turned around after its slow start and held onto after a USF charge.

That 10-3 deficit was built in substantial part by turnovers, with two steals leading to four USF points in the…