LSU started Tuesday night’s meeting with Florida in Baton Rouge with a 7-0 run that spanned the entire first segment prior to the first media timeout.
From then on, the Gators chased down the Tigers time and again — and, at the tail end of their 67-56 win, prevented LSU from doing any chasing of its own.
Colin Castleton led Florida with 18 points — 12 of them at the foul line, where a handsy LSU team allowed him one fewer attempt (15) than the Tigers earned, suffering the ill consequences of fouling Florida’s big man so often that he recorded just five shot attempts — and added seven rebounds and five blocks, but this game turned on Florida’s other defenders elevating their games to match the Gators’ shot-stopper.