The Florida Gators looked largely lost and occasionally listless on Wednesday in the noon opener of the 2018 Battle 4 Atlantis, and fell to Oklahoma as a result.
On Thursday night, the Gators responded to that defeat with defense, intensity, and a lot more want-to — and, because of that, blew out Stanford by a 72-49 score.
Florida led just 2-0 after the game’s first four minutes, as both teams started ice-cold from the field on Paradise Isle, but would control the half by throttling the Cardinal, allowing just 13 points before halftime and just two to Stanford starters — both coming on free throws with 0.