Florida comes up short behind career game from UK’s Quickley

Kerry Blackshear Jr.

The Florida Gators lost in dramatic fashion to the Kentucky Wildcats in Lexington, Kentucky, on Saturday. With both teams on win streaks and SEC supremacy in the balance, it came down to the wire.

In the closing seconds of regulation and after a horrid offensive performance from UF, the Wildcats were able to pull out the 65-59 victory thanks to Immanuel Quickley’s scorching hot hand.

Going into Rupp Arena, UF coach Mike White knew that he would need every able-bodied player if the Gators (17-10, 9-5) were going to have a chance to dethrone an SEC-best Kentucky (22-5, 12-2) team.