Florida falls to Vanderbilt as defense falters

Usually, Florida’s offense is the issue. On Tuesday night, its defense was equally as bad.

With 6:38 left in the game, Florida was down by just two points. The Gators went 0-3 on their next three possessions with a chance to tie or take the lead. Vanderbilt’s Wade Baldwin IV then hit a three-pointer, and the Commodores ended the game on a 17-7 run while the Gators missed 10 of their final 13 shot attempts.

Florida fell to Vanderbilt 87-74 in the Gators’ second-straight home loss after starting the season 12-1 at the O’Connell Center. The Gators (17-11, 8-7 Southeastern Conference) never led in the game.

"We don’t have an identity," redshirt sophomore John Egbunu said. "We pride ourselves on…