Florida vs. Oregon State, Game Thread: Gators want to bounce back against Beavers

If there has been a consistent theme from the first five games of Todd Golden’s time leading the Florida Gators men’s basketball team, it’s probably points: The Gators have been playing up-tempo ball, resulting in totals of 74 points or better for Florida in each outing and 76 or better for the three full rosters that Florida has faced (Stony Brook and Florida State, each without their full complements, fared worse.)

But the biggest number put up in a Florida game this season came on Thursday, and from Xavier, which notched 90 points and 1.17 points per possession in its triumph over the Gators. And that has to worry Golden, even if Xavier — like fellow defense-exploiter and Gators-defeater…