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Florida’s new-look, red-hot Boogie Fland leads Gators past Tennessee

GAINESVILLE — Florida point guard Boogie Fland was feeling it — it had been a while.

Too long for him and the Gators, whose sophomore point guard personified the team’s season-long backcourt struggles.

But Fland found his footing late in the first half en route to season-high 23 points as the unranked Gators raced to a double-digit halftime lead and never looked back to trounce No. 21 Tennessee 91-67 Saturday at a sold-out O’Connell Center.

With a crowd of 10,182 looking on, including Florida legends Vernell Maxwell and Mike Miller, the Gators (11-5, 2-1 SEC) won their 15th straight home games and back-to-back conference games after a Jan.