The crowd in Gainesville exploded as bucket after bucket sank. Shooters couldn’t miss, and fans drenched in orange and blue were in awe of the offensive showing.
The upside was on full display as no one on this young squad was taller than five feet, and on a school night no less.
That was the scene at halftime on Wednesday as a group of elementary school kids played a pickup game on the O’Connell Center hardwood on superhero night while Florida was down 41-26 against Georgia.
An anxious crowd that only saw UF make 11 field goals in the first half was finally privy to some exciting back and forth action on Wednesday when Georgia was in the midst of embarrassing UF on its home floor.