Gators Spectacular On Senior Night Blasting Alabama 105-87

Florida Gators guard Jack May #20 and Florida Gators guard Alex Klatsky #21 during the second half as the Florida Gators mens basketball team hosts the University of Georgia Bulldogs at Exactech Arena in Gainesville, Florida. January 7th, 2023. Gator Country Photo by David Bowie.Things couldn’t have gone much better on Senior Night in Gainesville as the Florida Gators came firing from the opening tip and completely dominating the #16 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide on their way to a 105-87 win. Playing in front of an inspired home crowd the Gators were focused, energetic, and determined and it seemed like one of those nights where they could have been playing anyone and they would have come up with a huge win. With the Gators becoming known for some second half collapses in recent weeks they left no doubt in this one, suffocating the Crimson Tide any time they had any momentum going that would threaten the massive lead. Even the final score isn’t particularly indicative of how the game really went as both teams committed a foul nearly every possession for the last five minutes of action as the two teams combined to shoot an astonishing 71 free throws. With the win the Gators improve to 21-9 (11-6 SEC) on the season while the Crimson Tide fall to 20-10 (10-5 SEC).

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