Oklahoma 62, Florida 53: Cold shooting dooms Gators after hot start

With 7:18 to play in the first half against Oklahoma on Tuesday night in the Jumpman Invitational, the Florida Gators owned a 27-16 lead — an 11-point edge on a tough Sooners squad that had been cold from deep and combatted well inside by the Gators.

But the Gators would score fewer points over the final 28 minutes of the game than they did in the first 12 — and would fall, 62-53, in their last pre-conference clash.

Oklahoma’s scoring came largely from just two sources: Grant Sherfield, shooter extraordinaire, had 22 points, and big man Tanner Groves scrapped and clawed his way to 13. No other Sooner had more than six, a reflection of very good team defense from the Gators all night, though…