For the first half of Friday’s game against the Seminoles, things looked dire for the Florida Gators. Florida State entered the game 0-3 with regrettable losses to Stetson, UCF, and Troy, and the Gators were considered heavy favorites who couldn’t afford another upset loss after just taking one to Florida Atlantic previously. When the buzzer to end the first frame sounded, the Gators had their backs against the wall. Florida State led 43-26 and the Gators didn’t feel like they had their footing on either side of the ball.
Instead of laying down and dying, the Gators came out in the second half and punched back, getting stops on the defensive end and pouring in points on the other and before you knew it the Seminoles’ lead evaporated and it was a brand new ball game with the Gators finishing on top 76-67.