Without Colin Castleton, the Florida Gators were going to need a big day from Tyree Appleby to come into Mizzou Arena and leave victorious, and he did just that.
Although Appleby put the dagger into Missouri fans’ hearts with the last 8 Florida points of a 66-65 victory — the Tigers’ second consecutive one-point home loss — he was an absolute non factor in the first half due to foul trouble.
The Gators star guard spent most of the half grabbing some pine next to head coach Mike White, thanks to two early fouls inside of five minutes.