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Takeaways from Florida basketball’s blowout loss to UCF in NIT first round
Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports activities
It was simply terrible and might need left UF questioning if the Gators ought to have taken the simple out the way in which North Carolina did and simply finish the season after the convention event.
Florida did nothing properly and any hopes of a comeback after a depressing first half have been ended by horrible capturing and extra turnovers. Florida had 18 for the sport and shot 32% in comparison with UCF’s 53%.
It was that ugly.
The Gators spent the primary half of the sport trying like a workforce that had little interest in being within the NIT. Florida allowed a 20-2 run by UCF and dedicated 10 turnovers within the first 11 minutes.
They trailed 35-26 on the break because the Knights shot 56% from the sphere and Florida went 3-for-15 from three-point vary.
It didn’t get any higher within the second half because the workforce that did such a superb job digging itself out of holes all season simply stored digging this one deeper.