It was a midweek battle of rivals as the 2nd ranked Tennessee Volunteers took on the Florida Gators in Gainesville. It was a rough night for the Vols as they allowed Florida to hit 7 3-Pointers. The Gators would go on to knock off the Vols with a final of 67-54. The Vols now have a record of 18-4 with a SEC record of 7-2. Florida was able to pick up a quality win they desperately needed to improve to 13-9.
The Vols still gave a good effort scoring wise. Zakai Zeigler scored 15 points, which led the Vols, Santiago Vescovi and Oliver Nkamhoua both had 11 points a piece. Leading scorers for the Gators was Colin Castleton with 20 points and Kyle Lofton had 14 points.
Next up for Tennessee is a home game against 25th ranked Auburn. You can hear coverage of the #25 Auburn Tigers and #2 Tennessee Volunteers on your Home for the Vols 102.5 WOW Country.