Todd Golden’s Florida Gators men’s basketball team fought tooth and nail for its win over the Michigan Wolverines on Tuesday night in the Jumpman Invitational held in Charlotte, North Carolina. After two overtime periods, the Orange and Blue emerged victoriously with a 106-101 triumph over their Big Ten opponent.
The Gators were led by Zyon Pullin’s 22-point effort plus six rebounds and five assists for a well-rounded performance. Tyrese Samuel added 21 points along with a team-high (and tied for game-high) 11 rebounds and a trio of assists. Still, it took a team effort to overcome the hot shooting of Juwan Howard’s squad in a matchup where neither team wanted to give up.
Take a look below at abridged quotes from Golden’s talk with the press corps following the big win that moved his program to the 8-3 mark.