It’s a familiar story that Florida sometimes can overcome.
And then there are days like Saturday.
The Gators lost to South Carolina, 82-76, to fall to 20-9 and 10-6 in the SEC.
It’s a loss that could affect Florida’s seeding for the SEC Tournament and the Big Dance.
But if they can’t solve this problem, it’s not going to matter.
For the fourth time this season, Florida gave up at least 50 points in the second half of an SEC game.
“We played really well in the first half,” said Florida coach Todd Golden. “But it was a different story in the second half. The free throw game hurt us.”
And, again, the zone defense was an issue, the turnovers reappeared, and the breaks never came.
And Florida lost another double-digit lead in the second half thanks, in part, to Meechie Johnson’s 25 points.
My five takeaways have seen this before.