Tennessee knocks Florida out of the SEC Tournament: Three postgame takeaways

Florida basketball’s run in Nashville came to an end on Friday with a 78-66 loss against Tennessee. Here are three takeaways from the game.

Florida’s SEC Tournament run came to an end on Friday afternoon in the quarterfinal round, as the Gators lost the rubber match against Tennessee 78-66. The two teams split the series in the regular season, but the Vols won the latter game in Knoxville on Sunday in dominant fashion.

The rematch on a neutral court played out similarly. The weaknesses UF showed glimpses of in its win over Vanderbilt on Thursday were on full display against the Volunteers. Tennessee held control throughout the game, and it managed to send the Gators packing.

UF now heads home to await judgment from the NCAA Tournament committee. It wasn’t the week in Nashville that Florida hoped for, as it failed to gain anything save for another Quadrant 3 victory, but its resume is now finalized. Here are three takeaways from Florida’s final outing before the beginning of the big dance.