Coming off an emotional win over Florida State that snapped a seven-game losing streak in the rivalry series (enough to jump into polls), the No. 24 Gators didn’t appear to have a hangover at all. They led the whole way in an 81-45 victory over the Milwaukee Panthers at the O’Connell Center.
Florida only led by 11 at the half, but it outscored the Panthers 35-7 to start the second frame and held Milwaukee off the scoreboard for more than 10 minutes of game time en-route to the 36-point victory.
It was yet another dominant defensive showing, and the offense really found its stride in the second half. The victory puts a lot of momentum behind coach Mike White‘s team as it prepares for the Fort Myers Tip-Off, where it will face California in the opener on Monday night.
Here are three takeaways from the convincing win over Milwaukee.