The Florida basketball team narrowly escaped disaster on Wednesday night, nearly falling to the lowly Missouri Tigers but coming away with an 83-74 victory in Exactech Arena.
Missouri had the Gators fighting against the ropes in the opening minutes of the second half, but eventually, Florida was back on track thanks to efforts from forward Tyrese Samuel, who recorded a double-double while racking up a team-high 28 points and 10 rebounds.
Samuel took over the offense after junior guard Walter Clayton Jr, fouled out after taking a technical.
Florida head coach Todd Golden addressed the media following the nail-biting win. With only three games left in the regular season, the momentum seems to be on the Gators’ side going into the chaos of March.
Check out the highlights from Golden’s post-game press conference following UF’s second-straight win.