The heralded showdown between the No. 8 Gators and No. 1 Tennessee never evolved into a barn-burner, which requires a degree of flammability from both parties. Instead, the Gators (14-1, 1-1 SEC) held the Vols to 12 field goals — and a 4-for-29 effort from 3-point range — in a 73-43 romp before an Exactech Arena crowd of 11,011.

Todd Golden’s team put a defensive stranglehold on Rick Barnes’ squad and coasted to the largest margin of victory over a No. 1 team since Lew Alcindor led UCLA to a 101-69 win against

The last undefeated team in men's college basketball fell on Tuesday night in Gainesville, where the Florida Gators embarrassed the Tennessee Volunteers, 73-43. Todd Golden's team was coming off a sho

The start of the Southeastern Conference schedule has been a wild one for the Florida basketball program, dropping its first game in a shootout at the Kentucky Wildcats before blowing out the top-ranked Tennessee Volunteers at home.

A loss would not necessarily undo Florida’s 13-0 start, but a win would deliver a boost of momentum in a league with very little let-up on the schedule.

It has been a long time since the Florida basketball team was surrounded by as much optimism as it is currently, and the Gator Nation is loving every second of it. The sports media is having fun with this year's edition of the Orange and Blue,