NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Florida had a chance to pick up a big upset win at Vanderbilt.
But poor shot selection down the stretch doomed the No. 13 Gators in a 77-67 loss to Vanderbilt at Memorial Gym.
Florida
(22-8, 10-5 SEC) fell into a second-place tie in the SEC with
Vanderbilt (21-9, 10-5 SEC) and failed in a chance to secure the number
two overall seed in the SEC Tournament.
Bradley Beal led Florida with 16 points. Erving Walker added 15 points and three assists, and Kenny Boynton had 11 points.
But
Florida had no answers to stop Vanderbilt junior guard John Jenkins.
Jenkins finished with 22 points, two points above his average.
Vanderbilt shot 12 of 24 (50 percent) from 3-point range, while Florida was 8 of 24 (33 percent).
Read more at http://www.gatorsports.com/article/20120228/articles/120229490.
