All things considered, Kentucky’s defense did what it needed to pull off the upset against Florida.
The Gators struggled to score the ball during Friday’s SEC Tournament quarterfinal. They shot 37.9 percent from the field (their third-worst mark this season) and went just 3-20 from long range (tied for their fewest made three-pointers). 71 points were their third-fewest of the season. Florida’s star player, Thomas Haugh, shot just 2-9 from the field. If you told the Big Blue Nation ahead of the game that the Gators would post those numbers, they’d have told you Kentucky was likely to win.