ATLANTA — Tennessee’s bid for an upset of top-ranked Florida fell just short on Saturday afternoon in the SEC semifinals.
Yet the regular-season champion Gators’ 56-49 win at the Georgia Dome wasn’t without its talking points.
A late technical foul and another late flagrant proved costly for Tennessee (21-12), but the Vols, who led by as many as 10 in the first half, scored just 14 points on 5-of-20 shooting after an impressive first half against perhaps the stingiest defensive team in the nation.
Despite some level of controversy regarding the officiating, Tennessee still had the game tied at 49 with a little more than two-and-a-half minutes left in the game.
Much like it did in a 67-58 win in Knoxville in February, Florida (31-2) outscored the Vols late in the game to win its 25th straight game.