The No. 2 Florida Gators took control of the game in the second half and scored a rallying 79-65 win over the LSU Tigers Saturday evening at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. The Tigers played a strong last seven minutes of the first half,

LSU basketball had to dig deep once it fell behind by as many as eight points in its Southeastern Conference matchup against No. 2 Florida on Saturday at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. LSU had fallen in every other previous matchup with a ranked team this season, and the result was the same against the Gators — a 79-65 defeat.

Florida's Big 3 struggled on Saturday and LSU took advantage at the end of the first half, but a strong night from the frontcourt led to a Gators win.