Florida Gators Bounce Back from Loss

0:00On March 17th, the Florida Gators head into this year's NCAA Tournament as defending national champions and a number one seed for the second straight, season, a first-end program history. Unlike last year, when they rode a hot streak into the dance, they're coming off a tough 91-74 loss to Vanderbilt in the SEC. Tournament semi-finals Coach Todd Golden seized the defeat as a chance to sharpen up, especially after trailing by 25 points at one stage with sloppy play from the start. He pointed out it less the team drilled down on weaknesses that winning streak sometimes hide. Golden isn't calling it a wake-up call, but he highlighted turnovers, 14 in that game, leading to 24 points for Vanderbilt and a return. To early season struggles from beyond the arc, going 8 for 37 over two tournament games. The Gators have a strong track record of bouncing back from setbacks, like last season's loss to Georgia that sparked a 12-game win streak to the title, or this year's defeat to Auburn

1:00that fueled 12 straight victories. With practices refocused this week and confidence intact, Florida opens Friday and Tampa against either Prairie View A&M or Lehigh, poised to, channel that loss into another deep run.