Four Gators netted a double-figure scoring effort paced by freshman Delicia Washington's 14 points but it wasn't enough as Florida dropped a 67-48 decision to Kentucky at Memorial Coliseum on Sunday afternoon in front of crowd of 6,604.
Kentucky used a handful of mini runs and Florida was able to counter most of them and get back within two points. The Gators has just finished whittling a 10-point deficit down to two, 31-29, early in the second half.
That's when the Wildcats used a 15-4 run and took a 47-33 lead with 2:10 remaining in the third quarter.
The teams traded buckets for the next several minutes into the fourth quarter and Florida wouldn't counter, as the Wildcats led by as many as 22 in the final frame in route to their fourth straight win.
In what has usually been a back and forth affair between the two teams, there were only two tied scores in Sunday's game and Florida never managed to take a lead. The previous six meetings between Florida and Kentucky featured a combined 48 lead changes and 35 tied scores.
Article provided by University of Florida Athletic Communications Dept.