All of the momentum accumulated in consecutive wins over Kentucky and Alabama did not matter on Saturday night, Jan. 23 in Gainesville, Florida.
Florida jumped out to an early lead at the O'Connell Center and never looked back, trouncing the visiting Tigers, 95-63.
Three Auburn players scored in double figures with Tyler Harris leading the way with 14 points.
Kareem Canty, who averaged 25.5 points per game over the Tigers' two-game winning streak, scored 12 points, and Jordon Granger added a season-high 11 in Auburn's 11th-consecutive loss in Gainesville.
Auburn (9-9, 3-4 SEC) jumped out to a 5-2 lead early, but Florida (13-6, 5-2 SEC) scored the next 18 points to take control of the game. The Gators stretched their lead to 23 by the 7:50 mark in the first half and led 53-32 at halftime. Florida's largest lead was 93-61 in the second half.
The Gators shot 56.9 percent from the field and made 9-of-19 3-point attempts, while Auburn shot only 35.8 percent from the field. Florida also outrebounded Auburn, 44-31.
Dorian Finney-Smith led five Gators in double figures, scoring 24 points on 9-of-12 shooting.
Auburn will attempt to get back on track Wednesday night, Jan. 27 as the Tigers travel to Oxford to take on Ole Miss at 6 p.m.
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