Todd Golden’s team put a defensive stranglehold on Rick Barnes’ squad and coasted to the largest margin of victory over a No. 1 team since Lew Alcindor led UCLA to a 101-69 win against

The heralded showdown between the No. 8 Gators and No. 1 Tennessee never evolved into a barn-burner, which requires a degree of flammability from both parties. Instead, the Gators (14-1, 1-1 SEC) held the Vols to 12 field goals — and a 4-for-29 effort from 3-point range — in a 73-43 romp before an Exactech Arena crowd of 11,011.

The last undefeated team in men's college basketball fell on Tuesday night in Gainesville, where the Florida Gators embarrassed the Tennessee Volunteers, 73-43. Todd Golden's team was coming off a sho