Last Saturday night the second-ranked Florida Gators out-shot Tennessee by 10 percentage points (52.6 to 42.4), while producing more assists (19 to 17) and more blocked shots (7 to 2).
So, how did the Vols manage to win the game?
At least part of the answer was a crowd of 24,011 at Thompson-Boling Arena that provided emotional and vocal support from the opening tip to the final horn.
It did a lot for the team morale, senior forward Andre Patterson said. We came out with more energy, wanted to play well for the fans.
Basically, the crowd willed Tennessee to victory that evening. Spurred by their noisy backers, the Vols out-shot and out-rebounded the previously unbeaten Gators in the second half, coming from behind to win 80-76.
