Texas A&M trailed before the opening tip at Florida, a scenario neither coach had...
GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA - JANUARY 04: Manny Obaseki #35 of the Texas A&M Aggies dunks the ball against Alex Fudge #3 of the Florida Gators during the second half of a game at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center on January 04, 2023 in Gainesville, Florida.GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Texas A&M trailed before the opening tip at Florida, a scenario neither coach had experienced or even knew was a possibility before Wednesday night.
Shortly after leaving the court following final warmups, the Aggies realized managers had left their game jerseys at the team hotel. They double-timed it back to grab them, but officials hit them with a delay of game penalty — officially deemed an administrative technical foul — because the start had to be postponed a few minutes.
Florida guard Will Richard made the free throw for a 1-0 lead before the opening tip. The Gators barely led again andto drop to 0-2 in Southeastern Conference play for the second straight season. The Aggies won for the first time in six trips to Gainesville and gave Buzz Williams a victory in his 500th game as a head coach.“I forgot the jerseys in my hotel room,” Williams said. “That’s probably the right way to say it because I used to be a manager.
“I think the jerseys were a big part of that,” said A&M’s Julius Marble, who finished with 17 points and six rebounds.“It was an option. They were maroon,” Marble said. “We’re like, ‘Look, we’ll wear the practice jerseys. We’re underdogs. We’ll grind it out. We don’t care.’”“Just moving too fast, I think, just trying to get here, so ready for the game,” said guard Tyrece Radford, who also scored 17 points. “Just moving too fast honestly.
It was a negative for the Gators, who were admittedly confused when they came out of the locker room and saw no one on the visiting bench.
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