the offensive rebounds in the second, especially late, made all the difference in the world.
even in light of the 'home cooking', which there was a tremendous amount of early, IF these guys could break into 50%+ range outside the key they'd have been at least 20 up... They were shooting just fine later in the game, but early on they couldn't buy a three.
Bone, that rascal- when he collects either a steal or gets the drop after a defensive rebound is LIGHTNING fast coast to coast... i've seen it in at least two games, now. It's almost as if the opponent is accustomed to a certain 'game speed' early, and then Bone ambushes them with that break. They can't adjust quick enough to stop the score. It was instrumental in the Mizzou win, and it certainly played a role in the UF win.
yeah, the score isn't indicative of how close that game was... the team had 9 fouls with ten minutes left- a few of them questionable (not that there wasn't a foul, but that the calls were holding the Vols to a different standard- this also included traveling... I swear a UF drive to the basket started two paces after half court and the kid never dribbled again on one play- he was fouled in that case but it should never have made it that far)... it almost seemed like Barnes grasped what was happening with the UF chef's, and decided to play 'close' up until 2 minutes, and then ripping one off afterward...
it was a very good win.