Brief thoughts: Diving into Auburn and Florida's first matchup with relevant stats and perspective

AUBURN -- When Auburn met Florida on February 8 earlier this season, the Tigers were No. 1 in the country and unbeaten in SEC play. Auburn was 21-1 overall, with the only loss at Duke, and 9-0 in league play. Florida entered ranked No. 6, but had sputtered a bit to start SEC play, sitting at 6-3 coming into the game. The Gators were also without starting guard Alijah Martin. It was expected to be a tough matchup and it was big-time game, but Auburn was certainly the favorite going in. However, the outcome was surprising, as Florida walked out of Neville Arena with a 90-81 win.