In the second half, Florida had 19 rebounds to Vanderbilt's 14, 11 assists to Vanderbilt's 8 and just two turnovers. Even though the Commodores scored 39 points themselves in the second half and shot 16-for-33, they couldn't keep up.

After a tough loss to Florida, Vanderbilt faces a brutal schedule. Did the Commodores show enough to give fans hope for their team’s first NCAA Tournament in seven years? Vanderbilt needs to pull off some upsets if it hopes to keep its NCAA Tournament hopes alive and had a chance Tuesday night to do just that.

No. 6 Florida basketball overcame the absence of leading scorer Walter Clayton Jr. with some surprise efforts to beat Vanderbilt