Saturday night time’s Ultimate 4 matchup between two No. 1 seeds, Auburn and Florida, is not for all of the marbles, however it positive is shut. The winner will play both Duke or Houston within the NCAA Championship sport.
It is a large second, and typically, it will probably really feel an excessive amount of for gamers. Florida head coach Todd Golden says that will not be the case, although. He believes his crew has a profitable mindset heading into the Ultimate 4, that means failure is just not an choice.
“Our guys are usually not going to be glad going house Saturday night time. I feel getting in, the mentality is that — clearly, it is going to be a fantastic season regardless, but when we lose on Saturday, we’ll have a nasty style in our mouths,” Golden informed the media (h/t On3).
Florida went 34-4 this season and completed second within the stacked SEC behind the very Auburn crew they will play Saturday. The Gators gained the SEC Event by beating Tennessee, 86-77, after which made a run by way of the match that noticed them beat No. 16 Norfolk State, No. 8 UConn, No. 4 Maryland and No. 3 Texas Tech.
The Gators are battle-tested and centered getting into play Saturday.
“Our guys have put within the work. We didn’t make it right here by chance. We earned the chance to be right here and to compete. Our guys get pleasure from doing that on a nightly foundation,” Golden mentioned. “I feel they perceive what’s at stake, however on the similar time they need to get pleasure from being right here and benefit from the fruits of the labor that we’ve had all yr.”
