Saturday night time’s Closing 4 matchup between two No. 1 seeds, Auburn and Florida, is not for all of the marbles, nevertheless it certain is shut. The winner will play both Duke or Houston within the NCAA Championship sport.
It is a huge second, and typically, it could actually really feel an excessive amount of for gamers. Florida head coach Todd Golden says that will not be the case, although. He believes his staff has a successful mindset heading into the Closing 4, that means failure is just not an choice.
“Our guys will not be going to be glad going dwelling Saturday night time. I believe stepping into, the mentality is that — clearly, it is going to be an awesome season regardless, but when we lose on Saturday, we’ll have a nasty style in our mouths,” Golden told the media (h/t On3).
Florida went 34-4 this season and completed second within the stacked SEC behind the very Auburn staff they will play Saturday. The Gators gained the SEC Match by beating Tennessee, 86-77, after which made a run by means of the event 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 targeted 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 stated. “I believe 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.”
