They went small, and I felt like I had a mismatch,” Castleton said.
They went small, and I felt like I had a mismatch,” Castleton said. Myreon Jones and Will Richard chipped in nine points apiece for the Gators. Zakai Ziegler led the Vols with 15 points on 6-of-19 shooting . Olivier Nkamhoua added 11 points and nine rebounds for the visitors, who also got 11 points and eight boards from Vescovi Santiago. The Gators were red hot to start the game, making six of their first eight shots — including all three from 3-point range — while building a 17-4 advantage. But they quickly cooled against the nation’s best defense, missing nine of their next 11 as Tennessee made cut it to 22-21. The Vols had it going coming out of the locker room, with Ziegler getting into the paint and making things happen. But it was short-lived — thanks mostly to Castleton. “We gave them a chance to start believing in what they’re doing, and they took it,” Barnes said. POLL IMPLICATIONS Tennessee surely will drop a few spots in next week’s AP Top 25 college basketball poll. BIG PIC...