Saturday evening’s Last 4 matchup between two No. 1 seeds, Auburn and Florida, is not for all of the marbles, however it certain is shut. The winner will play both Duke or Houston within the NCAA Championship recreation.
It is a large second, and typically, it could possibly 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 Last 4, which means failure is just not an possibility.
“Our guys aren’t going to be glad going dwelling Saturday evening. I feel stepping into, the mentality is that — clearly, it is going to be an excellent season regardless, but when we lose on Saturday, we’ll have a foul 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’re going to play Saturday. The Gators gained the SEC Match by beating Tennessee, 86-77, after which made a run by way 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 coming into play Saturday.
“Our guys have put within the work. We didn’t make it right here accidentally. 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 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.”
