NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Gators shot the lights out on Mizzou’s SEC Tournament run. No. 7 seed Missouri basketball hung around for long stretches of Friday’s quarterfinals bout with the second-seeded Gators, but after never managing to fully track Florida down, the Tigers’ SEC Tournament is over.

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Missouri basketball's loss to Florida ended its SEC Tournament bid. Now, with the NCAA Tournament up next, have the Tigers learned the necessary lessons?