Takeaways from Gators win over Ole Miss Rebels

Florida found success from the three-point line and pulled away from Ole Miss after Castleton was injured.

The Gators were 10-for-17 from three compared to Ole Miss making only 3-of-12.

Jason Jitoboh played 17 minutes with Castleton down and only scored four points, but he did play well defensively against the undersized Rebels.

The Gators finished the first half on a roll, making nine straight shots to take a 39-29 lead heading into intermission despite two points and three turnovers from Castleton.

Florida made 5 of 8 three-point attempts in the half and led by 10 despite being outrebounded.

Castleton went out with 15:05 to play in the game, but Florida went on a run to take a lead that grew to as big as 69-51 with multiple players giving Florida big shots.

The Gators struggled offensively in the last five minutes but were never really in trouble.