The No. 2 Florida Gators took control of the game in the second half and scored a rallying 79-65 win over the LSU Tigers Saturday evening at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. The Tigers played a strong last seven minutes of the first half,

LSU basketball had to dig deep once it fell behind by as many as eight points in its Southeastern Conference matchup against No. 2 Florida on Saturday at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. LSU had fallen in every other previous matchup with a ranked team this season, and the result was the same against the Gators — a 79-65 defeat.

No. 2 Florida basketball will try to extend its win streak to six games when it plays at LSU on Saturday. Here are storylines to watch, as well as a prediction for the final score.

The Tigers only allowed runs in just three innings against Omaha. Their starters — sophomore left-hander Kade Anderson, UC San Diego transfer and right-hander Anthony Eyanson and redshirt sophomore Chase Shores — combined to give up just two earned runs in 16⅓ innings.

After dropping game two of the series, the Tigers and the Mavericks went to a winner-take-all all game three. LSU baseball did not waste any time getting out in front this time. The Tigers got the lead early and kept it all game in a 12-1 win.

Omaha cut No. 3 LSU's lead in half in the sixth inning but couldn't get closer as the Tigers won Friday night in the opener of their weekend series.