Turnovers doom No. 21 Tennessee in historic loss to Florida

The giveaways were a major factor during Tennessee's latest loss to Florida on Saturday. Guard Boogie Fland was Florida's leading scorer (23 points, 9-of-13 FG), and he followed up one of his three long-range shots in the game with this steal and layup to extend the lead to eight.

Freshman Nate Ament led Tennessee with 17 points (5-of-11 FG), but aside from him, the scoring was hard to come by for the Volunteers. Look no further than senior guard Ja'Kobi Gillespie, who only had 12 points (3-of-10 FG) one game after scoring a season-high 34 points in Tuesday's win over Texas.

Along with giving up the 30 points off turnovers, Tennessee was outrebounded, 41-30, and was completely outplayed after the first 15 minutes of the game. In four of Tennessee's five losses, it has committed double-digit turnovers and has struggled to score, scoring 67 points or fewer in three of the five defeats.

The SEC is clearly not as strong as it was last season, but the depth of the conference is still there. Tennessee found that out against an unranked Florida team that has failed to put everything together for most of the season until its recent stretch.

If the turnovers continue to be a problem and the Volunteers cannot match the physicality from opposing teams, it could be a challenging road ahead in conference play until those issues are resolved.