It wasn't the night Maryland men's basketball was hoping for when it played Florida in the Sweet 16. The Terrapins hung tough in the first half against the Gato

The Florida Gators are headed to the Elite Eight after a Sweet 16 victory over the Maryland Terrapins, 87-71, on Thursday night. Florida jumped out to an early lead but slowed down heading into the half with All-Conference forward Alex Condon in the locker room being evaluated with an ankle injury.

The Terps shot 39.3% from the field and 22.2% from deep in the second half, and were outrebounded by 11. Save for Derik Queen, who notched 17 second-half points and finished with a game-high 27, no Terp scored more than four points in the final 20 minutes.