A near-10-minute scoring drought early in the game cost Texas A&M deeply in a home loss to the defending-champion Florida Gators.

Texas A&M falls to No. 17 Florida, 86-67, in Reed Arena. It marked the second-largest loss of the season for the Aggies. They were doomed from the start, opening the game a stunning 1 of 27 from the floor (including 23 straight misses). A&M shot a season-low 30.6% overall. pic.twitter.com/sJJHvB1buv

The Aggies dropped its third conference loss to the Gators after a sloppy first half.

Florida outscored Texas A&M 48-24 in the paint, blocked seven shots and limited the Aggies (17-6, 7-3) to making just nine makes on 25 layups. Texas A&M held its own on the boards

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Texas A&M basketball hits rock bottom against championship-contending Florida Gators. The Aggies' first half could not have been worse. They only put up 19 points and didn't even