The Florida Gators (11-4) opened up SEC play today with a 95-87 loss against the Vanderbilt Commodores (12-3) today in Nashville, TN.

The Gators who won 15 out of the last 18 meetings against Vanderbilt, were torn up by the Commodores big man A.J. Ogilvy who scored 24 points on 7-of-13 from the field and 10-for-12 from the free throw line. Vanderbilt guard Jermaine Beal tacked on 22 points as well.

Florida was led by both freshman guard Kenny Boynton who scored a career high 28 points and sophomore point guard Erving Walker who finished the game with 22. Boynton shot 10-for-21 from the floor, 6-of-14 from beyond the arc.

Vanderbilt took control in the paint and forced both Vernon Macklin and Erik Murphy to foul out. Macklin finished with just two points and Murphy with four. Last year when Florida visited the Commodores, they lit it up beyond the arc but today it seemed like nothing was falling for any of them besides Boynton and as you can see it really hurt. Vanderbilt simply out played this young Florida team.

The Gators will return to Gainesville when they host the John Wall and the No. 3 Kentucky Wildcats on Tuesday at 9pm.