Walter Clayton Jr scored 18 points, Will Richard and Alijah Martin added 17 apiece and the No. 4 Florida Gators defeated the No. 21 Missouri Tigers 95-81 in the Southeastern Conference Tournament quarterfinals Friday night.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Gators shot the lights out on Mizzou’s SEC Tournament run. No. 7 seed Missouri basketball hung around for long stretches of Friday’s quarterfinals bout with the second-seeded Gators, but after never managing to fully track Florida down, the Tigers’ SEC Tournament is over.

Missouri basketball's loss to Florida ended its SEC Tournament bid. Now, with the NCAA Tournament up next, have the Tigers learned the necessary lessons?