Tennessee's Major Wingate stood in front of Corey Brewer, his 6-foot-10 frame and long arms making an inbounds pass very difficult. Maybe even impossible.
Brewer was supposed to make two reads and then call a timeout. Instead, he attempted a tough pass around Wingate that turned out to be the difference in the game.
Another turnover, another layup, another loss for Florida.
Dane Bradshaw's layup with 15 seconds to play gave No. 10 Tennessee the lead, and the Volunteers went on to a 76-72 victory over the 12th-ranked Gators on Wednesday night in Gainesville, Fla.
Bradshaw had a similar closing-minute layup in Tennessee last month when the Volunteers handed Florida its first loss of the season after a 17-0 start.
"Who else would make the play to win the game?" Vols coach Bruce Pearl said. "It was obviously a gamble, but it was one that paid off."
Much like in the first meeting, the Gators (22-5, 8-5 Southeastern Conference) had a shot to win it, but Brewer's turnover helped Tennessee (20-4, 11-2) pull out another one.
Brewer's inbounds pass with 18 seconds remaining was intended for Al Horford. Instead, Bradshaw stole it, spun around Taurean Green near the free throw line and scored the game-winning basket.
"I should have called time out," Brewer said. "I thought about it and everything started going fast. I made a bad play."
Brewer missed a 3-pointer on the other end with about 3 seconds to play, then the Gators fouled Chris Lofton. He calmly made both, putting the Vols ahead 76-72.
Brewer also had the costly turnover in Knoxville. He was driving for the game-winner, but Lofton stole it and Bradshaw scored on the other end to start a wild celebration.
This one was much more subdued — but only because it came on the road.
Tennessee clinched the Eastern Division's No. 1 seed in next month's SEC tournament and secured its first series sweep of Florida since 2000.
"It was more than a statement game," Bradshaw said. "It was a championship game for us. We wanted to be able to control our own destiny, which we've been able to do. This win on the road was huge for us."
NO. 1 DUKE 73, GEORGIA TECH 66: At Atlanta, Shelden Williams had 26 points and 11 rebounds and J.J. Redick overcome a horrid start to score 22 points. Redick missed 15 of his first 17 shots, but he did hit the go-ahead jumper with 8:51 remaining. He needs nine points to break the Atlantic Coast Conference career mark of 2,587 set by Wake Forest's Dickie Hemric 51 years ago.
NO. 6 GEORGE WASHINGTON 77, LA SALLE 65: At Washington, Regis Koundjia scored 13 points to lead five George Washington players in double figures and the Colonials extended the nation's longest winning streak to 15 games. Maureece Rice and Carl Elliott each had 12 points for George Washington (23-1, 13-0 Atlantic 10), while Pops Mensah-Bonsu and Danilo Pinnock both added 10.
NO. 7 TEXAS 65, KANSAS ST. 64: At Manhattan, Kan., Kenton Paulino went 4-for-4 from the free throw line in the final 16 seconds, and Texas narrowly avoided its second straight loss. LaMarcus Aldridge had 16 points for the Longhorns, who were coming off an 81-60 loss at Oklahoma State on Sunday.
NO. 13 OHIO ST. 79, NO. 18 MICHIGAN ST. 68: At East Lansing, Mich., Terence Dials scored 19 points inside and Ohio State hit 11 3-pointers in snapping the Spartans' 15-game home winning streak. Je'Kel Foster had 17 points for the Buckeyes (20-4, 9-4), who tied Iowa for first place in the Big Ten and snapped a 10-game losing streak in the Breslin Center.
NO. 21 NORTH CAROLINA 95, NO. 15 N.C. STATE 71: At Raleigh, N.C., David Noel had a career-high 25 points and added 11 rebounds and Reyshawn Terry scored 20 points as North Carolina handed the Wolfpack their first home loss in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Tyler Hansbrough finished with 17 points for the Tar Heels (18-6, 9-4), who completed their third consecutive season sweep of their Tobacco Road rival.
NO. 23 GEORGETOWN 66, RUTGERS 50: At Washington, Roy Hibbert was 10-for-13 from the field and scored a career-high 25 points as Georgetown snapped a three-game losing streak. The Hoyas (18-7, 9-5 Big East) had lost to then-No. 9 West Virginia, Marquette and then-No. 4 Villanova.
NO. 24 LSU 77, VANDERBILT 66: At Nashville, Tenn., Darrel Mitchell scored 21 points and LSU clinched a second straight Southeastern Conference Western Division title. The Tigers (19-7, 11-2) gave coach John Brady his first victory in Memorial Gym in five visits and LSU's first here since Jan. 10, 1996.
BRADLEY 71, NO. 25 NORTHERN IOWA 49: At Cedar Falls, Iowa, Patrick O'Bryant scored 18 points and Bradley won its fourth straight game. Tony Bennett added 13 points for Bradley (17-9, 10-7 Missouri Valley Conference), which swept the season series with Northern Iowa for the first time in five years and picked up its first win over a ranked opponent this season.