Florida and Auburn hit the court Saturday in a matchup of two teams coming off drastically different results.

In their most recent game, the Gators suffered a brutal one-point road loss to Texas A&M. On the other side, Auburn was coming off one of its best wins of the season with a huge upset of Alabama.

On Saturday, the script was once again flipped for those two teams with Florida rebounding in impressive fashion against the No. 12 team in the country. Auburn never found a rhythm in the first half, and the Gators once led by as many as 29 points.

Ultimately, it all culminated with an 81-65 win for Florida and a key upset for the Gators. Here are the key takeaways from the game:

Zyon Pullin continues hot stretch for Gators

Zyon Pullin has been fantastic for the Gators this season, and he continued his recent hot streak against Auburn. He delivered 19 points on 7-for-18 shooting to go with 6 rebounds, 3 assists and a steal.

The majority of Pullin’s work also came from the mid-range game and around the basket. He was 1-for-4 from 3-point range but presented a problem for Auburn’s defense off the dribble.

With 19 points on Saturday, Pullin has now delivered 15+ points in 5 straight games dating back to Jan. 24. Unsurprisingly, the Gators are 4-1 in those games with the lone loss coming by a point. His best total in that stretch was 21 points in a road upset of Kentucky in overtime.

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Riley Kugel would lead all scorers with 22 points in Saturday’s upset, but Pullin continues to be a key leader for the Gators.

First-half woes plague Auburn’s starters

When the first half wrapped up, Florida had already built a 42-26 lead over Auburn. A lot of that simply boils down to the starting five for the Gators completely outplaying the starters the Tigers.

At the break, Pullin led all scorers with 11 points and was 5-for-9 from the field while Walter Clayton Jr. chipped in 9 points. Combined, Auburn’s starting five produced 7 total points in the first half with the bench delivering 19 points.

Possibly an even bigger concern, it was not foul trouble that held the Tigers back before the break. 4 turnovers and 0-for-5 shooting from 3-point range were other factors in the lackluster half by the Tigers.

On the flip side, Florida’s starters scored 29 points in the first half, shot 3-for-8 from 3-point range and committed just 3 turnovers in the first 20 minutes. The Gators also maximized Auburn’s miscues with 11 points off turnovers to just 2 points off turnovers for the Tigers before the break.

Auburn loses ground in SEC standings

Auburn had recovered from back-to-back road losses to Alabama and Mississippi State in impressive fashion. Prior to Saturday, the Tigers rattled off 3 straight wins — including a dominant 18-point win over No. 16 Alabama — but could not carry that momentum into Saturday’s game.

As a result, Bruce Pearl’s squad loses even more ground in the SEC standings. South Carolina and Alabama both won to move to 9-2 in league play while the loss by the Tigers dropped Auburn to 8-3 and 1 game back in the standings.

Meanwhile, Florida is now up to 6-4 in conference play and bounces back from a 67-66 road loss to Texas A&M in impressive fashion. The Gators were still on the bubble in Joe Lunardi’s latest bracketology for ESPN, but they will continue to trend up with another signature win to their résumé.