AUBURN, Ala. — Sixth-ranked Florida made program history with its victory over No. 1 Auburn on Saturday.It wasn’t the Gators’ 90-81 win over the Tigers that’ll find its way into the program’s record books. Florida had already taken down a top-ranked team this season, beating then- No. 1 Tennessee 73-43 on Jan. 7.Saturday’s win marked the first time the Gators have beaten a No. 1 team in a true road game. It was also the first home loss and the first SEC loss of the season for Auburn (21-2, 9-1 Southeastern Conference).Coming into the game, Florida (20-3, 7-3) had lost all seven of its previous road games against No. 1 teams.“This is probably the toughest place to play in America right now, against the best team in America, and we showed out for 40 minutes,” Florida head coach Todd Golden said. “I thought we were the mentally and physically tougher team.”Florida notched the win without No. 2 scorer Alijah Martin, who was ruled out with a hip injury.Instead, the Gators leaned heavily on leading scorer Walter Clayton Jr., who played the entire game. After missing Florida’s win at Vanderbilt earlier this week with an ankle injury, Clayton finished with 19 points and nine assists.“I looked over at him and said I was going to run him for all 40 minutes,” Golden said.Clayton’s response? “No problem.”Auburn raced out to an early 10-point lead in the first six minutes of the game. Then, Florida dominated the rest of the first half, outscoring Auburn 43-23 …
