No. 1 Florida records largest March Madness blowout since 1963 with 59-point demolition of No. 16 Prairie View A&M
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Key Points:
- No. 1 Florida dominated No. 16 seed Prairie View A&M with a 114-55 victory, marking the second-largest margin of victory (59 points) in NCAA March Madness history.
- The only larger blowout was Loyola Chicago's 111-42 win over Tennessee Tech by 69 points in 1963, a year notable for Loyola's championship with an all-Black lineup.
- Prairie View A&M was also on the losing end of the previous second-largest blowout, a 110-52 loss to Kansas in 1998.
- The game was competitive early on, tied at 15-15, but Florida then went on a decisive 45-6 run to close the first half and
