Prairie View A&M coach goes viral for epic March Madness quote during Florida demolition
New York Post • • sports
Key Points:
- Prairie View A&M, a No. 16 seed, faced defending national champion Florida in the first round of March Madness and suffered a 114-55 loss.
- Coach Byron Smith acknowledged the challenge, saying his team would need "some help from the Lord" to compete with the top-seeded Gators.
- The game was close early, tied at 15-15, before Florida went on dominant runs, including an 18-0 and a 45-6 stretch, effectively deciding the outcome by halftime.
- Florida made history by playing and scoring with 7-foot-9 Oliver Rioux, the tallest player ever in college basketball, during the game.
- Despite the loss, Prairie View A&M had
