Despite getting manhandled at Ohio State, the Gator basketball team tied a school record with their defeat of Temple 86-69 this week.   At 12-2, the team has equaled the highest-ever win total in a season prior to New Year’s Day.  As I suspected, Ohio State on their home floor was just too much for the Gators, even though they started off pretty well in the first half, at least for the beginning of the half.   I didn’t get to see the Temple game, but it was good to hear Marreese Speights tied a career high in points with 20.  We need him to become a dominating force if this team is to go very far in conference play and beyond.