Auburn basketball entered Saturday’s game against the Florida Gators not having a win in Gainesville since 1996.

That stat changed quickly as the Tigers upset the No. 16 Gators 76-67, improving to 12-7 overall and 4-3 in SEC play.

“I’m impressed and really proud. We did a lot of really, really good things,” Auburn coach Steven Pearl said postgame. “When this team locks into the small details in the scout, you can see the result.”

Keyshawn Hall led the Tigers with 24 points and seven rebounds. Auburn will host Texas in its next contest Wednesday night.

Here are three takeaways from the Tigers victory against Florida:

Auburn comes out swinging in the first half

It was an ideal start for Auburn in the first half of play, as the Tigers started the game on a 19-2 run in the first 3:50 minutes of the game.

Hall was unstoppable and led the charge with 22 first half points for the Tigers. Auburn shot 50% from the floor as a team and was a perfect 9-for-9 from the free throw line.

Florida put together a 13-2 run late in the half to cut its 18-point deficit. However, the Gators finished the half with just 10 made field goals. Thomas Haugh was their only player to score over 10 points in the first 20 minutes of play.

Florida and Auburn’s frontcourt trade blows all game

Auburn answered the bell and matched Florida’s physicality down low in the paint. The Tigers scored 38 total paints in the paint, while holding Florida starters Alex Condon and Rueben Chinyelu to a combined 11 points scored.

Florida entered the game second in the country in rebounds averaging 46.5 rebounds per game. The Gators barely outrebounded Auburn finishing the game with 39 total rebounds.

Hall and KeShawn Murphy snagged a combined 17 of Auburn’s 32 total rebounds. Tahaad Pettiford added five rebounds to go along with his 11 points.

The Tigers totaled eight offensive rebounds and finished 11-for-21 on layup attempts. Florida finished 10-for-16 on its layup and led the game with seven blocks against the Tigers.

Florida storms back despite Auburn’s incredible defensive performance

Florida outscored Auburn 26-11 at the start of the second half to tie the ball game at 54-54. Auburn guard Tahaad Pettiford committed four turnovers during that span, as the Tigers finished with nine in the game.

The Gators shot 58% from the floor to start the second half after Auburn held them to 38.6% to start the game. However, after tying up the score Florida went the next six minutes without scoring a field goal and shot 37% to end the game.

“We knew they were going to come back. We knew it wasn’t going to be easy; knew they weren’t going to lie down,” Pearl added.

Auburn forced 11 turnovers on the Gators and totaled eight steals as a team. Florida’s backcourt duo of Boogie Fland and Xaivian Lee combined for just 15 points, and two made baskets from beyond the arc.

Haugh led the game with 27 points and seven rebounds. Urban Klavzar was Florida’s only player other than Haugh to finish with a double-digit point total, contributing 10 points for the Tigers backcourt.