The No. 15-seed Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (FGCU), who became America's darlings after upsetting the No. 2 Georgetown Hoyas and No. 7 San Diego State Aztecs, were finally sent packing in the NCAA tournament by the third-seeded Florida Gators in a 62-50 loss.

The Gators' win over the Eagles was a total team effort, but guard Mike Rosario was Florida's top performer. He scored a game-high 15 points on 6-of-14 shooting from the field, and shot 40 percent from beyond the arc.

The Gators were able to top FGCU despite shooting just 38 percent from the field, because their active style allowed them to jack up 13 more shots than their opponent and turn the Eagles over 20 times.

Rosario said after the game that the biggest obstacle in this win was dealing with the entire country pulling for David to knock off Goliath.

"Stepping into a situation like this where you have everybody against us, we've got to block everything out. Just treat this like a road game. I thought we did a great job of blocking everything out and focusing on the next play."

FGCU was led by Sherwood Brown, who scored a team-high 14 points and Chase Fieler, who scored 12 points and made a name for himself this March with his spectacular dunks.

Florida's high-energy style seemed to sap some of endless stamina FGCU showed in the first weekend of the tournament. Fieler noticed that, telling the media "When they started their run, we didn't have the energy we had in the other two games. We weren't playing with the same fire we were before."

The loss was disappointing to the Eagles, but head coach Andy Enfield had nothing but praise for Eagles following the game.

"It was great to see the excitement across the country with the underdog, and it's just a real feeling when you're the underdog and you're the talk of the nation. Our plan wasn't to become some great national story. Our plan was to go in and compete and win games. It was unbelievable to see the excitement and passion of not only our local community, the students, but also the national level. Our players believed, and they accomplished something special."