Revenge is one thing, but a 41-point payback belongs in a class of its own. So when the No. 24 Commodores (21-4, 6-4 Southeastern Conference) head into Saturday's game against Florida (19-6, 6-4 SEC), they'll try to have the same mindset as they did against Kentucky.

"Revenge is always sweet, but coming out and playing the way we did just made us feel a whole lot better about ourselves," said center A.J. Ogilvy, who had 19 points and 12 rebounds in just 24 minutes against UK. He and the rest of the Commodores expect to maintain the same intensity into the weekend's contest. "We definitely feel like we owe Florida," Ogilvy said. "They gave us a whooping down there, but now we have to defend our house."

Coach Kevin Stallings agreed, but he also knows this team should be motivated for any SEC game regardless of revenge's sake.

"Certainly we'd like to atone for how poorly we played (in Gainesville), but the whole ǃÚrevenge' thing, it's the biggest game of the year for us because it's the next one. We would want to win this game had we won it or lost it by three or four points," Stallings said.

Plenty has changed since the last match-up. At the time, Florida was playing its best basketball of the season while the Commodores had lost two of their last three. Since the Vanderbilt win, Florida has lost three of four while the Dores have won four straight.

Momentum aside, Stallings remains impressed with Billy Donovan's young team.

"There are peaks and valleys for any team in the SEC, and that's why I'm surprised with what Billy has been able to do with a really young team," Stallings said. "They've avoided more valleys than a lot of teams in this league, which is especially impressive for a young team."

The floor leader of the young team is Nick Calathes, a freshman 6-foot-6 point guard. The Florida native, currently averaging 15.4 points and 6.1 assists per game, will be a focal point for the Commodore defense.

"To defend Calathes, you have to get your best defensive match up on him, if you can," Stallings said. "You have to maintain your position and keep him off the foul line; keep him from making everyone else better."

Another key for Vanderbilt will be a better performance from its post play. Against Florida, Ogilvy was held to a season-low nine points before fouling out. He was also suffering from a flu virus, but he insisted the sickness is long gone.

"I feel like I owe the team a better performance this time around. I'm not trying to make any excuses at all, but I feel a lot better now than I did, so hopefully I can play better and help us get the W," Ogilvy said.

Stallings said he believes Ogilvy will bounce back and commended the freshman's effort for playing through an illness.

"A.J. tried to play through it, and you have to admire him for that," Stallings said. "He'll never take the easy way out. Now that he feels better, as much of a competitor as he is, I'd think he'd want to atone for that. He knows he didn't play well and I think he'll try to do a much better job on Saturday."

If Tuesday night serves as any indication, A.J. Ogilvy and the rest of the Dores are feeling much better than they did the last time they took on the Gators.