Gators bow out of SEC Tournament with loss to Tennessee
By Declan Walsh | Mar. 12, 2021An 8-2 Volunteer run restored their 17-point advantage and buried the Gators for good.
An 8-2 Volunteer run restored their 17-point advantage and buried the Gators for good.
Florida escaped with an unconvincing 69-63 victory over Vanderbilt in the SEC Tournament Thursday.
After trailing by as many as 13, UT surged back to claim a crucial 65-54 victory in Knoxville, Tennessee.
UF’s performance Saturday contrasts with its lifeless 18-point drubbing against the same Kentucky team a month ago and indicates Florida’s greatest area of growth: resilience.
Free throws from sophomore Tre Mann wrapped up a 71-67 victory for Florida in Lexington, Kentucky, Saturday evening.
Tre Mann and Scottie Lewis powered Florida to a dominant win on the road against a short-handed Auburn squad.
UF’s best chance to snatch a nerve-cooling victory is Tuesday’s game at Auburn.
Saturday’s cancellation marks the third straight game Florida lost from its schedule.
South Carolina finished Saturday’s game on a 13-1 run, earning an upset victory over the No. 22 Gators.
Castleton carried the Gators on his towering shoulders, dropping a team-best 21 points and earning himself a second SEC Player of the Week award of the season.
The Gators were the biggest winners of this weekend's SEC/Big 12 Challenge, moving up into 18th in the NET rankings, 19th in the BPI and 23rd in KenPom.
Florida’s matchup against WVU center Derek Culver saw UF revive and exorcise demons it has been fighting all season.
The Gators will return to Gainesville with a massive Quad 1 victory, beating West Virginia 85-80 in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge for their fourth-straight win.
As Florida bears down on the last six weeks of its schedule, the Gators are squarely in the tournament by every metric.
The Gators won their third-straight game Wednesday against Vanderbilt in a game too close for comfort. Florida once led by as much as 22.
Florida’s viral injury bug has opened the door for many players anchored to the end of the bench to establish a role within the team, quickly transforming a squad with glaring personnel deficiencies into one of the deepest in the SEC.
Payne’s dominance belied the key to Florida’s success against the Bulldogs, scoring 52 points in the paint en route to a 92-84 victory Saturday night.
A win on Saturday is important in escaping mid-table congestion in the SEC and avoiding any blemishes before a looming Selection Sunday.
The Gators depth shined through Tuesday and was the driving force behind one of Florida's biggest upsets.
Without Scottie Lewis and Colin Castleton, Florida got back into the win column Tuesday night behind a furious awakening from Omar Payne.