Kentucky wins second-straight SEC tourney
By IAN COHEN | Mar. 13, 2016NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Leading by three points, Jamal Murray dribbled down the clock with 46 seconds left while his teammates watched.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Leading by three points, Jamal Murray dribbled down the clock with 46 seconds left while his teammates watched.
The Florida men’s basketball team missed out on the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season, but this year, the Gators will play in the postseason.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Ben Simmons is exceptional at basketball. LSU’s team is not.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — After a season of scoring struggles, he was the reason Florida was even playing on Friday and why the Gators almost upset No.1 seed Texas A&M.
Anything can happen.
It had been too long with no words — of encouragement, of substance, of anything — and so Mike White had to speak.
The motivation and emotion were on Florida’s side. Kentucky, though, played better basketball.
Usually, Florida’s offense is the issue. On Tuesday night, its defense was equally as bad.
Florida’s offense hit a new low on Saturday night.
The Florida basketball team has been nearly unbeatable at home this season.
While the Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs have dominated headlines in the Western Conference, Billy Donovan’s Oklahoma City Thunder are flying under the radar.
It wasn’t the prettiest showing Florida could have hoped for after a humbling loss to Kentucky on Saturday, but the Gators got it done against Ole Miss by making shots when it mattered.
About two months ago, Dorian Finney-Smith was Florida’s vocal leader.
For what seemed like a few seconds, Dorian Finney-Smith hung in the air, the result of a long stride into the paint after a devastating pump fake from the corner.
In basketball, size matters.
The matchup for Super Bowl 50 is set between the Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers, and three former Gators will be playing in the biggest game of their professional careers as members of the Broncos.
The only thing that went wrong was the sequence after the opening tip.
Two wins in a row is nothing for Florida to celebrate.
A second-half push led Florida to a close, three-point win on Tuesday night in the final minute against Mississippi State.
Mike White will always be a Rebel.