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.
Florida guard Kiara Smith’s uphill battle to playing SEC basketball involved everything from knee injuries to finding the right size shoe.
After trailing by as many as 13, UT surged back to claim a crucial 65-54 victory in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Despite Kiara Smith’s career-high 36-point performance, Florida’s depth failed to deliver down the stretch against No. 17 Kentucky Wednesday.
Missouri guard Dru Smith knifed through the Florida defense and willed home an acrobatic layup at the buzzer to down the Gators 72-70.
Florida had two options: win or go home. And Smith wanted a win.
Florida looks to stay hot into the final week of the regular season
Florida hopes to tame the Auburn Tigers Wednesday afternoon as the teams face off in the opening round of the SEC Tournament.
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.
The Gators eyed a potential comeback but Staiti’s dagger pushed the Bulldogs’ lead to 13 stifled any of the Gators’ attempts to rally from behind.
Free throws from sophomore Tre Mann wrapped up a 71-67 victory for Florida in Lexington, Kentucky, Saturday evening.
The Gators face the worst Kentucky team in 32 seasons. But that doesn’t mean Florida should look past Saturday’s matchup.
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.
Mizzou started off strong with a three within the first 30 seconds of the game — a bad omen of the 40 minutes to come for Florida.
With just two season games remaining, Florida will travel to Columbia to face Missouri Sunday in a rematch of last month’s narrow home loss.
Florida beats Georgia for the second time in four weeks behind Castleton, Appleby and Mann’s 40 combined points
Star UF guard Kiara Smith’s career-high 27-point performance Thursday night wasn't enough as the Gators lost their ninth SEC game to Alabama.
The Gators must get more offensive production from players beyond Briggs and Smith. And with Briggs out of the picture, there’s no way around it.
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