The Gators men’s basketball team is going dancing again.
Auburn guard Jared Harper was isolated on the upper left side of the three-point line with Jalen Hudson guarding him.
Forward Keyontae Johnson had the ball in the corner with less than 10 seconds to play. The No. 8-seed Gators were tied at 70 with No. 1-seed LSU in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals, and Johnson had a chance to push his team through to the next round.
The Florida men’s basketball team finally captured that coveted 18th win.
The Florida women’s basketball season came to an end last Thursday in Greenville, South Carolina, with an 87-56 loss to Missouri in the second round of the SEC Tournament.
The intensity matched the stakes.
The future for the Florida men’s basketball team seems bleak.
The Gators fell flat when it mattered.
The sparse Florida crowd at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina, sheepishly tried to revitalize the players, but only in vain.
Florida’s best option was Jalen Hudson. It had to be.
Ole Miss coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin desperately tried to motivate her team during the final timeout of the game. She slammed her clipboard to the ground and pounded her fist against her red leather jacket looking for a reaction from her players, but she was met with silence.
Guard Funda Nakkasoglu stepped to the free-throw line amid a monster, 23-point performance.
The focus has been clear for the Florida men’s basketball team over the last few weeks: Just beat the teams you’re supposed to.
It was all smiles before Thursday night’s game at the O’Connell Center as Florida honored its lone senior, Funda Nakkasoglu, on Senior Night.
Florida guard Noah Locke went up for the jump shot, but he noticed forward Isaiah Stokes open in front of the basket with 49 seconds left in the first half.
Florida guard Jalen Hudson was sprinting toward the basket when guard Andrew Nembhard found him.
It was over early.
Mike White has never beaten Vanderbilt in Nashville.
Aggies center Ciera Johnson scored an easy right-handed layup to open the scoring on the first possession of Monday night’s game at the O’Connell Center.
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