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Florida continues stiff schedule with 3 ranked opponents coming up
By Graham Marsh | Jan. 14, 2020Four games. Four ranked opponents.
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Florida’s sophomore duo key to success
By Joseph Salvador | Jan. 14, 2020Florida forward Keyontae Johnson was lying on the ground after colliding with Ole Miss forward Blake Hinson with 4:14 to go in the first half on Tuesday.
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Gators take down Ole Miss behind improved defense
By Evan Lepak | Jan. 14, 2020Florida returned to Gainesville wanting to show that giving up 91 points during a 16-point drubbing in its last contest wasn’t going to be the new norm.
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Florida falters on the road ahead of SEC stretch
By Joseph Salvador | Jan. 12, 2020The Gators were coming off one of their most convincing wins to date. With their best player in forward Kerry Blackshear Jr. on the bench most of the night due to early foul trouble, they pulled out a convincing 81-68 win at Columbia, South Carolina against the Gamecocks on Tuesday.
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Gators fall 65-45 to Kentucky
By Graham Marsh | Jan. 12, 2020Two points.
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Missouri rains threes to sink Gators
By Brendan Farrell | Jan. 11, 2020The distance from the O’Connell Center to Mizzou Arena is 1,008 miles.
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Florida aims to continue perfect start to SEC play
By Tyler Nettuno | Jan. 9, 2020Last season, Florida’s men’s basketball team sleepwalked through the beginning of SEC play, starting 1-3.
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Gators trounce Tigers for back-to-back conference victories
By Bryan Matamoros | Jan. 9, 2020Freshman guard Nina Rickards has struggled to find the bottom of the net since coach Cam Newbauer inserted her into the starting lineup in mid-December.
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UF in search of back-to-back wins
By Bryan Matamoros | Jan. 7, 2020The performance of Florida’s women’s basketball team midway through the season has gradually turned some heads.
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Nembhard comes up big after Blackshear foul trouble
By Joseph Salvador | Jan. 7, 2020Florida’s leading scorer and rebounder, forward Kerry Blackshear Jr., found himself on the bench for the majority of the night after some early foul trouble.
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Gators upset Vanderbilt, improve to 1-1 in conference play
By Graham Marsh | Jan. 5, 2020Despite trailing by seven two times in the first half, Florida’s women’s basketball team found itself up 40-34 at halftime against Vanderbilt on Sunday.
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Takeaways after Florida’s win over Alabama to start SEC play
By Brendan Farrell | Jan. 5, 2020Florida’s men’s basketball team somehow emerged from its game against Alabama on Saturday with a 104-98 win despite trailing by as much as 21. The Gators overcame a 14-point deficit at the start of the second half to force overtime and eventually win in double overtime to complete the largest second-half comeback in program history.
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Gators erase 21-point deficit, win double OT thriller
By Evan Lepak | Jan. 4, 2020Florida trailed 83-81 with just under 30 seconds to play.
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Mississippi State routs Florida in SEC opener
By Graham Marsh | Jan. 2, 2020Florida guard Lavender Briggs had the look.
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Florida squeaks past Davidson for ninth win of the season
By Bryan Matamoros | Dec. 29, 2019The charity stripe has not been kind to the Florida women’s basketball team throughout the first half of the regular season.
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Gators explode offensively in SEC tuneup game against Long Beach State
By Brendan Farrell | Dec. 28, 2019There were a few expectations for the Gators ahead of their final non-conference game before SEC play starts next weekend.
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Florida falls to Utah State in Orange Bowl Basketball Classic
By Evan Lepak | Dec. 21, 2019UF forward Kerry Blackshear Jr. stepped up to the free-throw line looking to give his team the lead.
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Gators fall to Wake Forest in West Palm Beach Invitational
By Graham Marsh | Dec. 21, 2019When Florida’s women’s basketball team faced Wake Forest in the second round of the West Palm Beach Invitational, its top-four scorers: guards Lavender Briggs, Kiara Smith and Kristina Moore as well as forward Zada Williams got plenty of buckets. And they scored at an efficient pace -- all four combined to shoot 57 percent from the field.
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Florida holds on to beat Xavier in West Palm Beach Invitational
By Bryan Matamoros | Dec. 20, 2019Florida’s women’s basketball team secured just eight wins in the 2018-19 campaign, with its final one coming in the 30th game of the season.
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Florida gets back to its winning ways, defeat Mercer at home
By Bryan Matamoros | Dec. 17, 2019Florida’s women’s basketball team had a much-needed rest after splitting a two-game road trip.
