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Guard KeVaughn Allen dropped a team-high 19 points in Madison Square Garden Tuesday night and led the Gators to a 66-56 win over West Virginia.

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Florida pulls away from WVU in low-scoring affair

By Tyler Nettuno | Dec. 4, 2018

It isn’t always pretty.

Florida guard Deaundrae Ballard leads the Gators with 10.9 points per game.

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Florida gears up for West Virginia in Jimmy V Classic

By Chris O'Brien | Dec. 3, 2018

Former guard Chris Chiozza sank a buzzer-beating, three-point floater the last time the Gators played in Madison Square Garden.

UF guard Delicia Washington collected 10 rebounds and three assists during Florida's 72-67 win over Texas Tech on Sunday at the O'Connell Center.

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Gators beat Texas Tech for first win of season

By Dylan Rudolph | Dec. 3, 2018

Guard Delicia Washington waited for her opportunity like a tiger on the hunt. A pass early in the third quarter that hung in the air just a little too long allowed the 5-foot-10 guard to step right in front and take it to the other end for an easy basket.

The Gators have led after the first quarter in four of their first six games of the season.

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Three things Gators need to fix before Texas Tech

By Sam Campisano | Nov. 29, 2018

The Florida women’s basketball team is off to its worst start in program history, losing all six games so far. Here are three things to look out for as the Gators try to get their season on track, starting on Sunday when they take on Texas Tech:

Guard Funda Nakkasoglu is the SEC's second-leading scorer, and she contributed a team-high 16 points as well as two rebounds and a steal in the Gators 56-53 loss to UNLV.

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Northeastern pulls away late as Gators remain winless

By Sam Campisano | Nov. 28, 2018

The Florida women’s basketball team once again had a chance to earn its first win of the year. They had a second half lead, and were down by only two points with eight minutes left. Funda Nakkasoglu was writing another chapter in her brilliant season en route to a 23-point performance.

Florida coach Mike White said center Kevarrius Hayes is the only player devoting 100-percent effort to rebounding. “He’s been asked to go, it’s his job," White said, "Kevarrius Hayes - and he’s hard to block out because he goes 10 out of 10 times.”

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Mike White has every right to be frustrated

By Chris O'Brien and O’B-Wan Kenobi | Nov. 28, 2018

“I’ll play walk-ons. I don’t care.”

Florida guard Delicia Washington leads the Gators with 39 rebounds on the season.

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Florida seeks first win of the season over Northeastern

By Dylan Rudolph | Nov. 28, 2018

The Florida women’s basketball team welcomes Northeastern to the O’Connell Center on Wednesday at 7 p.m. for the first of a four-game homestand. The Huskies are the third-straight undefeated team UF will face.

UF guard Deaundrae Ballard scored 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting during Florida's 98-66 win over North Florida on Tuesday at the O'Connell Center. "We just have to keep it going every game," Ballard said.

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Ballard, Gators dominate North Florida

By Tyler Nettuno | Nov. 27, 2018

A poor finish against Butler turned into a sluggish start for Florida’s basketball team against North Florida on Wednesday night.

Freshman guard Andrew Nembhard is second on the team in three-point shooting percentage (.467).

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UNF provides tune-up game for UF

By Tyler Nettuno | Nov. 26, 2018

Florida’s Thanksgiving week jaunt down to the Caribbean didn’t quite go as expected.

Guard Deaundrae Ballard (24) leads the Gators with 10.2 points per game through their first six games.

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Playing ‘Fact or Fiction’ with UF basketball

By O’B-Wan Kenobi | Nov. 26, 2018

The Florida Gators basketball team has gotten off to an...ah...interesting start. Probably not the one it was hoping for.

Freshman guard Andrew Nembhard led the Gators with 11 points and seven assists in their 61-54 loss to Butler.

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Gators fall flat against Butler at Battle 4 Atlantis

By Tyler Nettuno | Nov. 23, 2018

Florida began the holiday week with ample opportunities to earn marquee wins. The stacked field at the Battle 4 Atlantis included No. 25 Wisconsin and No. 5 Virginia.

Guard Noah Locke (10) started instead Jalen Hudson and contributed 11 points in Florida's 72-49 win over Stanford.

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Florida rides big first half, hot shooting to demolition of Stanford

By Chris O'Brien | Nov. 22, 2018

Florida Gators guard Noah Locke let a small grin tug at the side of his lips.

Guard Delicia Washington scored 22 points at Indiana, but the Gators fell to the Hoosiers 83-64 despite her effort.

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Florida falls to Indiana in midweek clash

By Dylan Rudolph | Nov. 21, 2018

Indiana feasted on the Florida women’s basketball team on the eve of Thanksgiving in Bloomington, beating the Gators 83-64 to push UF to a program-worst 0-5 start.

Senior KeVaughn Allen scored 10 points against Oklahoma, but he went 0-of-2 from the free-throw line and missed a critical layup in the game's final seconds of the Gators' 65-60 defeat.

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Poor free-throw shooting dooms Gators against Oklahoma

By Tyler Nettuno | Nov. 21, 2018

A breakout game for Dontay Bassett couldn’t secure a Florida win in the Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals.

Guard Delicia Washington released her potential game-winning layup too late as time expired in regulation. Florida went to overtime with Northwestern and lost, 83-74.

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Gators falter against Northwestern, remain winless

By Sam Campisano | Nov. 18, 2018

The Florida women’s basketball team seemed like it was going to pick up its first win of the season with three minutes left in regulation.

Florida guards Funda Nakkasoglu (pictured) and Delicia Washington combined for 56 points in UF’s 92-82 loss against Mercer.

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Gators fall to Mercer despite strong play from veterans

By Dylan Rudolph | Nov. 16, 2018

Mercer preceded Thursday’s game in Macon, Georgia, by unveiling a banner in the rafters of Hawkins Arena for its 2017 Southern Conference championship appearance. The banner reigned over a 92-82 Gators loss in which they never held the lead.