Late free throws push Gators past Mississippi State
By ALEX MAMINAKIS | Jan. 19, 2016A second-half push led Florida to a close, three-point win on Tuesday night in the final minute against Mississippi State.
A second-half push led Florida to a close, three-point win on Tuesday night in the final minute against Mississippi State.
As the Florida women's basketball team trailed Georgia 42-25 in the third quarter last week, the clock stopped for a timeout. The Gators huddled on the sideline waiting for instruction, motivation or some combination of the two.
Mike White will always be a Rebel.
Florida has not hesitated to be honest this season.
Florida had the ball with 8.5 seconds remaining against No. 15 Texas A&M, trailing by three points with a chance to tie.
Florida’s women’s basketball team is surging, and people are taking notice.
With the NBA All-Star break about a month away, it looks like former Gator and current Atlanta Hawks center Al Horford has the best chance to play in the All-Star Game when it’s held in Toronto on Feb. 14.
With Ben Simmons in the rearview mirror until Florida and LSU meet again on Feb. 27, the Gators will hit the road for the first of two consecutive Southeastern-Conference matchups.
Head coach Amanda Butler has long said that one of the most important things she does as a coach is develop good people — not just good basketball players.
Before it began, it didn’t seem as if the 2015-16 season would be one of success for the Gators. There were changes — a new coach, new players and a new scheme — and there were departures, the most monumental being Billy Donovan’s jump to the NBA.
It’s tough to win basketball games when you can’t shoot very well.
Within the game’s first three minutes John Egbunu was already on the floor, laying out for a loose ball near the baseline.
The day before Florida squared off against LSU in the O’Connell Center, UF forward Justin Leon was asked if he had ever faced a player like LSU forward Ben Simmons while playing two seasons at Shawnee Community College.
To say that Florida struggled against Tennessee on Wednesday would be putting it lightly.
Some complain that the Tennessee orange is ugly, but it wasn’t the ugliest thing on the court Wednesday night.
Billy Donovan and the Thunder are rolling.
When the Gators take the court tonight against No. 12 Tennessee, one of the team’s greatest assets won’t see any game time.
It didn’t seem as if Mike White was asking for much.
After falling at home to Florida State last Tuesday, Florida got something it desperately needed on Saturday: a win over Georgia to open Southeastern Conference play.
With 49 seconds left, Carlie Needles set her feet and hit a three-pointer to bring Florida within four points.