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Final: Florida 71, Ole Miss 55 Coming off their worst performance of the season, the Gators needed a bounce back effort against Mississippi on Tuesday. Florida received just that as they routed the Rebels 71-55 at Exactech Arena. The win improves the Gators’ record to 11-5 overall and 3-1 in SEC play. How it happened:…
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Florida experienced a jaw dropping and astonishing loss on Saturday night. The Gators came into the game on the heels of back to back SEC wins, including the 17 point comeback at home against Alabama. Missouri, meanwhile, entered Saturday winless in SEC play and frankly, as a dismantled team. Everything seemed to point to the…
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Final: Kentucky 65, Florida 45 Basketball is a pretty simple game. Usually, if you hold your opponent to 31% shooting, 25% from beyond the three-point line, and keep the opposition’s leading scorer in check for much of the game, you will come out on top. Florida did just that on Sunday, but came away with…
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Final: Missouri 91, Florida 75 The Gators traveled to a snowy Columbia, Missouri and faced a team that entered Saturday’s game winless in league play. Unfortunately, Florida left their defense in Gainesville and allowed the Tigers to set or tie season-highs in points, field goal percentage, and three-point percentage. Despite playing in a mostly empty…
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The recent four-game road trip proved difficult for five-time All-Star Al Horford (center/power forward, Philadelphia 76ers). Big Al didn’t register a single game in the stretch with at least 10 points or 10 rebounds, as the 76ers (24-14) dropped all four contests to slide to fifth in the Eastern Conference. However, order was restored when…
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Final: Florida 83, Auburn 63 The Florida Gators are 2-1 in SEC play for the first time since the 2015-16 season thanks to a balanced effort from its top players on Thursday. The Gators were led by five players finishing with double figures as they walloped Auburn 83-63 on the road. Freshman Lavender Briggs led…
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Final: Florida 81, South Carolina 68 Florida and South Carolina met on Tuesday in the Gators’ first road conference tilt of the season. The Gators defeated USC 81-68 to improve to 10-4 overall and 2-0 in conference play. Andrew Nembhard keyed the victory, finishing with a double-double and a game high 21 points for Florida.…
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Scottie Lewis was named SEC Men’s Basketball Freshman of the Week, the conference announced on Monday. #SECMBB Freshman of the Week: @Scott_lewis_23 Details » https://t.co/8C3XEWYe4z pic.twitter.com/R53Kw9Fhh1 — Southeastern Conference (@SEC) January 6, 2020 The Hazlet, NJ native recorded his first career double-double, posting 15 points and 10 rebounds in the double-overtime win over Alabama on…
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Final: Florida 68, Vanderbilt 60 Photo by Kristen Oliff / ChompTalk.com For the first time since 2014, the Gators opened their home SEC schedule with a victory. On Sunday, Florida topped Vanderbilt 68-60 to improve to 10-5 overall and 1-1 in conference play. Led by four scorers reaching double figures, the Gators reached .500 in…
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Final: Florida 104, Alabama 98 Gainesville, FL – Florida trailed Alabama by as many as 21 points in the first half (46-25), before pulling off a double-overtime thriller on Saturday. After getting to within six multiple times in the second half, Alabama answered with a flurry virtually every time, until the end of regulation. Trailing…
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