Gators Men’s Basketball Look For A Win In Their First Round Of The SEC Tournament

The No. 5 Florida Gators will face No.13 Vanderbilt tonight in the second-round of the SEC tournament. The game is scheduled to start at 2:30 p.m., with coverage starting at 1:25 p.m. on Gators Sports Network.

Matchup Preview

The Gators, who had a 13-8 overall season and are 9-7 in the SEC, are playing against Vanderbilt, who had a 9-15 overall season and are 3-13 in the SEC.

The Gators played Vanderbilt twice during their regular season winning both games against them. Once on Dec. 30 beating them 91-72 and the second time on Jan. 27 beating them 78-71.

Looking at the Gators

The Gators have a total of 1566 point scored during this season with an average of 74.6 points per game.

Key players for the Gators:

Name                           GP             Pts

Tre Mann                     20             300

Colin Castleton           20             254

All-@SEC Honors for @tre2mann3 & @Castleton_ #GoGators

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— Florida Gators Men’s Basketball (@GatorsMBK) March 9, 2021

Gators Head Coach Mike White talks about the fatigue the team has gone through as they head in to compete for championship.

Looking at Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt has a total of 1731 points scored this season with an average of 72.1 points per game.

Key players for Vanderbilt:

Name                                    GP             Pts

Scotty Pippen Jr.                21             434

Jordan Wright                    22             201

Looking Ahead

The winner of Gators vs. Vanderbilt will go on to play No. 4 Tennessee Volunteers in the quarterfinals.

Rest up, #SEC fam…

Day 2 is going to be a good one 👏 #SECMBB pic.twitter.com/W0zEQoCRKF

— Southeastern Conference (@SEC) March 11, 2021