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After allowing Kentucky to shoot the lights out at Rupp Arena in a 106-100 loss Saturday, No. 8 Florida shut down No. 1 Tennessee from the start Tuesday for a 73-43 win in the O’Connell Center.
WHAT. A. NIGHT.
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— Florida Gators Men’s Basketball (@GatorsMBK) January 8, 2025
Kentucky made 14 3-pointers against Florida (14-1, 1-1 SEC), which then held the Vols (14-1, 1-1) to 4 of 29 from behind the arc.
The Gators beat a No. 1 team for the third time in school history and the first in six tries at home to extend their O-Dome-winning streak to 16. It was the most lopsided rout of a team atop The Associated Press poll in 57 years (UCLA defeated Houston 101-69 in 1968).
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The Gators scored the first 12 points and held UT without a field goal until the 12:38 mark.
Alijah Martin scored 18 points and Denzel Aberdeen added 16 to lead UF. Alex Condon chipped in 12 points and 12 rebounds for his second double-double this season.
Rueben Chinyelu SLAMS IN the alley-oop
No. 8 Florida is running away with it against No. 1 Tennessee!
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Florida plays at Arkansas (11-4, 0-2) at 4 p.m. ET Saturday (ESPN, 98.1-FM/850-AM WRUF). The Hogs lost to visiting No. 23 Ole Miss (13-2, 2-0), 73-66, on Wednesday.
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