Once the calendar hits mid-February, teams start playing their way onto the bubble and into the tournament or, in Vanderbilt’s case, out of the tournament. The Commodores (15-11, 7-6) were one of Joe Lunardi’s play-in game 11 seeds in his “ESPN Bracketology” before losing to Mississippi State on a buzzer …
Read More »SEC HOOPS PREVIEW: Alabama Hosts Mississippi State
The Alabama Crimson Tide (16-9) will host the Mississippi State Bulldogs (11-14) today in a SEC men’s basketball match up. The Crimson Tide has been turning heads recently, having won their past five games, including road victories over Florida and LSU and an upset over then 15th-ranked Texas A&M. Guard …
Read More »PREVIEW: Florida Gymnastics Looks to Chomp Away Missouri
The Gator Gymnastics team will look to regain a winning streak tonight as they travel to Missouri to take on the Tigers for an SEC match-up. Last week the Gators made a comeback in their 10th annual Link to Pink meet against the Arkansas Razorbacks destroying them with an overall score …
Read More »Florida and South Carolina Prepare For Battle of Best SEC Rebounding Teams
Grit will be the defining characteristic in Saturday afternoon’s matchup between the Florida Gators (17-9) and the South Carolina Gamecocks (21-5), as the two team’s square off at noon at Colonial Life Arena. The Gamecocks and Gators rank #1 and #2 respectively in rebounding in the SEC, with both teams …
Read More »Gator Women’s Basketball Sends Commodores Sailing Away
GAINESVILLE, Fla—The 22nd ranked Florida women’s basketball team beat the Vanderbilt Commodores 79-67 in Gainesville Thursday night. The Commodores marched into town holding a decade of dominance over Florida; the Gators had not beaten the Commodores at home since 2006. But all that would change on this night. Both teams traded baskets and the …
Read More »PREVIEW: No.22 UF Women’s Basketball Looks To Rebound In Hosting Vanderbilt
This past Sunday, the Florida women’s basketball team had its worst statistical game of the season and Auburn took complete advantage of the situation. The Tigers defeated the Gators 80-58 in a fashion that left Auburn fans saying, see you later, alligators. Florida’s head coach, Amanda Butler says the Gators are looking at …
Read More »SEC HOOPS PREVIEW: Kentucky vs. Tennessee
Kentucky is looking for revenge in Lexington tomorrow night after a surprising loss to Tennessee earlier this month. Kentucky’s credentials were called into question after dropping a 21-point first-half lead in an 84-77 loss to the Volunteers on February 2. Now, the #14 Wildcats (19-6, 9-3 SEC) are playing their best basketball and are looking for another …
Read More »SEC HOOPS PREVIEW: Arkansas Back Home to Face Auburn
The Arkansas Razorbacks (12-13, 5-7 SEC) will be welcoming the Auburn Tigers (9-15, 3-9 SEC) to their home court tonight for some SEC action. The teams will be battling it out staring at 6 p.m. in the Bud Walton Arena. Auburn had vital wins against Kentucky and Alabama earlier this season but they …
Read More »SEC HOOPS PREVIEW: LSU Tigers vs Alabama Crimson Tide
The Alabama Crimson Tide look to extend their four-game winning streak to five as they head to Baton Rouge to take on the LSU Tigers tonight. Tonight’s game will mark the second time the two teams face off this season. The Tigers traveled to Tuscaloosa Jan. 23 to play the …
Read More »Gator Men’s Hoops Grinds Out Win Over Bulldogs On The Road
It wasn’t pretty. But it was a win. The Florida men’s basketball team used timely buckets and grit to escape Athens with a 57-53 win over the Georgia Bulldogs on Tuesday night. Despite shooting only 36.4 percent from the floor and a 1-for-10 performance from Dorian Finney-Smith, Florida (17-9, 8-5) notched …
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