With three of its starters ailing, Florida needed forward Dorian Finney-Smith to step into a starting role for only the second time this year and produce against Arkansas.
Arkansas was going to make Scottie Wilbekin win the game for No. 10 Florida. And he did.
The Gators will be without their leading scorer Casey Prather on Saturday when they travel to Arkansas.
When No. 10 Florida (11-2) opens its Southeastern Conference schedule against South Carolina (7-6) tonight at 7 in the O’Connell Center, the Gamecocks will see a different Patric Young than they did nearly one year ago.
During the Golden State Warriors’ 10-game winning streak, power forward David Lee has been on a tear.
When Florida started the season ranked No. 10 in the nation, freshman Kasey Hill started at point guard over a suspended Scottie Wilbekin. Dorian Finney-Smith was working his way to play with the team, and Damontre Harris was hoping to just stay on it.
Following a stagnant showing offensively from his team in the first half against Richmond, Billy Donovan approached a struggling Scottie Wilbekin in the locker room.
Thanks to a late surge against Richmond, Florida’s home winning streak is alive.
SUNRISE – Four days after a big win against Memphis at Madison Square Garden, Florida made sure it wouldn’t follow up with a letdown against Fresno State.
SUNRISE – Any chance of Damontre Harris returning to the Gators is out of the question.
The Murphy family tree will continue on at Florida.
More than two weeks ago against FSU, Dorian Finney-Smith stood at the line with 1.3 seconds remaining with a chance to win the game for the Gators. Patric Young leaned in to give his teammate words of encouragement, which were enough for Finney-Smith to sink his final free throw.
It’s not every day that a high-profile college athlete like Andrew Wiggins visits the O’Connell Center.
If it were up to Jayhawks coach Bill Self, the game would have ended when his team jumped out to a 10-3 lead. Instead, it ended with No. 19 Florida (7-2) defeating No. 13 Kansas (6-3) at home 67-61.
For the first time this season, both Kasey Hill (high ankle sprain) and Scottie Wilbekin (sprained ankle) will be available for No. 19 Florida (6-2) when it squares off against No. 13 Kansas (6-2) on Tuesday night at 7 in the O’Connell Center.
Contrary to previous thought, No. 15 Florida will have at least one point guard available when it squares off against No. 6 Kansas on Tuesday night in the O’Connell Center.
When it comes to the injury bug, Florida has not had any luck this year.
Rather than play limited minutes for the Gators on a hobbled right leg, guard Eli Carter will sit out the remainder of the season and earn a medical redshirt, according to SNY.tv.
With his team trailing by one in the waning seconds, No. 12 Connecticut’s Shabazz Napier sunk a game-winning mid-range jumper to beat No. 15 Florida 65-64 on Monday night.
Casey Prather has been Florida’s most productive player through seven games.
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