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Missouri rains threes to sink Gators
By Brendan Farrell | Jan. 11, 2020The distance from the O’Connell Center to Mizzou Arena is 1,008 miles.
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Florida aims to continue perfect start to SEC play
By Tyler Nettuno | Jan. 9, 2020Last season, Florida’s men’s basketball team sleepwalked through the beginning of SEC play, starting 1-3.
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Gators trounce Tigers for back-to-back conference victories
By Bryan Matamoros | Jan. 9, 2020Freshman guard Nina Rickards has struggled to find the bottom of the net since coach Cam Newbauer inserted her into the starting lineup in mid-December.
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UF in search of back-to-back wins
By Bryan Matamoros | Jan. 7, 2020The performance of Florida’s women’s basketball team midway through the season has gradually turned some heads.
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Nembhard comes up big after Blackshear foul trouble
By Joseph Salvador | Jan. 7, 2020Florida’s leading scorer and rebounder, forward Kerry Blackshear Jr., found himself on the bench for the majority of the night after some early foul trouble.
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Gators upset Vanderbilt, improve to 1-1 in conference play
By Graham Marsh | Jan. 5, 2020Despite trailing by seven two times in the first half, Florida’s women’s basketball team found itself up 40-34 at halftime against Vanderbilt on Sunday.
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Takeaways after Florida’s win over Alabama to start SEC play
By Brendan Farrell | Jan. 5, 2020Florida’s men’s basketball team somehow emerged from its game against Alabama on Saturday with a 104-98 win despite trailing by as much as 21. The Gators overcame a 14-point deficit at the start of the second half to force overtime and eventually win in double overtime to complete the largest second-half comeback in program history.
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Gators erase 21-point deficit, win double OT thriller
By Evan Lepak | Jan. 4, 2020Florida trailed 83-81 with just under 30 seconds to play.
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Mississippi State routs Florida in SEC opener
By Graham Marsh | Jan. 2, 2020Florida guard Lavender Briggs had the look.
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Florida squeaks past Davidson for ninth win of the season
By Bryan Matamoros | Dec. 29, 2019The charity stripe has not been kind to the Florida women’s basketball team throughout the first half of the regular season.
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Gators explode offensively in SEC tuneup game against Long Beach State
By Brendan Farrell | Dec. 28, 2019There were a few expectations for the Gators ahead of their final non-conference game before SEC play starts next weekend.
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Florida falls to Utah State in Orange Bowl Basketball Classic
By Evan Lepak | Dec. 21, 2019UF forward Kerry Blackshear Jr. stepped up to the free-throw line looking to give his team the lead.
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Gators fall to Wake Forest in West Palm Beach Invitational
By Graham Marsh | Dec. 21, 2019When Florida’s women’s basketball team faced Wake Forest in the second round of the West Palm Beach Invitational, its top-four scorers: guards Lavender Briggs, Kiara Smith and Kristina Moore as well as forward Zada Williams got plenty of buckets. And they scored at an efficient pace -- all four combined to shoot 57 percent from the field.
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Florida holds on to beat Xavier in West Palm Beach Invitational
By Bryan Matamoros | Dec. 20, 2019Florida’s women’s basketball team secured just eight wins in the 2018-19 campaign, with its final one coming in the 30th game of the season.
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Florida gets back to its winning ways, defeat Mercer at home
By Bryan Matamoros | Dec. 17, 2019Florida’s women’s basketball team had a much-needed rest after splitting a two-game road trip.
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Freshmen come up big for Florida in win over Providence
By Brendan Farrell | Dec. 17, 2019Guard Tre Mann took the basketball and drove into the lane, taking on a defender. He jumped, bent his body in a way that seemingly defied all laws of physics and laid the ball up over the defender’s outstretched arms and into the basket.
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O'Connell Center court to be named after Donovan
By Evan Lepak | Dec. 10, 2019A Florida Gators legend will be back in Gainesville in February to accept a special tribute.
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Florida falls to Butler as offensive inconsistency lingers
By Evan Lepak | Dec. 7, 2019The Gators entered Saturday's game hoping for their first true road win of the season and to extend their current win streak to five against Butler.
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Gators stymie Panthers in fourth quarter for sixth win of the season
By Bryan Matamoros | Dec. 5, 2019Things were looking grim for Florida’s women’s basketball team heading into the fourth quarter on Thursday night.
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Lionhearted: Bassett’s journey from pick-up ball to Division I
By Evan Lepak | Dec. 3, 2019Florida’s 2019-20 men’s basketball team is stacked with talent at every position. Gifted, high-flying playmakers who make the game look effortless at times.
