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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.
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UF routs Florida A&M, improves to 5-2 on year
By Graham Marsh | Dec. 1, 2019Florida guard Ariel Johnson was in transition. Florida A&M’s defense wasn’t all the way back down the court yet. But Florida forward Zada Williams was.
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Gators need more consistency to compete moving forward
By River Wells | Dec. 1, 2019The charity stripe has been an oasis for Florida.
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Gators get past Thundering Herd behind strong second half
By Evan Lepak | Nov. 29, 2019A Thanksgiving hangover was on display at the O'Connell Center on Friday night.
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Florida falls short, loses to Florida State
By Graham Marsh | Nov. 26, 2019Down 12-4, Florida point guard Kiara Smith flew past traffic down the right side of the court. Just to the right of the paint, she pulled up over a Florida State defender with her left hand.
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Florida gets ready for second ranked opponent in FSU
By Bryan Matamoros | Nov. 25, 2019Florida’s women’s basketball team was undefeated heading into Friday’s battle against No. 18 Indiana. Up to that point, the Gators had defeated four unranked opponents by an average margin of victory of 18.5 points per game.
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Gators defeat Xavier Musketeers, win Charleston Classic
By River Wells | Nov. 24, 2019Down by three with 13 seconds left in the game, Xavier forward Paul Scruggs launched a desperate three-point shot into the air.
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Gators suffer first loss of the season to 18th-ranked Indiana
By Bryan Matamoros | Nov. 22, 2019Florida’s women’s basketball team has relied heavily on its backcourt tandem of point guard Kiara Smith and shooting guard Lavender Briggs.
