The No. 5 Gators men’s hoops team was riding a 16-game home winning streak entering Tuesday night. That was until the unranked Missouri Tigers escaped with a narrow victory over Florida at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center.
After opening their 2024-25 SEC slate with a loss on the road to Kentucky, the Florida Gators basketball team has started to find its footing in conference play as time has gone on.
On Thursday, the Florida Gators women’s basketball team earned its first road victory of SEC play, besting Missouri in the high-scoring Sunday Matinee.
It was an inconsistent offensive outing for the No. 8 Gators men’s basketball team against Arkansas. However, Florida was able to hold off the Razorbacks down the stretch for its first SEC road win of the season in Fayetteville on Saturday.
The Florida women’s basketball team was unable to snap the No.16 Kentucky Wildcats’ perfect record in conference play.
While No. 8 Florida came away victorious over No. 1 Tennessee in arguably its biggest win of the last decade, many fans felt as if they were unable to celebrate properly. Students who had been in line for most of the day were unable to access the lower bowl or remain with their party.
For the first time in program history, the No. 8 Florida Gators men’s basketball team knocked off a No. 1 opponent on its home floor. UF used a stout defensive effort to defeat the Tennessee Volunteers by 30 points at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center on Tuesday.
An all-around strong effort led the Gators women's basketball team to secure its first SEC victory at home in a dominant fashion against rival Georgia.
No. 6 Florida’s undefeated record was put to the test in front of a sold out crowd at Rupp Arena to open SEC play, but the Gators were unable to escape with a victory in a high-scoring battle against the No. 10 Kentucky Wildcats.
On Thursday, the Florida Gators women’s basketball team began its 2024-25 SEC slate at No. 19 Alabama. UF ended up dropping its 11th consecutive conference opener to the Crimson Tide.
With a scoreless first two minutes of play against Alabama State, there was concern that Florida’s women’s basketball squad might be on upset alert. But behind a first-quarter scoring burst and dominant defense, UF jumped ahead and never let go.
The road ahead is set to become noticeably more difficult for the No. 6 Florida men’s basketball team. Nevertheless, the Gators will enter SEC play with an undefeated record following a massive 40-point win over Stetson at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center on Sunday.
After five straight contests on the road, the Gators secured a dominant win over UNF behind a career-high 26 points from Will Richard at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center on Saturday.
After suffering an early deficit that carried throughout the entire game, Florida’s four-game winning streak came to an end with a 77-57 loss to No. 23 North Carolina at the Jumpman Invitational.
The No. 7 Florida Gators men’s basketball team entered Tuesday defeating its opponents by roughly 21 points per game this season. However, UF had its work cut out in what may have been its biggest challenge thus far against North Carolina at the Jumpman Invitational in Charlotte.
After seeing their double-digit lead cut to just five points in the third quarter of their matchup against Longwood, the Florida Gators exploded for one of their strongest offensive halves of the season and never looked back en route to a 93-65 win on Sunday.
The last time the Florida men’s basketball team started its season 10-0, UF ended up cutting down the nets following a national championship victory. The Gators have a long road ahead, but they were dominant in their win over Arizona State at the Holiday Hoopsgiving in Atlanta on Saturday.
Surrounded by one of their largest crowds this season and NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal, the Gators secured a dominating victory against the Thundering Herd this Sunday afternoon at the O’Dome.
In an arena full of fans chomping and chanting “air ball” after Virginia missed, No. 13 Florida beat UVA Wednesday night at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center in the ACC/SEC Challenge. The victory improved Florida’s undefeated record to 9-0.
Florida women’s basketball snapped a four-game losing streak on Monday night with a fiery performance across the board to secure a sizable 27-point win over Hofstra.
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