LIVE Updates: Tennessee vs. Florida
Tennessee is the hottest team in college basketball. They are No. 1 in Kenpom and No. 2 in the AP Poll and have many impressive wins on their resume.
They look to extend their winning streak to five games against the Florida Gators. The Volunteers have excelled after losing at home to Kentucky, consecutively defeating four quality teams.
Florida has put up some competitive battles against SEC teams. The Gators don't have an outstanding resume but are a quality basketball team that needs a win at home.
The Gators are 5-4 in SEC play and are coming off a close loss to No. 5 Kansas State. They have lost some tough out-of-conference games but are finding their stride.
Meanwhile, Tennessee's No. 1 objective is catching Purdue. They need the Boilermakers to slip up for that to happen, and in the meantime can only control playing winning basketball. Volunteer Country has fans covered with all the latest updates from the evening affair.
How To Watch Tennessee @ Florida
- Gameday: Wednesday, February 1st, 2023.
- Game time: 7:00 pm ET
- TV: ESPN2
- Stadium: Stephen C. O'Connell Center (Gainesville, Florida)
- Live stream on fuboTV: Start with a 7-day free trial!
First Half
(1-0), 19:47 - Forward Julian Phillips splits a pair at the line to give the Volunteers the game's first points.
(2-1), 19:35 - Florida quickly responds with a layup from Kyle Lofton, courtesy of a Myreon Jones pass.
(10-4), 16:13 - Colin Castleton gets a tip shot off a Gator miss for his first points.
(14-4), 13:22 - Castleton makes a pair of free throws to extend the lead to double figures.
(17-6), 11:31 - Olivier Nkamhoua makes a bank shot to break a 15-0 Gators run.
(17-8), 9:51 - Nkamhoua catches a lob from guard Zakai Zeigler for his second consecutive basket for Tennessee.
(17-11), 9:18 - Nkamhoua makes a three from the top of the key, bringing his total up to eight points.
(20-15), 5:59 - Freshman Julian Phillips cans a jumper to get the lead within five.
(22-21), 4:05 - Nkamhoua gets a layup courtesy of a Phillips pass.
(27-21), 0:00 - Florida goes on a short five-point run ahead of halftime and carries a slim lead heading into the break.
Second Half
(27-23), 19:48 - Zeigler quickly gets the Volunteers on the board in the second half with a short jumper.
(30-25), 18:51 - Nkamhoua makes a pair of free throws for his first second-half points.
(32-28), 16:46 - Forward Uros Plavsic gets an offensive rebound and puts it back up, getting fouled on his layup for the and-one.
(34-30), 15:47 - Santiago Vescovi makes a baseline jumper on a crafty move.
(34-33), 15:07 - Phillips spins off the hip of a Florida defender and gets the and-one.
(50-46), 7:25 - Castleton makes a layup for Florida that sends fans into an uproar. He was fouled on the attempt and made the ensuing free throw.
(55-49), 4:22 - Zeigler makes a three to cut the lead down in crunch time.
(67-54), 0:00 - The Florida Gators hand Tennessee its second SEC loss, snapping a four-game winning streak.
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