Post a Free Blog

Submit A Press Release

Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors
Filter by Categories
Action
Animation
ATP Tour (ATP)
Auto Racing
Baseball
Basketball
Boxing
Breaking News
Business
Business
Business Newsletter
Call of Duty (CALLOFDUTY)
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Car
Celebrity
Champions Tour (CHAMP)
Comedy
CONCACAF
Counter Strike Global Offensive (CSGO)
Crime
Dark Comedy
Defense of the Ancients (DOTA)
Documentary and Foreign
Drama
eSports
European Tour (EPGA)
Fashion
FIFA
FIFA Women’s World Cup (WWC)
FIFA World Cup (FIFA)
Fighting
Football
Formula 1 (F1)
Fortnite
Golf
Health
Hockey
Horror
IndyCar Series (INDY)
International Friendly (FRIENDLY)
Kids & Family
League of Legends (LOL)
LPGA
Madden
Major League Baseball (MLB)
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)
MLS
Movie and Music
Movie Trailers
Music
Mystery
NASCAR Cup Series (NAS)
National Basketball Association (NBA)
National Football League (NFL)
National Hockey League (NHL)
National Women's Soccer (NWSL)
NBA Development League (NBAGL)
NBA2K
NCAA Baseball (NCAABBL)
NCAA Basketball (NCAAB)
NCAA Football (NCAAF)
NCAA Hockey (NCAAH)
Olympic Mens (OLYHKYM)
Other
Other Sports
Overwatch
PGA
Politics
Premier League (PREM)
Romance
Sci-Fi
Science
Soccer
Sports
Sports
Technology
Tennis
Thriller
Truck Series (TRUCK)
True Crime
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
US
Valorant
Western
Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Women’s NCAA Basketball (WNCAAB)
World
World Cup Qualifier (WORLDCUP)
WTA Tour (WTA)
Xfinity (XFT)
XFL
0
-- Advertisement --spot_img
HomeSportsBasketballHigh stakes in play as No. 5 Florida visits No. 7 Alabama

High stakes in play as No. 5 Florida visits No. 7 Alabama

Add to Favorite
Added to Favorite


The No. 2 seed in the Southeastern Conference tournament is up for grabs, and the team that earns it just may land a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

That means there is plenty to play for when No. 5 Florida faces No. 7 Alabama on Wednesday night at Tuscaloosa, Ala.

The Gators (25-4) and Crimson Tide (23-6) are tied for second place in the SEC with 12-4 marks with two games remaining.

Alabama completes the regular season on Saturday at No. 1 Auburn. The Gators finish at home the same day against Ole Miss.

This is the lone meeting of the season between the schools and it’s impossible to understate the importance.

“We have a chance to go into Tuscaloosa on Wednesday and if we win that game, then we’re in the driver’s seat to get second place,” Florida coach Todd Golden said. “So we have a lot on the line left.”

The Crimson Tide was one game ahead of Florida until falling 79-76 at then-No. 5 Tennessee on Saturday.

Alabama led by four points with 36 seconds remaining and didn’t score again.

The Volunteers won the contest when Jahmai Mashack drilled a long 3-pointer as time expired.

“I feel like I failed these guys,” Crimson Tide coach Nate Oats said. “For 39 and a half minutes, they outplayed them.”

It added up to a major meltdown with the conference ramifications involved.

“We probably could have had better guys in, been a little smaller with 3.8 (seconds) on the clock to make sure they didn’t get the ball up the floor,” Oats said. “We work on end-of-game situations in practice and expect our players to be good at them, and I was not good for the last 30 seconds (Saturday).”

The end result is that Alabama has lost three of its past five games after winning seven straight contests.

Mark Sears scored 24 points to continue his strong play and raise his season average to 19.1. He is averaging 27.5 points over the past four games and has made 17 of 40 3-pointers during the span.

Overall, Sears has made 74 3-pointers, three ahead of teammate Aden Holloway (12.0 points per game).

The Crimson Tide will look for Chris Youngblood to bounce back. He had just two points in the loss to Tennessee after he scored a season-high 27 points and matched his career best of seven 3-pointers in a 111-73 rout of Mississippi State on Feb. 25.

Florida has won 10 of its last 12 games after producing an 89-70 home victory over then-No. 12 Texas A&M on Saturday.

Will Richard matched his career best of six 3-pointers and scored 25 points to lead the Gators. Richard is averaging 27.5 points over the past two games while knocking down 20 of 30 shots, including 11 of 20 from 3-point range.

“We just did a great job staying aggressive,” Richard said. “(Alex) Condon did a great job making passes and plays, and I just hit open looks. It was good for us to finish a game that way. It was something that we can definitely build on.”

Richard (13.0) ranks third on the squad in scoring behind Walter Clayton Jr. (16.9) and Alijah Martin (14.7).

Richard has 61 3-pointers. Clayton has a team-best 77 and Martin has 63.

Florida won both of last season’s meetings. The Gators notched a 105-87 home win late in the regular season and then registered a 102-88 victory 10 days later in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament at Nashville.

–Field Level Media

Subscribe to get Latest News Updates

Latest News

You may like more
more

Liberty star Breanna Stewart has minor knee procedure

New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart is expected to...

After splitting Big Ten season games, No. 20 Purdue, No. 22 Michigan meet again

Third-seeded Michigan opens its Big Ten tournament with a...

JT Toppin, No. 9 Texas Tech take aim at Arizona

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The top four seeds advanced...

No. 13 Louisville meets No. 10 Clemson in ACC semifinals

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- No. 13-ranked Louisville and No. 10...