Florida at No. 6 Tennessee (Tuesday, 7 pm)

Florida at No. 6 Tennessee

 
* When: Tuesday, 7 p.m. (ET)
* Where: Thompson-Boling Arena / Knoxville, Tenn.
* Records: Florida (11-5, 1-2) / Tennessee (12-4, 2-1)
* TV: ESPN (Karl Ravech, Jimmy Dykes and Marty Smith)
* Radio: Gator Sports Network from LEARFIELD (Sean Kelley and Lee Humphrey) / Stations list
* Ticket info

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The Breakdown

Setup / Series / Last Meeting

Florida and sixth-ranked Tennessee meet in the fourth Southeastern Conference game for both teams, with both coming off impressive victories under different circumstances. … The Gators defeated Arkansas 90-68 at home Saturday, bouncing back from their 103-85 blowout loss at Ole Miss for their first league win of the young season. The Volunteers did the bounce-back thing, also. After losing at Mississippi State mid-week, UT again was on the road, venturing to Georgia, which opened the conference season with two wins. The Vols trailed by 11 with six minutes to go, but outscored the Bulldogs 19-4 down the stretch and left Athens with an 85-79 victory. … Tennessee leads the all-time series 80-59, with eight wins in the last 11 and six straight at home. Florida, however, won the last meeting, upsetting the No. 2 Vols 67-54 at Gainesville on Feb. 1, 2023, equaling the highest-ranked foe ever beaten by the Gators at home. Fifth-year senior forward Colin Castleton scored a game-high 20 points, all but four in the second half, grabbed nine rebounds and had three assists to lead a balanced UF offense. The Vols came into the game as the No. 1-ranked team in overall KenPom.com analytics, allowing just 34.5 percent-shooting from the floor, 22 from the 3-point line and 54.5 points per game. The Gators shot nearly 44 percent on the night, made seven 3s at 35 percent and erased a six-point deficit with 10 minutes to play by out-scoring the Vols 29-10 to finish the game….