
March 13, 2026 5:47 am EDT
The No. 1 seed Florida Gators (25-6, 16-2 SEC) will take the court in the SEC tournament against the No. 9 seed Kentucky Wildcats (21-12, 10-8 SEC), Friday at 1 p.m. ET live on ESPN.
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Stats to know
Florida has a +497 scoring differential, topping opponents by 16.0 points per game. It is putting up 87.7 points per game to rank 11th in college basketball and is allowing 71.7 per outing to rank 116th in college basketball.
Florida makes 7.6 three-pointers per game (191st in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 6.6. It shoots 31.2% from deep while its opponents hit 32.2% from long range.
Kentucky is outscoring opponents by 7.4 points per game, with a +244 scoring differential overall. It puts up 81.3 points per game (62nd in college basketball) and gives up 73.9 per contest (183rd in college basketball).
Kentucky connects on 8.2 three-pointers per game (137th in college basketball), while its opponents have made 7.5 on average.
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