{"id":191787,"date":"2026-03-14T20:19:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T20:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/191787\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T20:19:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T20:19:10","slug":"no-22-vanderbilt-stops-no-4-floridas-winning-streak-to-reach-sec-tournament-final-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/191787\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 22 Vanderbilt stops No. 4 Florida&#8217;s winning streak to reach SEC Tournament final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP)  Tyler Tanner scored 20 points as No. 22 <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-basketball\/teams\/VANDY\/vanderbilt-commodores\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vanderbilt<\/a> beat fourth-ranked <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-basketball\/teams\/FLA\/florida-gators\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Florida<\/a> 91-74 on Saturday, ending the defending national champion&#8217;s bid to win a second straight Southeastern Conference Tournament title and possibly hurt the Gators&#8217; bid for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.<\/p>\n<p>The fourth-seeded Commodores won their fourth straight game. Vanderbilt (26-7) will play either Mississippi or No. 17 Arkansas on Sunday as it goes for its first tournament title since 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Four other Vanderbilt players scored in double figures, with Jalen Washington adding 17, Duke Miles 15, Devin McGlockton 12 and AK Okereke 11. Six different Commodores made at least one 3-pointer, and everyone who played scored at least a bucket.<\/p>\n<p>The Gators (26-7) saw their 12-game winning streak end. Thomas Haugh led them with 19 points, Boogie Fland had 15, Alex Condon 13 and Rueben Chinyelu 12.<\/p>\n<p>Florida had been dominant during its streak, winning by an average of 21.7 points to end the regular season. On Saturday, it never led by more than 2 early on. The nation&#8217;s top rebounding team dominated the boards (38-23) again, but the Gators struggled to find the basket, missing 12 of 13 shots in the first half.<\/p>\n<p>Miles hit a 3-pointer putting Vanderbilt ahead to stay, and he finished off a spurt of 11 straight points with a layup. Vanderbilt led 47-34 at halftime.<\/p>\n<p>Florida never got closer than 13 in the second half. Vanderbilt pushed its lead to as much as 76-51 with 8:11 to go on seven straight points, capped by a pair of Miles&#8217; free throws for a technical called on Florida coach Todd Golden.<\/p>\n<p>Vanderbilt has a chance to win its third SEC Tournament title. The Commodores first won this event in 1951.<\/p>\n<p>Florida waits to see if winning the SEC regular-season title was enough for a No. 1 seed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP News mobile app). AP college basketball: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/college-basketball<\/p>\n<p class=\"StatsincCopyright\">\n    Copyright 2026 STATS LLC and Associated Press. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of STATS LLC and Associated Press is strictly prohibited.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NASHVILLE, Tenn. 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