{"id":191795,"date":"2026-03-14T20:31:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T20:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/191795\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T20:31:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T20:31:09","slug":"vanderbilt-91-74-florida-mar-14-2026-game-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/191795\/","title":{"rendered":"Vanderbilt 91-74 Florida (Mar 14, 2026) Game Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — \u2014 Tyler Tanner<\/a> scored 20 points as No. 22 Vanderbilt beat fourth-ranked Florida<\/a> 91-74 on Saturday, ending the defending national champion’s bid to win a second straight Southeastern Conference Tournament title and possibly hurt the Gators’ bid for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.<\/p>\n

The fourth-seeded Commodores won their fourth straight game. Vanderbilt<\/a> (26-7) will play either Mississippi or No. 17 Arkansas on Sunday as it goes for its first tournament title since 2012.<\/p>\n

Four other Vanderbilt players scored in double figures, with Jalen Washington<\/a> adding 17, Duke Miles<\/a> 15, Devin McGlockton<\/a> 12 and AK Okereke<\/a> 11. Six different Commodores made at least one 3-pointer, and everyone<\/a> who played scored at least a bucket.<\/p>\n

The Gators (26-7) saw their 12-game winning streak end. Thomas Haugh<\/a> led them with 19 points, Boogie Fland<\/a> had 15, Alex Condon<\/a> 13 and Rueben Chinyelu<\/a> 12.<\/p>\n

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’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

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

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’ free throws for a technical called on Florida coach Todd Golden.<\/p>\n

Up next <\/p>\n

Vanderbilt has a chance to win its third SEC Tournament title. The Commodores first won this event in 1951.<\/p>\n

Florida waits to see if winning the SEC regular-season title was enough for a No. 1 seed.<\/p>\n

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