Tennessee basketball collapsed on offense on the road at Florida to lose its first game of the season. Tennessee is no longer undefeated after getting destroyed
Tennessee got off to a 14-0 start to the season, but the Vols first loss of the year was an ugly one. Florida pounded Tennessee 73-43 last Tuesday in Gainesville as UT scored its fewest points ever under head coach Rick Barnes.
UF students waited outside for hours, hoping to see the No. 8 Gators battle No. 1 Tennessee. As the game tipped off, many were turned away outside the O'Connell Center.
Florida beat a No. 1 team for the first time in regular season program history. For the 11,000 fans at the O'Connell Center, it felt like a return to the Gator glory days.
Gainesville, Fla. — It was only a short time ago that former Charlotte quarterback Deshawn Purdie withdrew his paperwork tying him to the Florida Gators and giving him his uncommitted status back. This decision by Purdie left a big void for the Gators, who are now back on the market looking for another quarterback.
Tuesday’s most anticipated college basketball game resided in Gainesville, with No. 1 Tennessee facing off against the No. 8 ranked Florida Gators. But from the beginning, Florida controlled the game and wound up big winners.
"We're going to prioritize students," Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin said Wednesday as he responded to the student ticket controversy before Tuesday's game vs. Tennessee.
Florida forward Alex Condon (21) and the rest of the Florida team celebrate defeating Tennessee 73-43 after an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Gainesville, Fla. (AP Photo/Alan Youngblood) Florida head coach Todd Golden, right ...
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Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Tennessee guard Chaz Lanier (2) drives on Florida forward Alex Condon, right, during the first half of an ...
(AP) — Tennessee coach Rick Barnes walked into ... And the Gators were hellbent on ending UT's run in Gainesville. Florida topped a No. 1 team at home for the first time in six tries and ...
Florida delivered its SEC welcome to Texas — back in Gainesville for the first time since 1996 — with a performance the Gators desperately needed. No. 5 UF returned to the win column with an 84-60 victory Saturday after a trying week on and off the court,