Records: Florida 30-4, 14-4 SEC; Tennessee 27-7, 12-6 SEC
Next Up: NCAA Tournament First Round
Notable
* Florida earned its fifth SEC Tournament championship behind 22 points from tournament MVP Walter Clayton Jr. and 17 from All-Tournament Team member Will Richard.
* Five Gators scored in double figures with 13 points from Alex Condon, 11 from Thomas Haugh and 10 from Alijah Martin.
* Florida’s 8-0 run put the Gators up by 14 with 4:22 to play.
* Florida outrebounded Tennessee 39-25, and the Gators were nails from the free throw line, hitting 25 of 28.
* Denzel Aberdeen finished with nine points, and his deep 3-pointer to close the first half sent the Gators into halftime up 39-30.
* Florida’s has reached 30 wins for the fourth time in program history (36, 2013-14; 35, 2006-07; 33, 2005-06).
* Florida picked up its eighth top-25 win of the season, tied for most in program history (2006-07).
* Florida has won six games in a row and 12 of its last 13.
* Clayton’s two-season scoring total of 1,212 points, ranks second in program history trailing only Neal Walk’s 1,312 from 1967-69.
* Clayton extended his streak to 56 straight appearances with a 3-pointer.
* Today’s game was the seventh this season between AP top-10 teams. The Gators are 5-2 in those games this season, 11-18 all-time (6-16 prior to this season).
