TV/Streaming
CBS | March Madness App
Play-by-Play: Ian Eagle | Analysts: Bill Raftery & Grant Hill | Reporter: Tracy Wolfson
Radio
Gators Sports Network from LEARFIELD | FloridaGators.com
Play-by-Play: Sean Kelley | Analyst: Lee Humphrey | Producer/Engineer: Steve Egan
Westwood One
Play-by-Play: Jason Benetti | Analyst: Sarah Kustok
The Tip-Off
* Florida takes on UConn after a 26-point win vs. Norfolk State led by Walter Clayton Jr.’s 23 points. The Gators led by as many as 32 in the first half and cruised to victory, grabbing 21 offensive rebounds and limiting the Spartans to 2-for-14 from 3-point range. UF will look to stop UConn’s 13-game NCAA Tournament win streak.
* UF and UConn have split a pair of all-time NCAA Tournament meetings. The Gators took the 1994 Sweet 16 meeting in Miami on the way to their first Final Four, and UConn won the 2014 Final Four matchup in Arlington, Texas. The Huskies have taken five straight in the series overall.
* Florida has posted a 7-0 record in the month of March, scoring 94.0 points per game. The Gators have averaged 10.9 3-pointers, 19.1 free throws and 17.4 assists per game this month.
* Florida and Duke are the only teams in the nation’s top 10 in both offensive and defensive efficiency. Florida holds the #1 offensive efficiency and entered the NCAA Tournament with a #2 overall KenPom rating.
* First-team All-American Walter Clayton Jr.’s 1,235 points over his two seasons at UF trail only the legendary Neal Walk’s scoring output over a two-season span (1,312; 1967-69). His 194 3-pointers trail only Lee Humphrey (226, 2005-07) for most by a Gator over two seasons. Clayton has made a 3-pointer in a Florida-record 57 consecutive appearances.
* Clayton eclipsed the 2,000-point career scoring mark during Friday’s game. He is one of five four-year players active this season to cross that milestone. His 194 3-pointers are the second-most ever by a Gator over two seasons, trailing only Lee Humphrey’s 226 from 2005-07.
2024-25 Highlights at a Glance
* The Gators captured the 2025 SEC Tournament championship, the team’s fifth and its first since 2014. Walter Clayton Jr. averaged 20.7 points and 4.7 assists and hit 13 of 26 3-point attempts to take home MVP honors. Will Richard earned All-Tournament Team honors with 16.7 points per game. Clayton scored 22 and Richard 17 in the championship game win vs. #8 Tennessee.
* Florida set an SEC Tournament record with 104 points in the semifinal win vs. #5 Alabama. Six Gators scored in double figures, led by Clayton’s 22 with six 3-pointers. In a quintessential college basketball moment, walk-on Bennett Andersen — a three-year manager, Tampa native, grad student and a 2025 SEC Community Service Team member — scored the record-breaking basket.
* UF earned a 99-94 road win at #7 Alabama, marking the first time in program history the Gators posted two top-10 road wins in a single season. Todd Golden’s three such wins are the most all-time by any UF coach. Alex Condon had a career night in the win at Alabama with 27 points, 10 rebounds. He is just the fifth player this century to hit those marks in a top-10 road win.
* UF won at Mississippi State to earn ranked road wins in back-to-back games for the first time in program history. Denzel Aberdeen poured in 20 points, while Thomas Haugh stuffed the box score with 16 points, nine rebounds, a career-best eight assists, two blocked shots and two steals.
* Florida earned its first all-time road win at a #1 team at Auburn, as Walter Clayton Jr.’s 19 points led five Gators in double figures. Alex Condon had 17 points and 10 rebounds, while Thomas Haugh scored 16 off the bench. The Gators became the fifth team all-time to post wins vs. two different #1 teams in a season.
* Will Richard’s driving layup with 4.8 seconds left at South Carolina gave Florida its winning margin, as well as its first lead of the game to cap off a rally from 14 points down with 12 minutes to play.
* Florida earned its third all-time win vs. #1 and first in a regular season game with a 73-43 rout of top-ranked Tennessee. The Gators allowed just 12 field goals, the fewest by a #1 team in the shot clock era. Alijah Martin led Florida with 18 points, Denzel Aberdeen added 16, and Alex Condon posted a double-double (12/12).
