The Gators fell 89-65 to the top-15 Sooners on Thursday evening. Florida’s loss concludes their home campaign for the 2025 regular season.
GAINESVILLE, Fla.- Florida dropped its final home contest of the 2025 regular season to No. 13 Oklahoma. The final score stood in favor of the Sooners at 89-65.
Three Gators posted double-digits in the scoring column and eight Gators secured two or more rebounds. Liv McGill<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/liv-mcgill/16880> led UF offensively for the fifteenth time this season, tallying 14 points. Ra Shaya Kyle<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/ra-shaya-kyle/16858> and Alexia Dizeko<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/alexia-dizeko/16856> weren’t find behind with 11 points apiece.
On the defensive end, UF was led by Kyle with eight rebounds and one block. 10 other Gators brought in a rebound to record a combined effort of 39. As a unit Florida shot a season low 31.8 percent from the field, 28 percent from behind the arc and 82.4 percent from the charity stripe.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
IN THE FIRST:
* OU took the initial lead and held the advantage for a combined nine minutes and 32 seconds
* UF was shooting a game low 18 percent from the field in the first five minutes of play
* Florida trailed by as many as 12 (16-4), before taking the lead with under a minute left (19-18)
* The Gators posted 19 points, shooting 31.6 percent from the field (6-19)
* Florida cashed in 10 points off Oklahoma’s seven turnovers
* Dizeko led on offense with seven of UF’s points
* Kyle and Gassett led on the boards with three rebounds each
* The Gators were out rebounded 15-8 by the Sooners
IN THE SECOND:
* Daviane Mindoudi Ongbakahoumb<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/daviane-mindoudi-ongbakahoumb/17197> grabbed back-to-back rebounds in her two minutes on court
* Reynolds led in scoring with four of UF’s 13 points
* The Gators went 4-16 from the field (25%), 2-4 from the three (50%), and 3-5 from the line
* UF out rebounded the Sooners 14-12
* Kyle led Florida in rebounds, grabbing four
* The Sooners held the lead for the entirety of the period
* UF trailed by 12 to conclude the half (44-32)
IN THE THIRD:
* Florida recorded 10 points inside the paint-their most of the game
* Warren led on offense with five points, followed by Dizeko and McGill with four each
* The Gators recorded a game low six rebounds
* UF’s six rebounds came from six different players-each grabbing one
* UF forced seven turnovers on the Sooners-three coming from Florida steals
* Florida ended the period shooting a game high 38.9 percent from the field (7-18)
IN THE FOURTH:
* Kyle was the only Gator to see the free throw line and went 4-4 from the line
* McGill and Kyle led with six points each, tallying a combined 12 of UF’s 16
* Florida went 5-17 from the field to mark their lowest percentage of the half (29.4 %)
* Five of UF’s points were off rebounds
WORTH NOTING:
* Four of UF’s seniors tallied one or more points for the Gators on senior night
* Kyle (11), Dizeko (11), Warren (8), and Kindred (4)
* UF had three players in double figures for scoring
* McGill (14), Kyle (11), and Warren (11)
* McGill has hit double figures in 27 of her 29 outings as a Gator
* 11 of those games have been 20+ point performances
* 24 of UF’s 65 points were tallied inside the paint
* 14 of Florida’s points were credited to the bench
* Four Gators shot a perfect 100 percent from the free throw line
* Kindred (2-2), Dizeko (2-2), Reynolds (2-2), and O’Neal (2-2)
* The Gators attempted 25 three pointers-their second most attempts on the season
* Most three-point FG attempts stand at 32 vs. Alabama State (12/29/24)
* Florida forced 19 turnovers on Oklahoma to convert for 17 points
* Florida’s 31.4 field goal percentage marks their lowest of the 2024-25 season
* The Gators were out rebounded by the Sooners 52-39
* Florida distributed a total 12 assists
* Oklahoma’s 52 rebounds mark their season high on the boards
* McGill and Gassett led in assists, distributing three each
* McGill led in steals, grabbing 50 percent of UF’s total with three
* The Gators have secured 20+ points in 52 of 118 quarters played this season
* UF secured nine layups in 19 driving attempts
* Florida recorded a game total 79 possessions, converting for 0.82 points per possession
CAREER HIGHS:
Alexia Dizeko<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/alexia-dizeko/16856>
FG Attempts
9
vs Oklahoma 02/27/25
Alexia Gassett<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/alexia-gassett/17707>
Assists
3
vs Oklahoma 02/27/25, vs Fla. Atlantic 11/04/24, vs Florida A&M 11/07/24
GATOR BITES:
Head Coach Kelly Rae Finley<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/kelly-rae-finley/1866> on her senior players:
“This team loves playing together and it’s not the end of our season by any stretch of the imagination. Jeriah and the rest of our seniors have put a lot of time into building this program and as their coach in this day and age of NIL and the transfer portal, they could have made a lot of different choices than to be here at Florida. So, as their coach, I’m proud of them. We just talked about the skills that they’ve learned on and off the court. Our program is different. We want to win, and we want to win on the court, but we also want to win at life.”
Head Coach Kelly Rae Finley<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/kelly-rae-finley/1866> on playing No. 1 Texas in the final conference match-up:
“Pretty cool opportunity, a sold-out arena on their home floor for the last game of the season, so you can look at it like, oh my gosh, wow. How did we get the No. 1 team as our last conference match? That’s not what competitors do. It’s not why you come to Florida. It’s not why you play in the SEC. Texas and Oklahoma finished one and two last year in the Big 12 standings; it’s why the SEC is the number one conference in women’s basketball in the country, arguably the number one conference in the world. So, to me, I think it’s a cool opportunity. Nobody else has that opportunity but us.”
TEAM RECORDS:
Florida: (14-15, 5-10 SEC)
Oklahoma: (22-6, 10-5 SEC)
SERIES RECORD:
The all-time series between Florida and Oklahoma stands at 2-1 in favor of the Sooners.
NEXT UP:
Florida will travel to No. 1 Texas for their final game of the 2024-25 regular season. The Gators will tipoff against the top ranked Longhorns Sunday at 2 p.m. inside the Moody Center. The Sunday matchup will conclude UF’s regular season slate and be their final competition before heading into the SEC Tournament.
NEXT UP: Texas (28-2, 14-1 SEC)
* Date: Sun., Mar. 2
* Time: 2 p.m. ET
* Site: Moody Center<https://texaslonghorns.com/facilities/moody-center/70>
* Radio: ESPN Gainesville 98.1 FM / 850 AM<https://admin.floridagators.com/showcase?Live=5561>
* Watch: SECN<https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/c89bc5ae-899b-40d6-8547-0050693b206a>
* Live stats: Statbroadcast<https://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statmonitr.php?gid=tex>
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