No. 4 Florida vs No. 8 Tennessee Game Thread

[Mark Wheeler]

No. 4 Florida takes on No. 8 Tennessee at 1:00 p.m. for the SEC Championship in a game being played on ESPN.

Follow along for updates and observations.

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[Mark Wheeler]

According to ESPN Analytics No. 4 Florida is a slight favorite to beat No. 8 Tennessee in today's SEC Championship Game.

 

[Mark Wheeler]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1901274385870094389

 

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1901308220792049800

 

[Mark Wheeler]

Florida's starting lineup according to the official stats feed:

POS	#	NAME	Class	GP	PPG	RPG	APG
G	1	Clayton Jr.,Walter		32	17.4	3.7	4.4
G	5	Richard,Will		33	13.5	4.6	1.7
G	15	Martin,Alijah		31	14.6	4.6	2.4
F	21	Condon,Alex		30	11.2	7.9	2.3
C	9	Chinyelu,Rueben		33	6.1	6.5	0.8

 

[Mark Wheeler]

Florida is off to an early 10-6 lead. Clayton Jr. with a triple already.

 

[Mark Wheeler]

Clayton Jr. has hit two three pointers now and UF is up 13-9.

 

[Mark Wheeler]

Condon has three rebounds in the first four minutes of the game.

 

[Mark Wheeler]

Florida has a 16-14 lead with 12:21 remaining.

 

[Mark Wheeler]

After a shakey day at the FT line on Saturday, UF starts out 4-for-4 today.

 

[Mark Wheeler]

Tennessee with 3 turnover to Florida's 0.

 

[Mark Wheeler]

It's all tied up at 16 apiece.

 

[Mark Wheeler]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1901323049640607914

 

[Mark Wheeler]

Clayton Jr. only has one made three point attempt. They took one away and made it a two pointer.

 

[Mark Wheeler]

Team Comparison

STATISTIC
FG%	43%	43%
FGs	6-14	6-14
3FG%	40%	29%
3FGs	4-10	2-7
FT%	0%	100%
FTs	0-0	6-6
TOs	3	0
PtsOffTO	0	5
TotReb	8	8
DefReb	6	6
Off Reb	2	2
2ndChPts	2	0
BenchPts	7	4
PtsPaint	2	6
FstBkPt	3	2
Blocks	1	1
Steals	0	2
Assts	5	2
Times Tied:	3
Time Tied:	1:49
Lead Chg:	1
LeadTime	2:49	4:48

 

[Mark Wheeler]

At the 10 minute mark UF is up 20-17.

 

[Mark Wheeler]

I'm not going to lie, these games had a different feel on CBS. I don't know. Maybe it's just the change, but I liked it more then.

 

[Mark Wheeler]

Will Richard has eight points, and UF's lead is up to eight points (25-17).

 

[Mark Wheeler]

Aberdeen extends the lead to nine points with just under six minutes remaining in the half.

 

[Mark Wheeler]

Will Richard is up to 11 points. UF is up by nine.