[Cam Parker]

The Florida Gators men’s basketball team hosts UCF in the First Round of the NIT. Tip-off from Exactech Arena is at 7 p.m. with television coverage on ESPN2

Follow along for live updates.

Stats: https://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=463375&_gl=1*1r5ljuf*_ga*MTAyODgwMDgxMS4xNjc4NDg4Mzgx*_ga_2ZWVK1X7BJ*MTY3ODkxOTIyNC40LjAuMTY3ODkxOTIyNC4wLjAuMA..

[Cam Parker]

More basketball is here.

🆚 UCF
@ 7 PM
🎟 https://t.co/FZ5zhOKYmC
🗞 https://t.co/hOi9NKRDbC#GoGators pic.twitter.com/FbKQ2VUun5

— Florida Gators Men’s Basketball (@GatorsMBK) March 15, 2023

prep ✅ pic.twitter.com/O0RI6K7tdT

— Florida Gators Men’s Basketball (@GatorsMBK) March 14, 2023

[Cam Parker]

Uniform matchup: Gators in the white throwbacks, UCF in the black aways

[Cam Parker]

Starting lineups:

Florida: Jones (G), Lofton (G), Richard (G/F), Kugel (G/F), Jitoboh (C)
UCF: Johnson (G), Horton (G), Kelly (G), Durr (F), Hendricks (F)

[Cam Parker]

Gators win the tip and we’re underway

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After a missed 3, Jitoboh’s offensive board turns into a 3 by Jones.

Gators up 3-0

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Turnaround jumper for Lofton. Really tremendous play

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RILEY KUGEL

Ankle-breaking, step-back 3 with a foul

Basket good, free throw good

Tremendous play

[Cam Parker]

Two quick buckets by UCF

Jitoboh struggling to keep a hold on the ball. Multiple TOs tonight

[Cam Parker]

Sczymczyk will check in for Jitoboh momentarily.

Will add that Felder is not dressed out.

[Cam Parker]

UCF’s Hendrick’s nails a 3

Freshman. Florida’s got Kugel, UCF’s got Hendricks (15.3 PPG, 6.9 RPG)

Media TO (13:42 1H): UF 9, UCF 9

UCF: 4-8 FG, 1-2 3PT
UF: 3-7 FG, 2-5 3PT

[Cam Parker]

Kugel air-balls a 3

Missed his last two shots after his 4-point play

[Cam Parker]

Lord, Lane nearly brought the house down.

Strong board by Aleks on the defensive end, Lofton floated one up to Lane for an alley-oop but he couldn’t bring the ball down.

UCF draws a foul on the other end, makes both FTs and has their first lead of the game

[Cam Parker]

Tremendous offensive possession. All 5 touched the ball, forced UCF to play behind with quick passes and Kugel drills a 3 from the corner. About as good of a possession you could get.

Brief lead for Florida as UCF hits a bucket and leads 13-12

[Cam Parker]

After a foul by Lane, it’s a media TO with 10:53 left in the half

UCF 16, UF 12

Kelly (UCF) and Kugel (UF) lead all scorers with 7 each. About every stat is close but shooting.

Knights: 6-11 FG, 2-3 3PT
Gators: 4-10 FG, 3-7 3PT

[Cam Parker]

14-3 run for UCF…

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Denzel Aberdeen getting some early minutes. Niels Lane has been in for a while now, too.

Kowacie Reeves in for the first time

[Cam Parker]

Florida’s lead has quickly turned into a large deficit.

Knights up 18-12. Florida has now turned it over twice in this lineup.

Lane goes out, Fudge comes in

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Another turnover leads to a fast break dunk, and the Knights are up 10. UF hasn’t scored in nearly 4 minutes

[Cam Parker]

Ok, Denzel.

Aberdeen floats a tough one to end the Gators scoring drought, but Hendricks answers to make it a 10 point lead for UCF

11 points for Hendricks

[Cam Parker]

U8 media timeout (6:39 1H): UCF 26, UF 14

Taylor Hendricks leads all scorers with 11 points for UCF (5-7 FG, 1-2 3PT)

Knights now have a 15-2 run since the 12-minute mark

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24-5 run since UF’s 9-2 lead

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Jones goes 3-3 at the line.

[Cam Parker]

Beautiful feed from Richard to Reeves. First bucket of the night for 14, Florida cuts the lead to 7

[Cam Parker]

Richard is playing on another level right now.

Tips in a miss from Fudge, cuts the lead to 5

7-0 in the last 1:14 for Florida

Knights lead 26-21 with 5:25 to go

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Couple quick buckets for UCF, and it seemed like it was gonna get out of hand, but Richard fights back.

Quick steal and a bucket

4 points, 5 rebounds

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Flagrant 1 called on UCF on a Kugel shot attempt

[Cam Parker]

Two offensive boards for UCF leads to a bucket for Hendricks

Came into today average 15.3 ppg. Has 13 already.

And UCF adds a 3.

35-24

[Cam Parker]

Fudge adds a bucket and a steal and draws a foul

[Cam Parker]

Halftime: UCF 36, UF 26

Shooting started strong, but has been abysmal for the #Gators.

24 points in the paint for UCF, too.@InsideTheGators pic.twitter.com/L4kjG4MrfK

— Cam Parker (@camparker25) March 15, 2023

[Cam Parker]

As if it couldn’t be anymore brutal, a UCF fan just beat a UF fan in halftime knockout. Been that kind of night. Or should I say, been that kind of “Knight.”

Having Gasparilla Bowl flashbacks

[Cam Parker]

We’re back. Original starting lineup on the floor for Florida

[Cam Parker]

Jitoboh with a quick bucket, his first of the game

[Cam Parker]

Jitoboh appears to have taking a hit to his face. Messing with his left eye right now, and knowing his history, that can’t be good.

Sczymczyk in for now

[Cam Parker]

Riley Kugel = good at basketball

Another and-one for the freshman

[Cam Parker]

Jones turns it over and Hendricks throws it down.

15 for the Knight

41-30 lead

[Cam Parker]

U16 media TO (15:42 2H): UCF 41, UF 30

Knights out-rebounding Gators 6-3 in the half

[Cam Parker]

Bonham now in the game

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CJ Kelly drills a 3, Knights up to a 12-point lead

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TO (12:58 2H)

Knights up to a 14-point lead

46-32

Hendricks with 15, Kelly with 12, Horton closing in on double-digits with 9

Kugel has 10 for Florida, next closest is Jones with 6

[Cam Parker]

Another turnover by Florida = another Hendricks bucket for UCF. Knights lead 48-32. Season coming to a close unless Florida makes a complete 180

[Cam Parker]

Florida hasn’t scored in 4 minutes. UCF has a 7-0 run in the last 3 minutes

About how it’s gone tonight

[Cam Parker]

Another turnover and a fast break dunk for the Knights. Simply ripped it out of Kugel’s hands.

54-37 UCF

[Cam Parker]

Timeout on the floor: UCF leads by 18 with 7:48 to go. Not much to say.

Florida hasn’t shot well and isn’t defending the paint well. Turning the ball over a lot today, too.

The lone bright spot: They’re out-offensive rebounding UCF 11-5. That’s something

[Cam Parker]

Jitoboh gets a bucket. 4 points tonight, but Horton hits a 3

Knights lead by 19

[Cam Parker]

NIELS LANE BRINGS DOWN THE HAMMER

It was just finally nice to type something in all-caps.

Florida’s down 17

[Cam Parker]

Aberdeen coming in for Lofton.

The way it’s looking, it appears his UF career is over. Myreon Jones also has a towel over his head, indicating his time in the Orange and Blue has come to a close

[Cam Parker]

Exactech Arena is clearing out as UCF leads 64-43 with 2:36 to go. Disappointing end to a disappointing season.

[Cam Parker]

FINAL: UCF 67, Florida 49

The #Gators' season comes to a close@InsideTheGators pic.twitter.com/yR8NAOu7rj

— Cam Parker (@camparker25) March 16, 2023

[Romeg8r]

Absolutely horrid.

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