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The Florida Gators (9-4) have rattled off three straight SEC wins including an upset over No. 6 Tennessee. However, they will perhaps face their toughest test yet in taking on No. 11 West Virginia (11-4) on the road in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.
While the Mountaineers carry three conference losses into Saturday’s matchup, two of the three were to top-5 teams. Since their most recent loss to No. 4 Texas, they had three games postponed for COVID-19 issues. And then on Monday, West Virginia guard, Miles McBride stole a game from No. 10 Texas Tech on a last-second game-winner, sealing a 88-87 victory for the Mountaineers.
Florida 78, Vanderbilt 71: Gators hold off Vanderbilt’s late explosion
The Gators played three quarters of an excellent game. Their final 10 minutes made things dicey.
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The Florida Gators lost most of their major contributors to foul trouble, let a 22-point lead shrink to as few as four, and generally failed to close the door on a winless Vanderbilt team that visited the O’Connell Center on Wednesday night.
Their 78-71 win wasn’t the rout it could have been, nor did it take the route it looked like it would for most of the night and it should serve as a reminder of how much the improving Gators still have to work on.
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