Florida Dominates Arkansas, Clinches SEC Title

0:00On March 1st, 7th ranked Florida dominated 20th ranked Arkansas, with a 111-77 victory on Saturday night. Clinching at least the share of the SEC regular season title, the Gators jumped out to a 53-34 half-time lead and never let up, pulling away even further in the second half as 7 players, hit double figures in scoring. The game got heated with technical fouls for both coaches and flagrant fouls for key players, but Florida's defense stifled Arkansas's top scoring, offense, holding their star freshman to just 17 points on 19 shots. This marks Florida's first SEC title share since 2014 and their biggest win ever against a ranked opponent, highlighting a 14-2. Conference record where 12 victories came by double digits. Florida now eyes the outright crown. Tuesday against Mississippi State or with an Alabama loss to Georgia, while their hot streak positions them. Strongly for a number 1 NCAA tournament seed, if they keep rolling, strongly for a number 1 NCAA tournament seed, if they keep rolling.