Gators Clinch SEC Title, Prepare for Kentucky Showdown

0:00On March 15, the Florida Gators wrapped up their home slate with a dominant 108-74 victory over Mississippi State. Clinching the southeastern conference regular season title outright, this marked head coach Todd Golden's 100th win at Florida, making him the fastest in program history to reach that milestone. The team played without Thomas Hall for precautionary reasons, but it didn't slow them down one bit. They adjusted by starting senior Micahan Logan, who posted 10 points and 9 rebounds while giving extra minutes ties they have browned with 9 points and CJ Ingram off the bench. Alex Condon stepped up big in what might have been his last home game, leading with a season high 26 points and 7 rebounds as the Gators. Built a 12-point halftime lead, standout efforts came from upperclassmen possibly playing their final games at home. Xavier and Lee scored 19 points to surpass other than 500 career points, adding 6 assists and 5 rebounds. Rubin Chenyelu grabbed the program record tying 18th double double of the season with 11 points and 16 rebounds.

1:07Florida overcame an early deficit with an 18-0 run and later stretched the lead to 37, even getting reserves like Cooper. Joseph Spurg, Alex Lloyd, Alex Kovachev, and Olivier Ryu, some 4-time lead. Now at 24 wins and 6 losses, the Gators head to rival Kentucky on Saturday at 3pm on ABC for a chance to sweep the season series. Something they haven't done since the 2017-2018 campaign.