758 - (10) Seton Hall vs. (7) Wofford
NCAA first round
March 21 at Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, FL
TBS
757 - (10) Florida vs. (7) Nevada
NCAA first round
March 21 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, IA
CBS
"dribble drive"
9:30 left in second half, Reggie Miller
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Games 737-739: Mid-week tripleheader
739 - (8) SIU-Edwardsville vs. (5) Morehead State
Ohio Valley first round
March 6 at Ford Center in Evansville, IN
espn3
738 - (6) Vermont women at (3) Stony Brook
America East quarterfinals
March 6 at Island Federal Arena in Stony Brook, NY
ESPN +
Shania Johnson continued her incredible senior season in leading the third-seeded Seawolves into the semifinals.
Johnson broke her own school record with 16 assists (she's fourth in the country in the category) and added 14 points and India Pagan scored a career-high 21 points (on 10-of-13 shooting) in Stony Brook's 69-58 win.
Johnson's back court mate Jerell Matthews' night became sort of an afterthought, but it shouldn't have been. The 5-9 senior drained six 3-pointers (on 10 attempts) and scored 20 points to go along with a team-high eight rebounds.
The Seawolves erased a six-point halftime deficit thanks to a dominant third quarter (28-15).
Vermont got a game-high 28 points from Hanna Crymble.
737 - (13) Florida women vs. (12) Mississippi
SEC first round
March 6 at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, SC
SEC Network
Other games watched:
(7) UT Martin vs. (6) Eastern Illinois, Ohio Valley first round
Ohio Valley first round
March 6 at Ford Center in Evansville, IN
espn3
738 - (6) Vermont women at (3) Stony Brook
America East quarterfinals
March 6 at Island Federal Arena in Stony Brook, NY
ESPN +
Shania Johnson continued her incredible senior season in leading the third-seeded Seawolves into the semifinals.
Johnson broke her own school record with 16 assists (she's fourth in the country in the category) and added 14 points and India Pagan scored a career-high 21 points (on 10-of-13 shooting) in Stony Brook's 69-58 win.
Johnson's back court mate Jerell Matthews' night became sort of an afterthought, but it shouldn't have been. The 5-9 senior drained six 3-pointers (on 10 attempts) and scored 20 points to go along with a team-high eight rebounds.
The Seawolves erased a six-point halftime deficit thanks to a dominant third quarter (28-15).
Vermont got a game-high 28 points from Hanna Crymble.
737 - (13) Florida women vs. (12) Mississippi
SEC first round
March 6 at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, SC
SEC Network
Other games watched:
(7) UT Martin vs. (6) Eastern Illinois, Ohio Valley first round
Game 461 - Delaware State women at Florida
December 27 at Exactech Arena in Gainesville, FL
Gator IMG Sports Network
Not a well-played game by either team, though Florida extended to a double-digit lead late in the first quarter and was never threatened in winning 85-51.
Big day for Haley Lorenzen as the senior not only led all scorers with 18 points, but became the 24th player in Florida history to score 1,000 points, reaching that plateau with a 3-pointer midway through the second. But the hosts were sloppy, turning the ball over 21 times, and despite hitting ten 3-pointers, which was right in line with their top-15 national average of 9.8, were only 15-of-26 from the free-throw line.
Things get much tougher for Florida as they begin SEC play Sunday at Auburn.
A miserable season continued for Delaware State with Wednesday's sixth straight loss. The Hornets (1-10), already without MEAC preseason player of the year NaJai Pollard, who suffered a knee injury December 6 against Robert Morris, shot 25% (20-of-78) from the field and actually were worse in this game from three-point range (17%, 5-of-29) than their season mark of 19% coming in.
I knew Florida had a distinct advantage on the glass and had grabbed a ton of rebounds, but 68 in a 40-minute game is absurd. Nineteen of those rebounds came on the offensive end.
Gator IMG Sports Network
Not a well-played game by either team, though Florida extended to a double-digit lead late in the first quarter and was never threatened in winning 85-51.
Big day for Haley Lorenzen as the senior not only led all scorers with 18 points, but became the 24th player in Florida history to score 1,000 points, reaching that plateau with a 3-pointer midway through the second. But the hosts were sloppy, turning the ball over 21 times, and despite hitting ten 3-pointers, which was right in line with their top-15 national average of 9.8, were only 15-of-26 from the free-throw line.
Things get much tougher for Florida as they begin SEC play Sunday at Auburn.
A miserable season continued for Delaware State with Wednesday's sixth straight loss. The Hornets (1-10), already without MEAC preseason player of the year NaJai Pollard, who suffered a knee injury December 6 against Robert Morris, shot 25% (20-of-78) from the field and actually were worse in this game from three-point range (17%, 5-of-29) than their season mark of 19% coming in.
I knew Florida had a distinct advantage on the glass and had grabbed a ton of rebounds, but 68 in a 40-minute game is absurd. Nineteen of those rebounds came on the offensive end.
Game 439 - Loyola-Chicago at Florida
December 6 at Exactech Arena in Gainesville, FL
SEC Network
What a great win for Loyola, which defeated a top-5 team (Florida was ranked fifth coming in) for the first time since a win over No. 4 Illinois in December, 1984.
Aundre Jackson was fantastic - 23 points on 10-of-12 shooting - and the Ramblers overall hit 52% of their shots.
Couple other notes:
* Florida was dreadful from three-point range (2-of-19) and in losses this week to Florida State and now Loyola (part of a three-game losing streak after a 5-0 start), the Gators were 8-of-44 from behind the arc.
* Loyola won this game without senior guard Ben Richardson, an important player who remains out with a hand injury, and lost another guard, second-leading scorer Clayton Custer, in the second half to an ankle injury.
* Nice work by Mike Morgan & Dane Bradshaw, who like all good basketball broadcast teams artfully combined overused phrases with made-up nonsense:
"talented floor man"
"you can't change your DNA"
"the rowdy reptiles" (4)
"playing with house money"
"maturation process"
"ice in his veins"
"out-toughed"
"good character kids"
"mouse in the house, go to work young man!"
And we close with this glorious top 3:
"inconsistent intensity"
"they're igniting on all cylinders"
"they can execute you to death"
SEC Network
What a great win for Loyola, which defeated a top-5 team (Florida was ranked fifth coming in) for the first time since a win over No. 4 Illinois in December, 1984.
Aundre Jackson was fantastic - 23 points on 10-of-12 shooting - and the Ramblers overall hit 52% of their shots.
Couple other notes:
* Florida was dreadful from three-point range (2-of-19) and in losses this week to Florida State and now Loyola (part of a three-game losing streak after a 5-0 start), the Gators were 8-of-44 from behind the arc.
* Loyola won this game without senior guard Ben Richardson, an important player who remains out with a hand injury, and lost another guard, second-leading scorer Clayton Custer, in the second half to an ankle injury.
* Nice work by Mike Morgan & Dane Bradshaw, who like all good basketball broadcast teams artfully combined overused phrases with made-up nonsense:
"talented floor man"
"you can't change your DNA"
"the rowdy reptiles" (4)
"playing with house money"
"maturation process"
"ice in his veins"
"out-toughed"
"good character kids"
"mouse in the house, go to work young man!"
And we close with this glorious top 3:
"inconsistent intensity"
"they're igniting on all cylinders"
"they can execute you to death"
Game 334 - (14) Arkansas women vs. (11) Florida
SEC first round
March 1 at Bon Secours Wellness Center in Greenville, SC
SEC Network
This game went from a possible Arkansas upset to a fairly-comfortable Florida win thanks to a dominant third quarter stretch for the Gators.
Led by first-team all-SEC member Ronni Williams, Florida turned a two-point deficit into a 47-35 lead with a 14-0 run over the final 5 1/2 minutes of the period and advanced to the quarterfinals with a 71-61 victory.
Williams scored 10 of the points during the run, including a pair of strong drives that led to lay-ins, a short jumper with her off hand and a steal and lay-up. Williams, who finished with 23 points and 12 rebounds, appears more than ready to move on to the WNBA, and draftsite.com projects the 6-0 forward as a second-round selection in next month's draft.
Florida's defense was excellent as well, holding the Razorbacks to 34% shooting, picking up a season-high-tying 10 blocked shots and winning the rebounding battle 50-32.
Nice night also for Florida junior Dyandria Anderson, who did a lot of everything with 19 points (on 7-of-10 shooting), nine rebounds, five assists and three steals.
Arkansas forward Jessica Jackson, which draftsite.com projects as being selected three spots ahead of Williams, had a really difficult day, hitting just three of her 16 shots for a team-high 10 points before fouling out. The Razorbacks finished a 13-17 season having lost their final 11 games.
March 1 at Bon Secours Wellness Center in Greenville, SC
SEC Network
This game went from a possible Arkansas upset to a fairly-comfortable Florida win thanks to a dominant third quarter stretch for the Gators.
Led by first-team all-SEC member Ronni Williams, Florida turned a two-point deficit into a 47-35 lead with a 14-0 run over the final 5 1/2 minutes of the period and advanced to the quarterfinals with a 71-61 victory.
Williams scored 10 of the points during the run, including a pair of strong drives that led to lay-ins, a short jumper with her off hand and a steal and lay-up. Williams, who finished with 23 points and 12 rebounds, appears more than ready to move on to the WNBA, and draftsite.com projects the 6-0 forward as a second-round selection in next month's draft.
Florida's defense was excellent as well, holding the Razorbacks to 34% shooting, picking up a season-high-tying 10 blocked shots and winning the rebounding battle 50-32.
Nice night also for Florida junior Dyandria Anderson, who did a lot of everything with 19 points (on 7-of-10 shooting), nine rebounds, five assists and three steals.
Arkansas forward Jessica Jackson, which draftsite.com projects as being selected three spots ahead of Williams, had a really difficult day, hitting just three of her 16 shots for a team-high 10 points before fouling out. The Razorbacks finished a 13-17 season having lost their final 11 games.
Game 104 - Arkansas at Florida
February 3 at O'Connell Center in Gainesville, FL
SEC Network
A couple pieces of nonsense from commentator Joe Dean Jr. in this 87-83 Gators' win:
1. "You got the Gator ball boy woppin it up."
Woppin?
2. [On a second-half dunk] "And he plays a little stuffarino!"
Joseph!
* We also added a Scoochie Smith All Star in Arkansas junior forward Moses Kingsley.
SEC Network
A couple pieces of nonsense from commentator Joe Dean Jr. in this 87-83 Gators' win:
1. "You got the Gator ball boy woppin it up."
Woppin?
2. [On a second-half dunk] "And he plays a little stuffarino!"
Joseph!
* We also added a Scoochie Smith All Star in Arkansas junior forward Moses Kingsley.
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