Kentucky Wildcats vs. Florida Gators: How to watch NCAA Basketball online, TV channel, live stream info, start time

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Florida Gators @ Kentucky Wildcats

Current Records: Florida 14-6, Kentucky 15-4

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Florida has enjoyed a two-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. The Florida Gators and the Kentucky Wildcats will face off in an SEC battle at 8:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday at Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Florida ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They secured a 102-98 W over the Bulldogs. The oddsmakers set the bar high with a 160.5-point over/under, but they still managed to beat it.

Florida’s victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Zyon Pullin, who scored 20 points along with eight assists and seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Micah Handlogten, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 17 rebounds.

Meanwhile, after a 88-79 finish the last time they played, Kentucky and Arkansas decided to play a little more cautiously this time around. The Wildcats came out on top against the Razorbacks by a score of 63-57 on Saturday. Winning is a bit easier when your three-point shooting is a whole 23.9% better than the opposition, as Kentucky’s was.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Kentucky to victory, but perhaps none more so than Reed Sheppard, who scored 14 points along with five assists and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Antonio Reeves, who scored 24 points.

The Gators’ victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-6. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 90.3 points per game. As for the Wildcats, they have been performing well recently as they’ve won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.

This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Florida have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 44.6 rebounds per game (they’re ranked first in rebounds per game overall). However, it’s not like Kentucky struggles in that department as they’ve been averaging 38.1 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it’ll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.

Florida couldn’t quite finish off Kentucky in their previous matchup on January 6th and fell 87-85. Can Florida avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We’ll find out soon enough.

Series History

Kentucky has won 9 out of their last 10 games against Florida.

• Jan 06, 2024 – Kentucky 87 vs. Florida 85
• Feb 22, 2023 – Kentucky 82 vs. Florida 74
• Feb 04, 2023 – Kentucky 72 vs. Florida 67
• Mar 05, 2022 – Kentucky 71 vs. Florida 63
• Feb 12, 2022 – Kentucky 78 vs. Florida 57
• Feb 27, 2021 – Florida 71 vs. Kentucky 67
• Jan 09, 2021 – Kentucky 76 vs. Florida 58
• Mar 07, 2020 – Kentucky 71 vs. Florida 70
• Feb 22, 2020 – Kentucky 65 vs. Florida 59
• Mar 09, 2019 – Kentucky 66 vs. Florida 57