Overview
- Florida beat Kentucky 92-83 in Gainesville, leading wire-to-wire with Xaivian Lee scoring 22 points and Urban Klavzar adding 19 off the bench.
- The Gators are 19-6 overall and 10-2 in SEC play, sitting alone atop the conference on a multi-game winning streak.
- Florida rose to No. 12 in the AP Top 25 and sits at No. 11 in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll after the Georgia and Kentucky wins.
- USA TODAY Sports’ bracketology now projects Florida as a No. 2 seed in the East facing 15-seed Austin Peay in Tampa, while ESPN still lists a No. 3 seed in the South with the same opponent.
- Kentucky is 17-8 and out of the AP Top 25, dealing with injuries to Jaland Lowe and Jayden Quaintance as coach Mark Pope acknowledged a matchup mistake in the loss.