Florida squares off against Auburn in SEC Tournament

By Canadian Press on March 5, 2025.

Auburn Tigers (12-17, 3-13 SEC) vs. Florida Gators (14-16, 5-11 SEC)

Greenville, South Carolina; Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Florida faces Auburn in the SEC Tournament.

The Gators’ record in SEC play is 5-11, and their record is 9-5 against non-conference opponents. Florida is 6-15 against opponents with a winning record.

The Tigers are 3-13 in SEC play. Auburn is 1-5 in one-possession games.

Florida makes 45.8% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.0 percentage points higher than Auburn has allowed to its opponents (43.8%). Auburn averages 68.3 points per game, 3.1 fewer than the 71.4 Florida gives up.

The teams did not play each other in the regular season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Liv McGill is shooting 41.8% and averaging 16.2 points for the Gators. Jeriah Warren is averaging 1.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Audia Young averages 0.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Tigers, scoring 4.9 points while shooting 32.4% from beyond the arc. Deyona Gaston is averaging 24.4 points and 6.3 rebounds over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Gators: 3-7, averaging 70.6 points, 33.9 rebounds, 13.0 assists, 5.6 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 42.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 80.1 points per game.

Tigers: 2-8, averaging 65.6 points, 25.9 rebounds, 14.8 assists, 7.6 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 43.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.3 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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