If the No. 11/12 Florida Gators play anything like they did on Saturday against the Arkansas Razorbacks, the Auburn Tigers are in for a very long night. The 21-6 (9-3) Gators host the 14-12 (4-8) Tigers in a Tuesday night SEC matchup between teams headed in different directions.
Mar 11, 2010; Nashville,TN, USA; Auburn Tigers guard DeWayne Reed (12) shoots for the basket against Florida Gators guard Erving Walker (11) during the second half of the first round in the 2010 SEC tournament at the Bridgestone Arena. Florida defeated Auburn 78-69. Mandatory Credit: Jim Brown-US PRESSWIRE
The Facts
Opponent: Auburn Tigers
When: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 – 7:00 PM
Where: Gainesville, FL
Broadcast: ESPNU, GatorVision, XM 199
Records: Florida: 21-6 (9-3 SEC, 13-1 Home), Auburn: 14-12 (4-8 SEC, 1-8 Away)
Rankings: Florida: 11/12, Auburn: NR
Current Streak: Florida: W2, Auburn: W1
Point Spread: Florida -17
Over/Under: 134
Calculated Score: Florida 75-58/76-59
Points Scored: Florida: 78.9, Auburn: 63.6
Points Allowed: Florida: 65.5, Auburn: 64.2
Last Meeting: Florida 45-40 (January 20, 2011)
The Preview
Let’s all just pretend the last matchup between Florida and Auburn didn’t happen. There’s no reason for us to go there. It felt like a loss all around and was the farthest from a testament to good basketball you can get. The teams combined for 85 total points. The Gators scored 98 against the Razorbacks on Saturday. So moving right along…
Florida has now won two straight after dropping two in a row. Each win becomes more valuable at this point and victories like the one on Saturday against Arkansas are fresh in the minds of the NCAA Selection Committee. It’s not only what they would want to see from a team with talent like the Gators, it’s what they need to see. This team should be winning those games in a convincing fashion and Tuesday night is no different.
The Gators have only one loss at the Stephen C. O’Connell center this season and will do everything in their power not to make it two. The Tigers may have drawn the short end of the stick traveling to Gainesville this late in the season to face a team hungry to prove it belongs among the nation’s best. If this one is anything like Saturday night, Florida will be firing on all cylinders. These are the games everyone watches and another big win will go far.
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Tags: Arkansas Razorbacks, Auburn Tigers, College Basketball, Florida Gators, James Wilson, NCAA Tournament, SEC
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