On Thursday afternoon the 12th-seeded Vanderbilt Commodores (8-15, 3-13 SEC) will take the court against the 5th-seeded Florida Gators (13-8, 9-7 SEC) in the second round of the 2021 Southeastern Conference Tournament in Nashville, Tennessee, starting at 2 p.m. EST.
The two schools have already met twice in the regular season, with the Gators prevailing both times. Interestingly, those two wins knotted up the all-time series at 70 wins apiece in a series that has been played since 1931. Vanderbilt has traditionally held a slight edge in this intraconference rivalry, but Florida has won its last six to even things up.
Those six-straight series wins almost match the historical high of seven — and a win on Thursday would tie that mark — which came from 2004 to 2007. The Gators’ longest losing streak to the Commodores stretched six games from 1981 to 1983, but for the most part, neither team had any significant run of dominance over the years.
Along with those historical facts, there are a few other interesting numbers of note heading into Thursday’s Round 2 game. Here is a look at three important digits courtesy of the press notes.
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