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Everything you need to know to follow Florida basketball vs Tennessee

The No. 5 seed Florida Gators men’s basketball team won its first game of the Southeastern Conference Tournament with a 69-63 victory over the No. 12 seed Vanderbilt Commodores in Round 2 on Thursday. Now on Friday, they face the No. 4 seed …

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The No. 5 seed Florida Gators men’s basketball team won its first game of the Southeastern Conference Tournament with a 69-63 victory over the No. 12 seed Vanderbilt Commodores in Round 2 on Thursday. Now on Friday, they face the No. 4 seed Tennessee Volunteers in the Quarterfinals starting at 2 p.m. EST.

The two schools split their regular-season series, with the Gators taking the first game while the Vols snatched their second meeting, which was rescheduled to the end of the regular season due to COVID. Now, they face a rubber match in the tournament to see who gets to advance.

Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. EST in Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee for the third round of the SEC Tournament and will be broadcast on the ESPN, livestreamed on the ESPN app and can be heard on the Gators Sports Network.

Television: ESPN

Play-by-Play: Karl Ravech

Analyst: Jimmy Dykes

Reporter: Marty Smith

Stream: ESPN App

Radio: Gators Sports Network

Play-by-Play: Mick Hubert

Analyst: Lee Humphrey

Score Track:  FloridaGators.com, ESPN app

Game Notes:  FloridaGators.com

Follow the Action:  Follow Gators Wire (@GatorsWire), college sports reporters Jay Markle (@thebettermarkle) and Tyler Nettuno (@TylerNettuno) on Twitter for live updates.

Prediction: Tennessee 85, Florida 78

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