Tennessee-Florida basketball: Behind enemy lines with Gators Wire

No. 2 Tennessee (18-3, 7-1 SEC) will play at Florida (12-9, 5-3 SEC) Wednesday.

Tipoff between the Vols and Gators is slated for 7 p.m. EST. ESPN2 will televise the Southeastern Conference matchup.

Tennessee leads the all-time series with Florida, 80-58, dating to 1927. The Gators hold a 36-26 advantage versus Tennessee in Gainesville, Florida.

Tennessee is 8-2 versus the Gators under head coach Rick Barnes. Barnes’ first season at Tennessee was the 2015-16 campaign. Barnes and Tennessee enter Wednesday’s contest with a three-game win-streak versus Florida.

Tennessee enters the contest ranked No. 2 in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll. The Vols are 69 points behind No. 1 Purdue (21-1, 10-1 Big Ten).

Ahead of Wednesday’s matchup, Adam Dubbin, managing editor of Gators Wire, previewed the contest.