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Week 7 College Football Schedule, Streams, TV Channels: Oct. 13

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MIAMI, FL — Complete College football Week 7 schedule, live stream, television channels, ranked vs. ranked games and game times for Saturday, October 13.

Another busy and exciting day is on the card, but all neutral eyes, understandably, will be at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, where No. 2 Georgia takes on fellow SEC rival No. 13 LSU in one of three ranked vs. ranked clashes this week.

The Bulldogs (5-0) enter this contest undefeated after five games, while the Tigers (5-1) are coming off a disappointing 27-19 defeat at Florida last week.

LSU v Georgia college football
LSU Tigers v Georgia Bulldogs college football

Georgia is off to a very strong start, but LSU, despite losing in its last outing has a very impressive season resume coming into this contest and is expected to be a challenge at home for the travelers.

Ranked at No. 2 this season, the Bulldogs can prove that they are deservingly ranked so high with a win, while the Tigers can restore itself in the SEC title race with a victory.

Game time for this one is set for 3:30 pm ET with CBS proving the live television coverage.

The other two matchups involving ranked vs. ranked programs will see No. 7 Washington visiting No. 17 Oregon in a key PAC-12 contest, while No. 15 Wisconsin is at No. 12 Michigan in a vital Big Ten battle.

In the PAC-12, the Ducks are hoping to get the better of the favored Huskies and make another statement after missing out against Stanford, while Washington is seeking its sixth successive win this season after losing the opener to Auburn.

When Michigan and Wisconsin go head-to-head at Michigan Stadium in
Ann Arbor, both teams will know that the loser will more than likely be out of the College Football Playoff race.

Mike Weber of Ohio State
Junior running back Mike Weber of Ohio State

Elsewhere on college football Week 7 schedule, No. 1 and defending champion Alabama will take on Missouri at home in a live game starting at 7:00 pm on ESPN and streaming on WatchESPN.

No. 3 Ohio State faces Minnesota, No. 14 Florida goes to Vanderbilt hoping to build on last week’s win over LSU, Pittsburgh is expected to have a difficult time at No. 5 Notre Dame, while No. 8 Penn State hosts Michigan State.

In notable games involving other Florida teams, No. 10 UCF is at Memphis and No. 16 Miami (FL) travels to Virginia.

College football Week 7 schedule
Saturday, October 13
Matchup Time (ET) TV

Minnesota at No. 3 Ohio State 12:00 pm FS1 | FoxSportsGo.com
No. 14 Florida at Vanderbilt 12:00 pm ESPN | WatchESPN
No. 25 Oklahoma State at Kansas State 12:00 pm ESPNU | WatchESPN
Tennessee at No. 21 Auburn 12:00 pm SECN | WatchESPN
Iowa at Indiana 12:00 pm ESPN2 | WatchESPN
Nebraska at Northwestern 12:00 pm ABC
Toledo at Eastern Michigan 12:00 pm ESPN+
Akron at Buffalo 12:00 pm CBSSN
Rutgers at Maryland 12:00 pm BTN
Duke at Georgia Tech 12:20 pm Raycom Sports
Louisville at Boston College 12:30 pm RSN/ESPN3
UAB at Rice 1:00 pm ESPN+
Southern Miss at North Texas 2:00 pm ESPN3
Troy at Liberty 2:00 pm ESPN3
Pittsburgh at No. 5 Notre Dame 2:30 pm NBC
Kent State at Miami (Ohio) 2:30 pm ESPN+
Ball State at Central Michigan 3:00 pm ESPN3
Western Michigan at Bowling Green 3:00 pm ESPN+
No. 2 Georgia at No. 13 LSU 3:30 pm CBS SEC on CBS | Live Stats 
No. 7 Washington at No. 17 Oregon 3:30 pm ABC | ESPN2 | WatchESPN
Michigan State at No. 8 Penn State 3:30 BTN
Baylor at No. 9 Texas 3:30 pm ESPN | WatchESPN
No. 10 UCF at Memphis 3:30pm ABC | ESPN2 | WatchESPN
No/ 22 Texas A&M at South Carolina 3:30pm SECN | WatchESPN
Army at San Jose State 3:30 pm ESPNU | WatchESPN0pm
Purdue at Illinois 3:30 pm FS1 | FoxSportsGo.com
Marshall at Old Dominion 3:30 pm
Ohio at NIU 3:30 pm ESPN+
Temple at Navy 3:30 pm CBSSN
WKU at Charlotte 3:30 pm ESPN+
New Mexico at Colorado State 4:00 pm ATTSN
UNLV at Utah State 4:00 pm Facebook Live Streaming
Alabama State at South Alabama 5:00 pm ESPN3
New Mexico State at Louisiana 5:00 pm ESPN+
ULM at Coastal Carolina 6:00 pm ESPN+
Missouri at No. 1 Alabama 7:00 pm ESPN | WatchESPN
No. 6 West Virginia at Iowa State 7:00 pm FS1 | FoxSportsGo.com
No. 16 Miami (FL) at Virginia 7:00 pm ESPN2 | WatchESPN
No. 24 Virginia Tech at North Carolina 7:00 pm ESPNU | WatchESPN
Houston at East Carolina 7:00 pm CBSSN
UCLA at California 7:00 pm Pac-12N
LA Tech at UTSA 7:00 pm ESPN+
Middle Tennessee at FIU 7:30 pm beIN SPORTS
No. 15 Wisconsin at No. 12 Michigan 7:30 pm ABC | WatchESPN
Ole Miss at Arkansas 7:30 pm SECN | WatchESPN
Hawaii at BYU 10:15 pm ESPN2 | WatchESPN
No. 19 Colorado at USC 10:30pm FS1 | FoxSportsGo.com
Boise State at Nevada 10:30 pm CBSSN
Wyoming at Fresno State 10:30 pm ESPNU | WatchESPN

How To Watch 2018 NCAA Baseball College World Series

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OMANA, Neb. — Watch live streaming coverage, following the latest scores and see the full schedule of the 2018 NCAA Baseball College World Series, which gets underway in Omaha, Nebraska, this week.

The College World Series at TD Ameritrade Park, begins with two double elimination brackets, which will determine which two sides make it to the best of three championship series from June 16-27.

Bracket play will run from June 16 through June 23, with the College World Series finals taking place from June 25-27.

The eight teams battling in this year’s College World Series are; Florida, Oregon State, Arkansas, Mississippi State, North Carolina, Texas, Texas Tech and Washington.

Florida, which is advancing to its fourth straight CWS, is the defending national champion and the Gators and Oregon State are the only schools returning from last year’s setup.

PITCHING THE CWS OFF

A pair of games will get underway on the opening day of the tournament on Saturday in Bracket 1 with No. 3 nationally ranked, and perhaps the early favorites to win the national title, Oregon State, taking on No. 6 North Carolina in Game 1.

First pitch in this one is set for 3 pm ET, live on ESPN and streaming on the WatchESPN App. Live scores, updates and game stats will also be available from the NCAA.com and ESPN.com official websites.

The second of the day in this bracket will pitch off at 8 pm ET, and it will see Washington and Mississippi State facing off on ESPN and streaming on WatchESPN as well.

Bracket 2 will see No. 1 ranked Florida taking on Texas Tech at 7 pm on Sunday, live on ESPN2, which follows the clash between No. 5 Arkansas and Texas at 2 pm.

College World Series Live TV and Streaming Schedule

NOTE*** All Times Are Eastern Standard.

Saturday, June 16
Game 1: North Carolina vs. Oregon State, 3 p.m., ESPN | WatchESPN
Game 2: Washington vs. Mississippi State, 8 p.m., ESPN | WatchESPN

Sunday, June 17
Game 3: Texas vs. Arkansas, 2 p.m., ESPN | WatchESPN
Game 4: Texas Tech vs. Florida, 7 p.m., ESPN2 | WatchESPN

Monday, June 18
Game 5: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 2 p.m., ESPN | WatchESPN
Game 6: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 7 p.m., ESPN | WatchESPN

Tuesday, June 19
Game 7: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 2 p.m., ESPN | WatchESPN
Game 8: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 7 p.m., ESPN | WatchESPN

Wednesday, June 20
Game 9: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 loser, 7 p.m., ESPN

Thursday, June 21
Game 10: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 loser, 8 p.m., ESPN2

Friday, June 22
Game 11: Game 9 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 3 p.m., ESPN
Game 12: Game 10 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 8 p.m., ESPN

Saturday, June 23
Game 13: Game 11 winner vs. Game 11 loser, 3 p.m., ESPN (if necessary)
Game 14: Game 12 winner vs. Game 12 loser, 8 p.m., ESPN (if necessary)

College World Series finals

TD Ameritrade Park (Omaha, Nebraska)
June 25-27

Monday, June 25
Game 1: 7 p.m., ESPN

Tuesday, June 26
Game 2: 7 p.m., ESPN

Wednesday, June 27
Game 3: 7 p.m., ESPN (if necessary)

ESPN3 Schedule 2018 NCAA Baseball Tournament Regional: June 3

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The following is the ESPN3 schedule, game times, live television and streaming information on Day 3 of the 2018 NCAA Baseball tournament regional round on Sunday, June 3.

It was a wild and crazy Saturday on Day 2 and I am expecting to see more drama, following the departure of Tallahassee Regional No. 1 seed and nationally ranked Florida State, which suffered back-to-back defeats on the first two days at the NCAA tournament.

On Sunday, several other regional top seeds will be fighting elimination, as they seek to stay alive and stay on track for a Super Regional place.

At Doug Kingsmore Stadium, Clemson Regional No. 1 seed Clemson will take No. 3 seed St. John’s at noon ET in an elimination game, streaming live on ESPN3.

No. 2 seed Vanderbilt, which beat the Tigers on Saturday, awaits the winner in a game that is set for 6 p.m. and also streaming live on ESPN3.

No. 1 seed Coastal Carolina also faces elimination in the Conway Regional when it takes on No. 2 seed Connecticut at noon and live on ESPN3.

North Carolina State and Stanford, the top seeds in the Raleigh Regional and Stanford Regional, respectively, both also face must-win situations.

NC State will play No. 4 seed Army in a rematch of the opening day battle, at 2 p.m. on ESPN3.

The Wolfpack were shocked 5-1 by the Black Knights on Friday.

Meanwhile, Stanford faces No. 2 seed Baylor Klein Field at Sunken Diamond in an elimination game after losing 2-1 to No. 3 Cal State Fullerton on Saturday night.

Greenville Regional No. 1 seed East Carolina will fight for survival against No. 4 UNC Wilmington.

In other matchups on Sunday’s elimination day, No. 2 seed LSU takes on No. 4 seed Northwestern State in the Corvallis Regional, No. 2 seed Mississippi State, after eliminating top seed Florida State from the tournament, will hope to continue its winning ways against No. 4 Samford in the Tallahassee Regional.

You can also watch live streaming coverage of the entire 2018 NCAA Baseball tournament regional round – a double elimination – on several different streaming networks, including ESPN3 and the WatchESPN App. ESPNU and ESPN2 will also provide live coverage of the tournament both on television and live streaming.

Below is a full list of games taking place on Sunday Day 3 of action:

All Game Times Are Listed In Eastern Standard (ET)

Clemson Regional
Doug Kingsmore Stadium | Clemson, S.C.
Sunday, June 3
Game 5: No. 3 St. John’s vs. No. 1 Clemson, noon, ESPN3
Game 6: No. 2 Vanderbilt vs. Game 5 winner, 6 p.m., ESPN3

Corvallis Regional
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field | Corvallis, Ore.
Sunday, June 3
Game 5: No. 4 Northwestern State vs. No. 2 LSU, 3 p.m., ESPN3
Game 6: No. 1 Oregon State vs. Game 5 winner, 9 p.m., ESPN2

Conway Regional
Springs Brooks Stadium | Conway, S.C.
Sunday, June 3
Game 5: No. 2 UConn vs. No. 1 Coastal Carolina, noon, ESPN3
Game 6: No. 3 Washington vs. Game 5 winner, 6 p.m., ESPN3

DeLand Regional
Melching Field at Conrad Park | DeLand, Fla.
Sunday, June 3
Game 5: No. 2 South Florida vs. No. 3 Oklahoma State, 1 p.m., ESPN3
Game 6: No. 1 Stetson vs. Game 5 winner, 7 p.m., ESPN3

Fayetteville Regional
Baum Stadium | Fayetteville, Ark.
Sunday, June 3
Game 5: No. 3 Dallas Baptist vs. No. 2 Southern Miss 3 p.m., ESPN3
Game 6: No. 1 Arkansas vs. Game 5 winner, 8 p.m., ESPN3

Gainesville Regional
Alfred A. McKethan Stadium | Gainesville, Fla.
Sunday, June 3
Game 5: No. 3 Florida Atlantic vs. No. 2 Jacksonville, 1 p.m., ESPN3
Game 6: No. 1 Florida vs. Game 5 winner, 6:30 p.m., ESPN3

Greenville Regional
Lewis Field at Clark-LeClair Stadium | Greenville, N.C.
Sunday, June 3
Game 5: No. 4 UNC Wilmington vs. No. 1 East Carolina, 2 p.m., ESPN3
Game 6: No. 2 South Carolina vs. Game 5 winner, 6 p.m., ESPN3

Lubbock Regional
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park | Lubbock, Texas
Sunday, June 3
Game 5: No. 3 Kent State vs. No. 2 Louisville, 3 p.m., ESPN3
Game 6: No. 1 Texas Tech vs. Game 5 winner, 7 p.m., ESPN3

Minneapolis Regional
Siebert Field | Minneapolis
Sunday, June 3
Game 5: No. 3 Gonzaga vs. No. 2 UCLA, 3 p.m., ESPN3
Game 6: No. 1 Minnesota vs. Game 5 winner, 7 p.m., ESPN3

Oxford Regional
Swayze Field | Oxford, Miss.
Sunday, June 3
Game 3: No.3 Missouri State vs. No. 4 Saint Louis, 1 p.m., ESPN3
Game 4: No. 2 Tennessee Tech vs. No. 1 Ole Miss, 5 p.m., ESPN3

Raleigh Regional
Doak Field | Raleigh, N.C.
Sunday, June 3
Game 5: No. 1 NC State vs. No. 4 Army, 2 p.m., ESPN3
Game 6: No. 2 Auburn vs. Game 5 winner, 7 p.m., ESPN3

Stanford Regional
Klein Field at Sunken Diamond | Stanford, Calif.
Sunday, June 3
Game 5: No. 2 Baylor vs. No. 1 Stanford, 4 p.m., ESPN3
Game 6: No. 3 Cal State Fullerton vs. Game 5 winner, 9 p.m., ESPNU

Tallahassee Regional
Dick Howser Stadium | Tallahassee, Fla.
Sunday, June 3
Game 5: No. 2 Mississippi State vs. No. 4 Samford, noon, ESPN2
Game 6: No. 3 Oklahoma vs. Game 5 winner, 6 p.m., ESPN3

Jalen Hudson Leads Florida Past Alabama 73-52

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Jalen Hudson scored 27 points and Florida beat Alabama 73-52 at Coleman Coliseum on Tuesday night. It was the Crimson Tide’s final home game of the regular season.

Hudson shot 9 of 13 from the field and went 3-for-5 from 3-pointers, while Egor Koulechov shot 7 of 11 from the floor when adding 15 points, including 11 in the first half for the Gators (19-11, 10-7 Southeastern Conference) who won back-to-back games to move into third place in the league standings.

Florida v Alabama College Basketball Stats
Final scores: College basketball game between Florida v Alabama

KeVaughn Allen finished with 13 points and Chris Chiozza grabbed a team-high nine rebounds for Florida, which shot 48-percent and led 37-18 at halftime.

Chiozza also had four assists to take his season’s mark to 184 and career tally to 547, which equals Erving Walker’s in school record, set from 2008-12.

It was a nice way for the Gators to bounce back from the 68-50 loss to Alabama in Gainesville earlier this month.

“We felt like we owed them one,” Hudson admitted. “They’re a really great team. They’ve got a lot of good players.

“We were just trying to compete for 40 minutes and that’s what we did.”

Freshman guard Collin Sexton scored 14 points for Alabama to go with five rebounds and three assists.

Braxton Key finished with 11 points and eight rebounds for the Crimson Tide (17-13, 8-9), who lost four straight

Alabama opened the contest strongly after scoring the first six points of the game.

However, Florida took over after that as the home and build massive 28 point lead, as at one point in time, Alabama went 0-19 from the floor in nearly 15 minutes.

“First of all give credit where credit is due. Florida came in playing like a desperate team, ,” Alabama head coach Avery Johnson said.

“We got off to a decent start to the game, but once they took control, they never looked back. I thought we had an unbelievable practice yesterday but did not get any carry over into the game.

“So we’re trying to figure out why we are practicing at a high level but the transfer of energy and information into the games just isn’t there. Give Florida credit. They came out trying to even the series here in SEC play and they did it.

“Neither of us protected our home court. This was a game coming off our last performance I thought we were going to be ready to play.”

The Tide won the rebounding battle 46-31, but shot just 18 of 60 for 30-percent from the field.

The Florida Gators will close out its regular season schedule on Saturday against No. 23 Kentucky.

Meanwhile, the Alabama Crimson Tide will travel to College Station for a visit to Texas A&M on Saturday.

College Baseball Top 25 Scores – No. 1 Florida Among Winners: Feb. 21

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MIAMI, FL — Top-ranked Florida secured a 7-4 win over Bethune-Cookman at McKethan Stadium to improve to 5-0 in its early season fixtures on Wednesday night.

The Gators scored seven runs on 11 hits and used an impressive bullpen to shut down the Wildcats.

Florida grabbed three runs in the third innings to open up a 4-0 lead and then scored two more in the seventh as Bethune-Cookman was held to just one run on four hits over the last six innings.

The home side also scored one run apiece in the first and fifth, respectively, while Nelson Maldonado went 3-of-4 and scored two runs in the Gators’ triumph.

Sophomore Nick Long went 2.1 scoreless innings, while freshman Hunter McMullen allowed just one hit over two scoreless innings.

The Wildcats belted three runs off Florida freshman Jordan Butler in the fourth inning before the Gators tightened things up afterward.

“First of all, I thought Nick Long came in and did a nice job, 2.1 scoreless, Florida head coach Kevin O’Sullivan said about the bullpen.

“Hunter obviously came in and did a really nice job, got a big double play ball. He continues to throw the ball really well. Michael [Byrne] got his first save of the year.”

Meanwhile, St. John’s took down No. 6 North Carolina 5-2 on Wednesday afternoon at Boshamer Stadium.

The Red Storm grabbed three runs in the seventh inning to break a 2-2 tie and then held on for the win.

St. John’s scored five runs on eight hits and limit the Tar Heels to two runs on 10 runs for the win.

In another Top 10 score, No. 4 Arkansas edged Arizona 1-0.

The victory in San Diego was structured around a scoreless outing by starting pitcher Kacey Murphy and a fifth-inning home run by Heston Kjerstad.

In his first appearance in 2018, Murphy managed to keep a very strong Arizona lineup quiet by throwing six scoreless innings with just one hit allowed, one walk, and six strikeouts on 73 pitches.

Freshman Kjerstad continued his recent good form by hitting the solo home run at the top of fifth to secure victory for the Razorbacks at Tony Gwynn Stadium.

Meanwhile, No. 13 Vanderbilt easily powered past Presbyterian 15-2 to win their third straight.

The Commodores, who took down the Blue Hose 7-1 on Tuesday in their midweek series, move to 4-1 on the season.

Elsewhere, No. 23 LSU beat New Orleans 14-6, No. 21 Mississippi State eased to a 12-1 victory over Jackson State, while No. 19 Texas beat Lamar 7-2.

College Baseball Top 25 Scores
Wednesday, February 21

No. 1 Florida 7, Bethune-Cookman 4
No. 4 Arkansas 1, Arizona 0
St. John’s 5, No. 6 North Carolina 2
No. 13 Vanderbilt 15, Presbyterian 2
No. 21 Mississippi State 12, Jackson State 1
No. 23 LSU 14, New Orleans 6

College Basketball ESPN3 Schedule; AP Top 25 Games: Jan. 30

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MIAMI, FL — No. 23 Florida is among the AP Top 25 ranked teams in college basketball action on Tuesday, Jan. 30, while there are several games listed on the ESPN3 schedule for the day.

The Gators (15-6, 6-2 Southeastern Conference) have traveled to Athens, Georgia, to take on the Bulldogs at the Stegeman Coliseum, with live coverage available on the SEC Network, starting at 7:00 PM ET.

Florida seems to be recovering from the mini early season blip and will enter Tuesday night’s contest sitting one game behind No. 11 Auburn in the SEC standings.

In their last outing, the Gators shot 56 percent from 3-pointers to cruise to a comfortable 81-60 victory over Baylor in the Big 12/SEC Challenge on Saturday.

Chris Chiozza made four of those 3-pointers and scored 20 points with six rebounds and six assists in the win.

Georgia (12-8, 3-5 SEC), meanwhile, comes into this contest on a three-game losing streak, and has lost five of the last six overall.

Luke Maye of North Carolina
Luke Maye of North Carolina

Last time out, the Bulldogs fell to a disappointing 56-51 defeat to Kansas State in the Big 12/SEC Challenge on Saturday with Yante Maten leading the way with 14 points on 6-11 shooting.

Meanwhile, defending national champion North Carolina will be one of the teams in the spotlight on Tuesday night as it seeks to end an unwanted streak.

The No. 19 Tar Heels (16-6, 5-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) have lost two straight games for the second time this season, following defeats to Virginia Tech and N.C. State.

Head coach Roy Williams is hoping for a turnaround when his team visits No. 20 Clemson at Littlejohn Coliseum, but according to ESPN’s Basketball Power Index, the Tigers have a 57 percent chance to hand North Carolina a third successive defeat for the since the 2013-14 season.

Elsewhere, Trae Young and No. 12 Oklahoma will entertain Baylor at Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, No. 21 Kentucky, back in the AP Top 25 rankings after a brief absence, welcomes Vanderbilt at Rupp Arena, while No. 6 Xavier takes on St. John’s at Carnesecca Arena in Queens, New York.

There are nine games listed on the ESPN3 schedule, including Missouri State against Illinois State and Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan.

Tuesday, January 30th
Basketball

ESPN3 SCHEDULE

7:00 PM Northern Illinois vs. Central Michigan ESPN3
7:00 PM Ball State vs. Toledo ESPN3
7:00 PM Western Michigan vs. Eastern Michigan ESPN3
7:00 PM Ohio vs. Bowling Green ESPN3
7:00 PM Buffalo vs. Kent State ESPN3
7:00 PM Akron vs. Miami (OH) ESPN3
8:00 PM Southern Illinois vs. Drake ESPN3
8:00 PM Illinois State vs. Missouri State ESPN3
8:00 PM Omaha vs. South Dakota State ESPN3

AP TOP 25 SCHEDULE

6:30 PMMassachusetts vs. NO. 22 Rhode Island CBSSN
7:00 PM No. 17 Ohio State vs. Indiana ESPN2 and WatchESPN
7:00 PM No. 20 Clemson vs. No. 19 North Carolina ESPN and WatchESPN
7:00 PM Georgia vs. No. 23 Florida SECN and WatchESPN
8:30 PM St. John’s v No. 6 Xavier CBSSN
9:00 PM Ole Miss vs. No. 11 Auburn SECN and WatchESPN
9:00 PM No. 12 12 Oklahoma vs. Baylor ESPN2 and WatchESPN
9:00 PM No. 21 Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt ESPN and WatchESPN

Chiozza Helps No. 20 Florida Knock Off Baylor, 81-61

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No. 20 FLORIDA 81, BAYLOR 60

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Chris Chiozza scored 20 points, including 13 straight starting midway through the first half, and No. 20 Florida thumped Baylor 81-60 in the Big 12/SEC Challenge on Saturday.

Chiozza, who shot 7 of 10 from the field and made four 3-pointers, also added six assists, six rebounds and two steals in the win to bounce back from the midweek loss to South Carolina.

NC State Upsets No. 10 North Carolina In Overtime

Jalen Hudson hit four 3-pointers in his 17-point performance off the bench, while Egor Koulechov went 5 of 6 from the field, including 3 for 3 from long-range and scored 16 points with eight rebounds for the Gators (15-6), who were winning for the ninth time in their last 11 games.

Terry Maston led Baylor with 14 points and six rebounds off the bench.

Mark Vital finished with 11 points and Manu Lecomte ended with 10 in the defeat for the Bears (12-9), who shot 40-percent, but were just 3 for 15 from 3-point range.

Florida connected on 14 3-pointers for 56 percent and shot 52 percent overall from the field.

GAME STATS

Florida Takes Down Injured Hit No. 11 Texas A&M 83-66

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COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Florida continued its good run of form by thrashing No. 11 Texas A&M 83-66 to stay undefeated in Southeastern Conference play on Tuesday night.

Egor Koulechov scored 19 points and hit five 3-pointers, while Keith Stone added 18 points and made four 3s for the Gators (10-4, 2-0 SEC), who connected on 17 3-pointers on the night.

“It’s big especially on the road when you come to a hostile environment,” Koulechov said about their early success from 3-point range.

“It happened today. I hope we can get off to a start like that every game.”

Chris Chiozza finished with 12 points and nine assists and four steals and Jalen Hudson supported with 11 points off the bench for Florida, which built a big lead early en route to cruising to their fourth straight win.

Jay Jay Chandler led Texas A&M (11-3, 0-2) with 17 points on 7 of 11 shooting and Robert Williams added a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds to go with four blocks in the defeat.

Tyler Davis also scored 12 points and grabbed seven rebounds for the Aggies, who were playing without three starters and lost their second straight game.

Leading scorer D.J. Hogg (14.6 ppg) served the last game his three-game suspension for an undisclosed violation of the team rules, while two others averaging in double-digit scoring, didn’t play because of injury.

The home side was also missing junior guard Admon Gilder (12.7 ppg), who missed his fourth straight game with a knee injury and senior guard Duane Wilson (12.1 ppg), who also sat out the game with a knee injury as well.

Despite the defeat, Texas A&M coach Billy Kennedy was pleased with his team’s effort and warned the Aggies’ upcoming opponents.

“People better beat us now while we’ve got guys injured and making mistakes,” he said.

“Because I really believe we’re going to get this team right because we’ve got a good group and we’ve got a talented group and we’re going to learn from it.”

Florida coach Mike White acknowledge Kennedy’s comments, noting that when at full strength, they will be difficult to beat.

“A&M’s really good when they’re at full strength they’re probably as good as anyone in the country,” White said.

Hogg returns on Saturday when Texas A&M hosts LSU and Kennedy is looking forward to having his leading scorer back.

“D.J. Hogg has been practicing with us and he’s fine, I think he’ll be ready to play,” the coach said.

“He accepts responsibility for the mistakes he made and he’s put it behind him and we’re moving on with that.”

UP NEXT

The Florida Gators stay on the road to travel to Missouri on Saturday.

Texas A&M Aggies entertains the Tigers on Saturday, hoping to end their skid.

Complete Game Box Score

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Hudson: “It’s Embarrassing” After No. 5 Florida Lost To Loyola-Chicago

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GAINESVILLE, Fla., Sporting Alert – Junior guard Jalen Hudson admits that the state of the Florida basketball team is “as low as we can get” and reveals that “it’s pretty embarrassing.”

Hudson was speaking after the No. 5 Gators (5-3) were upset 65-59 by Loyola-Chicago on Wednesday night.

Florida won its first five games to start the season, but have since lost three straight and are desperate for changes.

UF suffered an 87-84 to No. 1 Duke last month in the PK80 Invitational tournament, but after going toe-to-toe with the nation’s best team, several college basketball experts identified the men from Gainesville as the team to watch in the SEC.

However, Mike White team’s shocking home defeats to Florida State on Monday and the Ramblers two nights later, left many over the past 10 days, seeking to come to grips with the current situation.

“This is as low as we can get,” said Hudson. “We have to change everything.

“It’s not one thing, it’s a lot of things, and it’s on us completely. We’re not ready to play.

“We don’t start the game ready to play. We don’t finish the game. We don’t hit shots and we’re not guarding. Guards aren’t guarding, bigs aren’t guarding — no one is doing anything.”

He added: “I can’t put a word on it. It’s pretty embarrassing.

“It’s so embarrassing.”

Florida scored 100-plus points in four of its opening five games and was averaging an NCAA-best 102.6 points per game during that span.

The team’s outside shooting was also impressive in that duration, so what has been happening recently?

Led by Hudson’s 19.4 points, four Gators are averaging double-digit scoring this season.

However, no Florida player scored in double figures against Loyola-Chicago in the defeat.

Box Score | Highlights

“We’re not a very accountable team, right now,” White revealed. “We’re a team that’s been told for about two months how good we are, and it’s been at an all-time high the past 10 days.

“Hopefully, we’ve been humbled a little bit. We have guys who got a lot of accolades who have scored a lot points who cannot put the ball in the basket right now, and their other deficiencies are very glaring right now. None of that is a surprise to our staff.”

Florida State Upsets No. 5 Florida; Improves To 7-0

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GAINESVILLE, Fla., Sporting Alert – Terance Mann scored a career-high 25 points and Florida State upset No. 5 Florida 83-66 on Monday night to continue its undefeated start to the season.

The Gators (5-2) went into the game as the favorites, but struggled early and trailed 10-1 in the opening minutes and entered the halftime break with a 42-35 deficit.

After the interval, the Seminoles (7-0) used an 8-0 run to open up a 12 point lead and then went on to pull away for their fourth successive victory in this series for the first time in the 68-game history of the head-to-head battle.

Mann, who was 11-of-17 on shooting, also grabbed eight rebounds in the win at C. O’Connell Center.

CJ Walker added 17 points, with five rebounds, four assists and three steals for Florida State and Phil Cofer recorded a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds.

Braian Angola scored 10 points for Florida State, which continue to look like one of the best teams in the nation after the opening month.

Jalen Hudson scored 16 points to lead Florida, while KeVaughn Allen ended with 15 in the defeat, as the SEC outfits lost for a second straight time to an ACC opponent, following the defeat to No. 1 Duke in the Phil Knight Invitational in Portland, Oregon last week.

Egor Koulechov ended with 11 points for the Gators, who shot just 6 of 25 from 3-point range and were outrebounded 42-32 by the Seminoles.

Florida State won the game despite shooting less than 40 percent with just nine assists after making 20 of 24 free throws to keep the scoreboard ticking over and forced 16 turnovers.

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WHAT THE COACHES SAID:

“It’s a quality win. Obviously, at the end of the season, these victories mean a lot,” Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton said.

“Four in a row? I don’t know what that really means other than we’ve been fortunate because we lost like five in a row.

“I’m not really sure if we can start taking bows if we won four in a row. We didn’t hang our heads when we lost five in a row.”

Florida Coach Mike White said his team played “soft”

He added: “We spent the last 24 hours talking about throwing the first punch, throwing the first punch, being the aggressor, being proactive against a team that’s gotten the better of us the last few years.

“They threw the first three or four punches and continued throwing most of them and connecting on most of them until the final buzzer. A very disappointing effort.”

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Florida will play host to Loyola-Chicago on Wednesday.

Florida State welcomes Loyola-Maryland on Wednesday.

No. 5 Florida v Florida State Preview, Streaming, Time: Dec. 4

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GAINESVILLE, Fla., Sporting Alert – No. 5 Florida returns to the basketball court on Monday when it hosts state rival Florida State at the O’Connell Center in Gainesville.

The Gators (5-1) are back in action for the first time since losing to No. 1 Duke at the Phil Knight Invitational tournament championship game eight days ago and they are anxious to get back to playing competitively again.

Meanwhile, the undefeated Seminoles (6-0) are coming off a 78-73 win over Rutgers last Tuesday night, with CJ Walker finishing with a career-high 24 points in the win.

Florida State has been having its own way in recent weeks, but is expected to be fully tested by a Florida team that has quickly emerged as the favorite to win the SEC.

Led by junior guard Terance Mann’s 15.3 points a game and forward Phil Cofer’s 14.2 ppg, the Seminoles have five players averaging in double figures this season, while three of them are shooting well over 60 percent from the field.

Game Information

When: Monday, 9 p.m. ET
Where: Exactech Arena/O’Connell Center, Gainesville, Fla.
Records: Florida 5-1, Florida State 6-0
TV: ESPN2 (Tom Hart and Sean Farnham)
Live Stream: WatchESPN
Radio: Gator IMG Sports Network (Mick Hubert and Mark Wise)

For the Gators, they have four players scoring in double digits, led by guard Jalen Hudson’s 21.7 points a game.

Egor Koulechov, who is averaging 17.7 points with seven rebounds, is another highlighted contributor this season for Florida, with KeVaughn Allen and Chris Chiozza scoring over 13 points so far this term.

Entering this game, ESPN’s Basketball Power Index is backing the Gators with a 75 percent chance, but it’s Florida State that has the momentum in this series.

Including last December’s 83-78 victory in Tallahassee, the Seminoles have won three straight in this head-to-head clash and will attempt to extend that streak.

The last time Florida won a game in this series was in Gainesville during the 2013-14 season when it secured a narrow 67-66 victory.

Hudson is hoping to end that losing streak on Monday and backs the Gators to do so at home.

he was quoted as saying in the Florida Times-Union, “We’re at home and we’ve got to protect our house. I’m excited about it.”

Florida comes into the game leading the nation in scoring with 99.5 points per game and is ranked fifth in 3-point shooting percentage at .460.

Meanwhile, Florida State is scoring 88.8 points per game and is shooting 51.7 percent this season.

“It’s probably going to be a track meet,” Cofer said. “They’re dogs, just like us.

“We’re going to go after each other and it’s going to be crazy.”

Bagley III Leads No. 1 Duke To Comeback 87-84 Win Over No. 7 Florida

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PORTLAND, Ore., Sporting Alert – Marvin Bagley III recorded a double-double and No. 1 Duke overcame another double-digit deficit to knock off No. 7 Florida 87-84 to win the Motion Bracket of the PK80 Invitational on Sunday night.

The win saw the Blue Devils staying undefeated and improved to 8-0 to start a season for the first since the 2014-15 campaign when they opened with 14-0 and went on to win the national championship.

Bagley III had his straight 15-rebound game and scored 30 points to lead the way for Duke, which fell behind the sharpshooting Gators early in the contest and found themselves trailing by 17 points with 10 minutes remaining.

“We started playing hard,” Bagley III said about the comeback. “Now the next step is trying to figure out we can do that in the beginning instead of having to fight back the whole time.

“That can get stressful sometimes. We just got keep continuing to learn and get better. I think we’ll figure it out.”

Another freshman Gary Trent Jr., who made three big 3-pointers in the first half, had a key steal and made a pair of free throws to put Duke in front with 8-seconds left, ended with 15 points.

Grayson Allen had 14 points, seven assists and four rebounds and Trevon Duval finished with 11 points and six assists for the Blue Devils.

Jalen Hudson produced a 24-point and 10-rebound performance to lead the way for Florida (5-1), while KeVaughn Allen added 17 points and Egor Koulechov had 15 points and six rebounds in the defeat.

Duke’s Bagley III, who recorded his sixth double-double in eight games this season, and was outstanding in the wins over Portland State and Texas in the earlier games of the tournament, was named the Motion Bracket’s Most Valuable Player.

“Your blood pressure is a lot higher when you don’t have good players than it is when you have good players,” Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said.

“We have very talented players. I believe in my guys,” he added.

Meanwhile, Chris Chiozza, who was among four Florida players with over 30-minutes under their belt, had 13 points and seven assists, six rebounds and two steals for the Gators, who did not score in the final 2:38 and lost for the first time this season.

“I think fatigue played a factor for both teams,” Florida coach Mike White said.

“They’re tired too and they’re young. We’re not having any excuses.”

Florida started strongly and at one point had outscored Duke 24-7 in the first to go into the interval with a 53-49 lead.

However, the Gators made only four of its final 17 shots and were outscored 38-31 in the second half.

“I thought Duke defended at a high level, I’m guessing, the last six, eight minutes of the game. I thought they tightened up and forced some contested ones late.”

Florida, which lost to Duke for the second-straight season, following last year’s defeat in the Jimmy V Classic in Madison Square Garden, is now 4-14 all-time against the Blue Devils.

Duke will visit Indiana on Wednesday night in its next fixture.

Florida will be off until Dec. 4 when it entertains Florida State.