Florida vs Kentucky basketball analysis
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The No. 25 Kentucky Wildcats (17-7, 8-3) travel to Stephen C. O’Connell Center to face the No. 14 Florida Gators (18-6, 9-2).
Veteran SEC official Doug Shows whistled three technical fouls on the Wildcats in the middle of the second half against Arkansas Razorbacks.
Kentucky fell behind by 15 points in the first half before making a game of it with the defending NCAA champions in Gainesville.
The Vols (18-7, 8-4 SEC) faced a shorthanded yet scrappy LSU team (14-11, 2-10) on Feb. 14. The Tigers kept the score close throughout the game, but Tennessee pulled away in the waning minutes of the second half to give coach Rick Barnes his 250th win with the Vols.