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The Florida Gators are officially heading to the Final Four. On March 29, the team pulled off an 84-79 comeback victory over the Texas Tech Red Raiders, earning the Gators a spot in next weekend's finals.
Certain aspects of the Gators game helped seperate themselves in what started off as a tight bout with Maryland
The Florida Gators will play Maryland in the Sweet 16 Thursday at 7:30 p.m.; The NFL's league meetings will be taking place Sunday through Wednesday.
Thomas Haugh and the No. 1 seed Florida Gators looked as dominant as ever in their Sweet 16 win over No. 4 seed Maryland Terrapins, advancing to their first Elite Eight since 2017.
Florida and Maryland squared off in the Sweet 16 on Thursday night at Chase Center in San Francisco, and Florida advanced to the Elite Eight on Saturday with a 87-71 win.
BOTTOM LINE: No. 3 Florida and No. 11 Maryland square off in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. The Gators have gone 17-4 against SEC teams, with a 15-0 record in non-conference play. Florida is 2-1 in games decided by less than 4 points.
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