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.

The Florida Gators are headed to the Elite Eight after a Sweet 16 victory over the Maryland Terrapins, 87-71, on Thursday night. Florida jumped out to an early lead but slowed down heading into the half with All-Conference forward Alex Condon in the locker room being evaluated with an ankle injury.

Certain aspects of the Gators game helped seperate themselves in what started off as a tight bout with Maryland

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Here’s what The Baltimore Sun sports staff had to say immediately after Maryland’s NCAA Tournament loss to Florida in the Sweet 16.

No. 1 seed Florida shot nearly 50% from the field and 40% from 3 in the first half. The Gators also out-rebounded Maryland basketball, 21-10. But Florida's 13 t

The Maryland Terrapins' NCAA Men's Tournament run ended in the Sweet 16 with an 87-71 loss to top-seed Florida on Thursday in San Francisco.

The University of Florida has the opportunity to do something very special in this year's men's NCAA Tournament. It sneaked past the University of Connecticut 77-75 on Sunday to advance to the Sweet 16, and in that Sweet 16 game, it faced the University of Maryland.

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.

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.

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