Monday, February 3
Fayetteville, AR
7 PM
Florida Gators
at
University of Arkansas
Florida travels to Arkansas for its first outing in February. The SEC contest will be the Gators 23rd game of the season and ninth conference challenge.
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GAINESVILLE, Fla.— The Gators will matchup against the University of Arkansas on Monday night. This will mark UF's and the Razorbacks ninth SEC outing of the season. The conference game is slated for a 7 p.m. start and will be aired on SECN.
Arkansas (9-14, 2-6 SEC)
A FLORIDA WIN WOULD:
TALE OF THE TAPE:
THE SERIES:
The all-time series between Florida and Arkansas stands in favor of Florida at 31-13.
GATORS x RAZORBACKS HISTORY:
Florida and Arkansas have met a recorded 44 times with their initial matchup dating back to 1992. Since then, the Gators and the Razorbacks have met consistently with 19 games being tipped in Gainesville, 19 taking place in Fayetteville, and six being hosted at neutral sites. Monday's contest will be the Gators first time back in Bud Walton Arena since Jan. 5, 2023, and Florida's last win over the Razorbacks was on Feb. 8, 2024, defeating Arkansas 85-81 at the O'Dome.
PROJECTED FLORIDA STARTERS:
FLORIDA'S LAST TIME OUT:
UF's last time on the court was Thursday, Jan. 30 in a 99-86 home loss to No. 23 Vanderbilt. The Gators were led by Ra Shaya Kyle with her eleventh double-double of the season, tallying 23 points and 12 rebounds. Liv McGill followed in the scoring column with 20 points and distributed four assists to put her season total at 112. Defensively, the Gators outworked the Commodores on the boards, out-rebounding them 36-34.
GATOR QUICK HITS:
PROJECTED ARKANSAS STARTERS:
ARKANSAS QUICK HITS:
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Arkansas (9-14, 2-6 SEC)
- Date: Mon., Feb. 3
- Time: 7 p.m. ET
- Site: Bud Walton Arena
- Radio: ESPN Gainesville 98.1 FM / 850 AM
- Watch: SECN+
- Live stats: Statbroadcast
A FLORIDA WIN WOULD:
- Be UF's second win over Arkansas in less than a year
- Improve Florida's away record to 3-4
- End UF's current four-game losing streak
- Put Florida's SEC record at 3-6
- Make Florida's all-time SEC record 229-331
- Give Coach Finley her 68th win as UF's head coach
TALE OF THE TAPE:
| Florida | Arkansas | |
| 77.0 | PPG | 69.7 |
| 68.8 | OPP PPG | 76.3 |
| +8.2 | SCORING MARGIN | -6.6 |
| 47.3 | FG % | 40.6 |
| 40.3 | OPP FG% | 41.3 |
| 33.0 | 3 FG% | 31.9 |
| 71.7 | FT % | 76.6 |
| 40.0 | REBOUNDS PG | 35.7 |
| 14.5 | ASSISTS PG | 9.9 |
| 17.1 | TURNOVERS PG | 16.1 |
| 7.7 | STEALS PG | 5.0 |
| 3.9 | BLOCKS PG | 3.3 |
THE SERIES:
The all-time series between Florida and Arkansas stands in favor of Florida at 31-13.
GATORS x RAZORBACKS HISTORY:
Florida and Arkansas have met a recorded 44 times with their initial matchup dating back to 1992. Since then, the Gators and the Razorbacks have met consistently with 19 games being tipped in Gainesville, 19 taking place in Fayetteville, and six being hosted at neutral sites. Monday's contest will be the Gators first time back in Bud Walton Arena since Jan. 5, 2023, and Florida's last win over the Razorbacks was on Feb. 8, 2024, defeating Arkansas 85-81 at the O'Dome.
PROJECTED FLORIDA STARTERS:
| Florida | No. | Height | Position | Class | Hometown/Previous School |
| Alexia Dizeko | 9 | 5-11 | F | Sr. | Sion, Switzerland |
| Laila Reynolds | 13 | 6-1 | G | So. | PG County, MD |
| Jeriah Warren | 20 | 6-0 | G | Sr. | Lake Charles, LA |
| Liv McGill | 23 | 5-9 | G | Fr. | Minneapolis, MN |
| Ra Shaya Kyle | 24 | 6-6 | C | Sr. | Marion, Ind. / Purdue |
FLORIDA'S LAST TIME OUT:
UF's last time on the court was Thursday, Jan. 30 in a 99-86 home loss to No. 23 Vanderbilt. The Gators were led by Ra Shaya Kyle with her eleventh double-double of the season, tallying 23 points and 12 rebounds. Liv McGill followed in the scoring column with 20 points and distributed four assists to put her season total at 112. Defensively, the Gators outworked the Commodores on the boards, out-rebounding them 36-34.
GATOR QUICK HITS:
- McGill has tallied nine games with 20+ points
- Florida is ranked No. 5 in the SEC and No. 17 in the NCAA with a 47.3 field goal percentage
- UF has four players averaging in double digits: McGill (16.0) Kyle (15.2), Jeriah Warren (13.0), and Laila Reynolds (10.4)
- McGill and Kyle are in the SEC's top-20 for scoring: McGill at No. 15 (16.0), and Kyle at No. 17 (15.0)
- Kyle is No. 10 in the country and No. 3 in the SEC for double-doubles with 11
- McGill is the No. 1 freshman in the NCAA for total assists (112), and for average assists per game (5.1)
- Kyle is No. 4 in the SEC for rebounds per game (9.3)
- UF is undefeated this season when they hold their opponents to 69 points or less
- The Gators have secured 20+ points in 41 of 90 quarters played this season
- Kyle is No. 10 in the NCAA and No. 3 in the SEC with a field goal percentage of 63.2
- Kyle is No. 3 in the SEC and No. 25 in the nation for total rebounds with 204
- Alexia Gassett leads Florida in total blocks with 20 on the season
- Eriny Kindred leads the Gators in free throw shooting at 89.5 percent from the line (17-19)
PROJECTED ARKANSAS STARTERS:
| Arkansas | No. | Height | Position | Class | Hometown/Previous School |
| Kiki Smith | 2 | 5-7 | G | So. | Topeka, Kan./Hutchinson CC |
| Izzy Higginbottom | 3 | 5-7 | G | Sr. | Batesville, Ark./ Arkansas State |
| Carly Keats | 23 | 5-8 | G | Jr. | Philadelphia, Miss./ Jones College |
| Vera Ojenuwa | 22 | 6-4 | F | So. | Delta State, Nigeria/Barton CC |
| Jenna Lawrence | 34 | 6-3 | F | So. | Melbourne, Ark./ Farmington HS |
ARKANSAS QUICK HITS:
- Higginbottom leads the SEC in scoring with 23.6 points per game
- Arkansas is No. 3 in the SEC for free throw percentage (76.6)
- The Razorbacks sit at No. 5 in the SEC for 3-pointers made with 176 on the season
- Higginbottom is No. 2 in the SEC for free throw percentage with 89.3
- Smith ranks at No. 6 in the SEC in 3-point FG percentage with 40.2
- Danika Galea leads Arkansas in field goal percentage with 56.9
- Two Razorbacks are averaging double figures for scoring
- Higginbottom (23.6) and Smith (10.5)
- Lawrence leads Arkansas in total blocks with 27 on the season
- Ojenuwa is No. 11 in the SEC and leads Arkansas on the boards averaging 7.1 rebounds per game
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