Here’s how you can watch Saturday evening’s Kentucky vs Florida game from Gainesville online.
Some worried that Florida might not be the same type of program once Billy Donovan left for the NBA, but Mike White has done a great job since taking over. The Gators are 17-5 on the season and ranked No. 24 in the country with a chance to move up with a win over Kentucky Saturday.
Since losing two straight to fall to 7-3 in non-conference play, the Gators are 10-2 and they’re sitting squarely in second place in the SEC. Beating Kentucky would move them into a tie with the Wildcats with just eight games left in the season.
KeVaughn Allen leads the way for the Gators offensively, averaging 13.6 points and shooting over 40 percent from 3-point range. Florida averages 79 points per game as a team, but 3-point shooting is not a strong area. In fact, the Gators make just 36 percent of their threes.
Kentucky, on the other hand, looks like a potential Final Four threat. The Wildcats, led by hot-shooting Malik Monk, are currently 18-4 and fresh off a two-game skid. Kentucky nearly extending its losing streak to three, but took down Georgia in overtime earlier this week.
John Calipari has assembled yet another supremely talented team led by a solid foundation of elite freshmen. Monk leads the way with 22.4 points per game while shooting about 50 percent from the field and 41 percent from long range.
Offense is not an issue for the Wildcats as De’Aaron Fox, Isaiah Briscoe and Bam Adebayo all average in double figures as well. This contest might just be a shootout as both teams rank in the top 55 nationally in points per game — Florida (55th) and Kentucky (3rd).
Here’s how to watch Saturday’s Kentucky vs Florida game online:
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Date: Saturday, Feb. 4
Start Time: 8:15 p.m. ET
Location: Gainesville, FL
Venue: Stephen C. O’Connell Center
TV: ESPN
Live Stream: WatchESPN
Two of the SEC’s premier teams will meet up on Saturday evening and this might be the biggest conference test for Kentucky thus far. Can the Gators pull off the major upset?