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OGT-Florida vs Quinnipiac 12/30/2023 1:00 pm ESPNU

Discussion in 'Nuttin but Net' started by GatorGrowl, Dec 27, 2023.

  1. GatorGrowl

    GatorGrowl Forum Admin Moderator VIP Member

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    Florida vs Quinnipiac
    Gainesville, FL Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O'Connell Center
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    BROADCAST INFO
    ESPNU | ESPN App
    Play-by-Play: Mike Morgan
    Analyst: Mark Wise
    BROADCAST INFO
    ESPNU | ESPN App
    Play-by-Play: Mike Morgan
    Analyst: Mark Wise

    Gator Sports Network from LEARFIELD
    Play-by-Play: Sean Kelley
    Analyst: Lee Humphrey
    Producer/Engineer: Steve Egan

     
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  2. GatorGrowl

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    HEAD COACHES
    Todd Golden
    24-20 | 2nd season at UF
    80-56 | 5th season overall

    Donte’ Jackson
    98-94 | 7th season at GSU/overall

    MATCHUP BASICS
    All-Time Series: 0-0
    Series under Golden: 0-0
    All-Time vs. SWAC: 28-1
    vs. SWAC under Golden: 2-0
    Last Meeting: None
     
  3. GatorGrowl

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    FLORIDA POSSIBLE STARTERS
    # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Min. Pts. Reb. Misc.
    4 Tyrese Samuel F 6-10 239 Gr. 28.2 14.5 8.6 .635 fg%
    3 Micah Handlogten C 7-1 235 So. 17.7 7.0 7.1 .651 fg%
    1 Walter Clayton Jr. G 6-2 195 Jr. 30.6 16.1 4.2 3.5 ast
    2 Riley Kugel G 6-5 207 So. 29.2 11.6 4.2 2.1 ast
    5 Will Richard G 6-4 206 Jr. 31.4 10.4 4.3 1.5 ast

    OPPONENT POSSIBLE STARTERS
    # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Min. Pts. Reb. Misc.
    10 Jalen Johnson F 6-8 Gr. 24.1 9.1 4.2 0.7 stl
    12 Jonathan Aku F 6-11 Sr. 23.0 4.5 5.9 .553 fg%
    00 Kentavious Dozier G 6-1 Jr. 25.5 14.9 2.5 1.1 3fg
    4 Antwan Burnett G 6-5 So. 33.1 9.0 5.5 1.0 ast
    3 Mikale Stevenson G 6-2 So. 19.3 5.2 2.1 2.5 as
     
  4. GatorGrowl

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    NUMBERS OF NOTE

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    Florida already has six games with 20+ offensive rebounds, more such performances than any season this century. The Gators’ .423 offensive rebounding percentage ranks fourth in the country.

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    Florida owns a season-best four-game winning streak. With a win on Friday, the Gators would have
    their longest winning streak since Nov. 2021, when UF opened the season with six straight victories.

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    Tyrese Samuel is closing in on the 1,000-point career scoring mark. He enters Friday’s game with 975 points, including 160 scored at Florida and 815 at Seton Hall.
     
  5. GatorGrowl

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    DECEMBER
    29 at Wake Forest ESPNU L 71-82
    JANUARY
    6 #9 Kentucky ESPN 12:30 p.m.
    10 at #25 Ole Miss SEC Net. 9 p.m.
    13 Arkansas ESPN 4 p.m.
    16 at #8 Tennessee ESPN 7 p.m.
    20 at Missouri ESPN2/U 6/8 p.m.
    24 RV Mississippi State SEC Net. 8:30 p.m.
    27 Georgia ESPN/2/U 12 p.m.
    31 at #9 Kentucky ESPN/2 8 p.m.
     
  6. GatorGrowl

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    THE TIP-OFF
    • Florida wraps its nonconference slate with its first all-time meeting against Quinnipiac. The Gators carry a five-game winning streak into the game, looking to cap an undefeated December.

    • The Gators hold a 5-0 record at home and are hunting for their first undefeated nonconference home record since an 8-0 record in 2013-14 (excludes 1-0 marks in 2016-17 and 2020-21).

    • Florida also seeks its third 10-win regular-season nonconference slate over the past 10 seasons. Since posted 11 such wins in 2013-14, UF reached 10 wins during the 2016-17 and 2021-22 seasons.

    • The Gators had five double-figure scorers in their last outing, a 96-57 rout of Grambling State heading into the holiday break, including a 17-point performance from Will Richard with five 3-pointers and Tyrese Samuel’s fifth double-double of the season.

    2023-24 HIGHLIGHTS
    • Zyon Pullin scored 22 and Tyrese Samuel posted 21 points and 11 rebounds in the Gators’ double overtime victory vs. Michigan in Charlotte. Pullin’s 3-pointer with 8.9 seconds remaining in the first overtime forced the second extra session, where an 11-0 UF run put the game away.

    • In his homecoming game at Lakeland vs. East Carolina, Walter Clayton Jr. exploded for 20 first-half points on the way to a team-leading 22. Clayton scored 10 of the Gators’ first 12 points out of the gate playing just down the road from his hometown of Lake Wales.

    • Will Richard earned Orange Bowl Classic MVP honors as he scored 19 of his 21 points in the second half to lead the Gators vs. Richmond. Richard posted a solo 9-0 run as he hit three 3-pointers in a 90-second span that helped create separation vs. the Spiders.

    • Walter Clayton Jr. scored 21 of his 26 points vs. Merrimack in the second half. Freshman Alex Condon added his first career double-double with 12 points and 16 rebounds. Condon’s 16 boards were the most by a Florida freshman since Al Horford’s 18 vs. Alabama during the 2004-05 season.

    • Florida came up just short against 13th-ranked Baylor in the NIT Season Tip-Off championship game as Riley Kugel exploded for 25 points and nine rebounds, both career highs. Tyrese Samuel and Zyon Pullin earned All-Tournament Team honors, and Samuel added SEC Player of the Week recognition.

    • The Gators topped Pitt in the first game of the NIT Season Tip-Off behind 28 points from Walter Clayton Jr. on 6-for-8 shooting from 3-point range, a 20-point, 10-rebound performance from Tyrese Samuel and a 24-to-8 assist-to-turnover showing as a team.

    • Florida blitzed Florida State, leading 27-5 before taking a 52-22 advantage into halftime. The Gators shot .643 and held the Seminoles to .258 from the field during the first half. Walter Clayton Jr. led UF with 19 points, while Zyon Pullin and Tyrese Samuel added 15 each and Thomas Haugh grabbed 10 rebounds.

    • Micah Handlogten (14 points, 14 rebounds) and Tyrese Samuel (10 points, 11 rebounds) both posted their first double-double as Gators in a hard-fought loss vs. Virginia in Charlotte.
     
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    ABOUT THE OPPONENT
    • Grambling State has played one of the nation’s most challenging nonconference schedules, and Friday marks the team’s sixth consecutive road game.

    • Kintavious Dozier leads GSU with 14.9 points per game, highlighted by a 34-point outing at Washington State where he shot 10-for-16 from the field, 4-for-9 from 3-point range and hit 10 of 11 free throws. Dozier’s 12 made 3-pointers this season also lead the team.

    • Jalen Johnson adds 9.1 points per game, and Antwan Burnett chips in 9.0.

    • Tra’Michael Moton has dished a team-leading 31 assists, while he and Mikale Stevenson pace the squad with 14 steals each.

    • Jonathan Aku leads the Tigers in rebounding at 5.9 per game and blocked shots with 10.

    PPONENT’S LAST 5 GAMES
    Nov. 24 at Troy L 67-80
    Dec. 2 at Dayton L 46-76
    Dec. 10 at Washington State L 65-83
    Dec. 14 at Drake L 56-68
    Dec. 20 at Southeastern Louisiana L 47-48
    OPPONENT’S NEXT 5 GAMES
    Jan. 2 College of Biblical Studies
    Jan. 6 Prairie View A&M
    Jan. 8 Texas Southern
    Jan. 13 at Bethune-Cookman
    Jan. 15 at Florida A&M
    ALL-TIME VS. SWAC (28-1)
    Nov. 23, 1991 Florida A&M W 76-66
    Nov. 25, 1996 Bethune-Cookman W 68-59
    Nov. 23, 1998 Bethune-Cookman W 91-61
    Dec. 4, 1999 Florida A&M W 96-44
    Dec. 11, 1999 Bethune-Cookman W 93-77
    Dec. 10, 2000 Florida A&M W 125-50
    Dec. 19, 2000 Bethune-Cookman W 106-64
    Dec. 28, 2002 Bethune-Cookman W 99-64
    Dec. 30, 2002 Florida A&M W 91-58
    Dec. 2, 2003 Florida A&M W 102-78
    Nov. 30, 2004 Florida A&M W 88-51
    Nov. 28, 2005 Alabama State W 87-60
    Dec. 9, 2005 Bethune-Cookman W 88-58
    Dec. 30, 2005 Florida A&M W 84-47
    Nov. 21, 2006 Prairie View A&M W 94-33
    Nov. 28, 2006 Southern W 83-27
    Dec. 17, 2006 Florida A&M W 72-57
    March 16, 2007 *vs. Jackson State W 112-69
    Dec. 5, 2007 Florida A&M W 91-52
    Dec. 2, 2008 Florida A&M W 73-58
    Dec. 1, 2009 Florida A&M W 80-59
    Nov. 11, 2011 Jackson State W 99-59
    Dec. 19, 2011 Mississippi Valley State W 82-54
    Nov. 11, 2012 Alabama State W 84-35
    Nov. 18, 2013 Southern W 67-53
    Dec. 12, 2014 Texas Southern W 75-50
    Dec. 6, 2021 Texas Southern L 54-69
    Nov. 30, 2022 Florida A&M W 102-62
    Nov. 14, 2023 Florida A&M W 89-68
    *NCAA Tournament
     
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  8. ocalaman

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    Appreciate all the background info, but you posted Grambling's stuff above instead of Quinnipiac's.
     
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  9. oneatatime

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    thought they were 9-3
     
  10. gogators73

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    First and only major game for Quinnipiac this year. I’m sure they’ll be ready for this one. Hope we aren’t looking forward to Kentucky!
     
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  11. murphree_hall

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    Yup need to get that 10-3 record going into league play. SEC has a lot of parity and it’s going to be tough sledding.
     
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    I want to beat Quinnipiac bad ! We have never beaten these guys !
     
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    ABOUT THE OPPONENT • Tom Pecora coached six seasons at Quinnipiac before being elevated to the head coaching role for this season. He previously spent 14 years as a head coach, including nine at Hofstra and five at Fordham.
    • Matt Balanc leads the scoring attack with 18.7 points per game and has hit a team-leading 33 3-pointers at a .393 clip.
    • Amarri Tice adds 11.3 points per game and leads the team with 6.8 rebounds per game, 22 steals and 17 blocked shots. Tice posted 21 points and 15 reounds in the Bobcats’ last outing.
    • Savion Lewis’ 7.6 assists per game are tied for second-most in the nation. The point guard has 91 dimes in 12 games this season.
    OPPONENT’S LAST 5 GAMES Dec. 3 at Niagara W/OT 75-68 Dec. 8 Navy W 71-68 Dec. 11 Yale L 66-73 Dec. 18 at Holy Cross W 77-57 Dec. 21 at Lafayette W 78-60 OPPONENT’S NEXT 5 GAMES Jan. 5 Rider Jan. 7 Manhattan Jan. 12 at Marist Jan. 19 at Siena Jan. 21 Iona

    Quinnipiac is 9-3, just like Florida. Their losses were to UMass, Canisius and Yale. They shoot 45% from the field, 36% shooting 3's, 79% from the free throw line. 183 assists to 154 turnovers. We can't overlook these guys, although we should beat them.
     
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  17. tilly

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    I've heard of Quinnipiac.
    I had never heard or Merrimack College however. Literally thought that was a misprint or a preseason scrimmage when I saw it.
     
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    Well, if they are, then yank their butts and play the reserves. This is NOT a game to sweat over. Get it done and then have some fun.
     
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    Florida is -20.5
     
  20. wingtee

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    Ur a buzzkill