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10-seed Florida Gators to open NCAA Tournament against Nevada

The Florida Gators are Des Moines, Iowa, bound to take on Nevada in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Basketball Tournament.

After clawing out a pair of must-win games in the SEC Tournament and coming oh so close to playing in the championship game, the Florida Gators secured a spot in postseason play. The strong performance in the conference tournament earned the Gators a No. 10 seed in the West Region.

Florida (19-15, 9-9 SEC) and No. 7 seed Nevada (29-4, 15-3 Mountain West) will meet on Thursday.

Nevada won the Mountain West regular season title, but fell to San Diego State in the second round of the conference tournament.