Florida’s chances at winning a Southeastern Conference matchup this season have been about as good as that of a coin flip — 50-50.
Now, taking a .500 conference record into the SEC Tournament on Thursday as a No. 8 seed against ninth-seeded Arkansas, Florida will look to turn its fortunes around.
After its loss to Kentucky last Tuesday, Florida needed to win its last regular-season game against Missouri on Saturday to have any hope of keeping its at-large NCAA Tournament bid hopes alive.
The Gators defeated the Tigers 82-72 to snap their four-game losing streak, but with an eighth place standing in the conference, Florida still has a slim chance of making the NCAA Tournament.