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The Gators travel to Kentucky with a lot on the line

The Independent Florida Alligator | February 21, 2020

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Guard Andrew Nembhard is UF’s third-leading scorer and leads the team in assists.

Samantha Harrison / Sports Writer

Rarely is a matchup between Florida and Kentucky meaningless.

For much of the 2000s and 2010s, the two schools battled for SEC basketball supremacy.

The Gators and the No. 10 Wildcats will renew the rivalry on Saturday in Lexington, Kentucky, with the SEC regular season crown potentially at stake. Kentucky (21-5, 11-2 SEC) currently sits atop the SEC standings, with Florida (17-9, 9-4 SEC) a couple games behind.

But with just five games to go and another game against each other in Gainesville on March 7, there is, somehow, still a path for the Gators to move up in the standings.

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