GAINESVILLE, Fla.— The Gators are set to face No. 13 Oklahoma in their final home game of the 2024-2025 regular season. The SEC contest is slated to tipoff at 7 p.m. ET inside the O'Dome and will be available on SECN+.
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Thursday's contest will be the first time the two programs will matchup as conference mates. Florida enters Thursday's matchup coming off a tough loss to Tennessee, while Oklahoma will look to extend its win streak to six.
Oklahoma (21-6, 9-5 SEC)
A FLORIDA WIN WOULD:
- Tally home victory No. 11 of the season
- Be the Gators' fourth win in February
- Put Florida's SEC record at 6-9
- Set Florida's all-time SEC record to 232-334
- Record Coach Finley's 26th SEC win as Florida's head coach
- Mark UF's first win over a ranked opponent since 2022
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TALE OF THE TAPE:
| Florida |
|
Oklahoma |
| 76.9 |
PPG |
86.4 |
| 70.7 |
OPP PPG |
68.5 |
| +6.1 |
SCORING MARGIN |
+17.9 |
| 46.8 |
FG % |
47.2 |
| 40.8 |
OPP FG% |
37.6 |
| 33.1 |
3 FG% |
32.9 |
| 72.2 |
FT % |
71.3 |
| 40.1 |
REBOUNDS PG |
46.9 |
| 14.8 |
ASSISTS PG |
21.9 |
| 17.1 |
TURNOVERS PG |
19.4 |
| 7.2 |
STEALS PG |
9.1 |
| 3.9 |
BLOCKS PG |
3.7 |
THE SERIES:
The all-time series between Florida and Oklahoma is leveled at 1-1.
GATORS x OKLAHOMA HISTORY:
Florida has met Oklahoma twice in recorded history. The first matchup took place in Norman, Oklahoma, on Dec. 3, 2017, where Florida defeated the Sooners 80-61. The only other matchup between the Gators and the Sooners fell in favor of OU at 95-79. UF's only loss to Oklahoma was in Charlotte, N.C. on Dec. 21, 2022 at the Jordan Brand Classic.
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Thursday's contest will be the first time the two teams play each other as members of the same conference and will mark the Sooners' first time in Gainesville.
PROJECTED FLORIDA STARTERS:
FLORIDA'S LAST TIME OUT:
UF's most recent contest was on Sun., Feb. 23, in an 86-78 home loss to top-25 ranked Tennessee. Despite the loss, the Gators outrebounded the Lady Vols 47-42, and shot 46.2 percent from the field compared to Tennessee's 40.7.
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The Gators were led in scoring by
Ra Shaya Kyle with a 19-point outing. Kyle also led on the defensive end with 10 rebounds to tally her thirteenth double-double of the season. Three other Gators hit double digits in the scoring column:
Liv McGill (17),
Laila Reynolds (17), and
Jeriah Warren (11).
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GATOR QUICK HITS:
- Florida is ranked No. 4 in the SEC and No. 20 in the NCAA with a 46.8 field goal percentage
- UF has four players averaging in double digits
- McGill and Kyle are in the SEC's top 20 for scoring
- McGill at No. 13 (16.5), and Kyle at No. 18 (14.8)
- McGill is the only freshman in the country with a triple-double this season
- McGill has tallied 11 games with 20+ points
- Kyle is No. 23 in the country and No. 3 in the SEC for double-doubles with 12
- McGill is the No. 1 freshman in the NCAA for total assists (139), and No. 4 in the SEC averaging 5.1 assists per game
- Kyle is No. 5 in the SEC for rebounds per game (9.0)
- Florida is undefeated this season when they hold their opponent to 69 points or less
- The Gators have secured 20+ points in 52 of 114 quarters played this season
- Kyle is No. 8 in the NCAA and No. 3 in the SEC with a field goal percentage of 61.0
- Kyle is No. 42 in the nation for total rebounds with 253
- Alexia Gassett leads Florida in total blocks with 23 on the season
- Liv McGill has hit double figures in 25 of her 27 outings at UFÂ
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PROJECTED OKLAHOMA STARTERS:
| Oklahoma |
No. |
Height |
 Position |
Class |
Hometown/Previous School |
| Raegan Beers |
 52 |
 6-4 |
 C |
 Jr. |
 Littleton, Colo./Valor Christian |
| Payton Verhulst |
 12 |
 6-1 |
 G |
 Sr. |
 De Soto, Kan./ Bishop Miege |
| Sahara Williams |
 06 |
 5-11 |
 F |
 So. |
 Waterloo, Iowa/West |
| Skylar Vann |
 24 |
 6-0 |
 F |
 R-Sr. |
 Edmond, Okla. /Deer Creek |
| Reyna Scott |
 02 |
 5-10 |
 G |
 Jr. |
 New York City, N.Y. |
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OKLAHOMA QUICK HITS:
- The Sooners are No. 2 in the SEC and No. 5 in the NCAA for scoring offense at 86.4 ppg
- OU is No. 15 in the nation and No. 2 in the conference through all games with a field goal percentage of 47.2
- Oklahoma is ranked No. 15 in the nation and No. 2 in the SEC for steals per game averaging 11.9
- Averaging 21.8 assists, the Sooners rank No.1 in the SEC and No. 1 in the nation
- Beers leads OU in scoring, currently averaging 17.5 points per game
- Beers ranks No. 8 in the SEC for scoring through all games in the 2024-25 season
- Beers is leading the SEC in shooting from the field, holding a 67.3 percent
- Verhulst leads the Sooners in assist distribution with 3.8 assists per game
- Verhulst is No. 8 in the SEC for assist distribution with a combined 103 in 27 outings
- Oklahoma is currently on a five-game win streak, defeating Ole Miss, Auburn, Missouri, Vanderbilt, and Arkansas
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