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SEC Tournament: Tennessee basketball vs. Florida live stream, game time, TV, radio

By Caleb Calhoun

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - MARCH 12: The basket and the arena sit unused after the announcement of the cancellation of the SEC Basketball Tournament at Bridgestone Arena on March 12, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. The tournament has been cancelled due to the growing concern about the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The NCAA tournament has also been cancelled. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - MARCH 12: The basket and the arena sit unused after the announcement of the cancellation of the SEC Basketball Tournament at Bridgestone Arena on March 12, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. The tournament has been cancelled due to the growing concern about the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The NCAA tournament has also been cancelled. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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In a rematch from their last outing, Tennessee basketball will take on the Florida Gators Friday afternoon as part of the SEC Tournament Quarterfinals. This is the first game for UT in the tournament as they are the No. 4 seed in the event.

Florida, the No. 5 seed, comes into the game after holding off the Vanderbilt Commodores 69-63 Thursday in Nashville, Tenn. at Bridgestone Arena. That snapped a two-game losing streak for Mike White’s team.

Rick Barnes’ team’s last game was a 65-54 regular season win over Florida in Knoxville, Tenn. at Thompson-Boling Arena last Sunday. Here is all the information you need for Tennessee basketball’s Friday SEC Tournament matchup.

526. ESPN. 534. 14-8 (9-7). Friday, March 12. 17-7 (10-7). Tennessee -4.5; Over/Under 133. 2 p.m. ET

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Live stream: WatchESPN

Radio: Vol Network; Florida Gators Radio Network

Listen online: UTSports; WRUF

It’s almost impossible to predict how this game will shake out. Rocky Top lost 75-49 to Florida on the road before winning last Sunday. However, Tre Mann, Florida’s best player, was out in the game the Vols won due to a migraine. On the other hand, Florida struggled severely to put away a bad Vandy team Thursday.

Taking all this into account, either team could win in a blowout. For Barnes and co., this will be only the second game in nearly two full weeks. Remember, they had over a week off before their win against Florida last Sunday.

This game takes place one year to the date that the college basketball season shut down due to COVID just as the Vols were set to face the Alabama Crimson Tide in the second round of last year’s conference tourney. It’s fitting that this day would be their first tournament game the next year, just as the process of returning to normal begins to ramp up.

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The winner of this game will advance to the SEC Tournament Semifinals Saturday and take on the winner between top-seeded Alabama and the No. 9 Mississippi State Bulldogs, who ended the Kentucky Wildcats’ season on Thursday. Those two face off at Noon, before UT and Florida, and the semifinals game between whichever teams win those games will take place at 1 p.m. ET.

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