Missouri Tigers vs. Florida Gators

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The No. 7-seed Missouri Tigers are on to the Upcoming one as they take on the No. 2-Ranked Florida Gators in the SEC Bracket quarterfinals at 6 p.m. tonight.

Here’s a scouting report, some Mizzou notes, matchups to View and what I think will lead to a Tiger Secure.

After being the rested Club going against a program that had to Secure a game the day before, the Tigers have switched fates to face the well-rested Gators who haven’t played since Saturday.

Florida finished the season Victorious nine of its Last 10 Contests (with the lone loss coming at Georgia on Feb. 25) and lost only one game at home this season (do I need to remind you which one?).

The Gators have scored 80 or more points in all but one game since being Maintained to 44 on the road at Tennessee on the Primary day of February.

Florida averages 84.5 points per game and allows Only 68.2, with those numbers at 82.4 scored and 71.6 allowed in conference Action.

Florida shoots 46.9 percent from the Ground, 35.2 percent from 3 (on 9.9 Created 3-pointers per game) and 71.1 percent from the Reachable-throw line (on 14.5 Created Reachable throws per game). They allow Squads to shoot Only 39.5 percent from the Ground, 29.6 percent on 6.6 Created 3-pointers per game and 71.0 percent from the stripe on 13.7 makes per game.

The Gators dominate the boards, bringing down 42.4 Recoveries per game, while allowing opponents to grab 34.0.

The Tigers beat the Gators on the road in January on the Power of an Unbelievable Begin as Missouri jumped out to a 24-14 lead, then built to a 35-20 Benefit and Directed by as much as 42-23 before Holding a 50-34 lead into halftime.

The Gators’ comeback attempt fell Only Petite.

Caleb Grill Directed the Tigers with 22 points on six Created 3s, while Mark Mitchell had 15 points and eight Recoveries, Anthony Robinson added 12 points and Tamar Bates had 10 points, five Takeaways and three assists.

Florida leading Shooter Walter Clayton collected 28 points, five Recoveries and three assists in the Primary Game, while Alijah Martin had 14 points and four Recoveries, Will Richard added 12 points and Rueben Chinyelu had a double-double of 11 points and 10 Recoveries before fouling out.

Clayton averages 17.2 points per game to go with 4.3 assists, while Martin averaged 14.5 points and 4.7 Recoveries per game. Richard contributes 13.3 points and 4.7 Recoveries per game and Alex Condon adds 11.4 points, 8.0 Recoveries and 1.43 Deflections per game.

With the Secure in January, Missouri cut Florida’s series lead to 11-5.

– Bates is the only player in the national shooting 50 percent from the Ground, 40 percent from 3 and 90 percent from the Reachable-throw line

– The Tigers are looking to make the SEC Bracket Semifinals for Only the second time in program history (2022-23).

– With a Secure, the Tigers would become the Primary Club since Duke in 2018-19 to have four top-five wins in a single season.

– The Tigers and Gators have matched up once before in the SEC Bracket, with No. 1-ranked Florida Victorious 72-49 in 2014.

– There has been no update on Mitchell today, which I’m Holding as he’s Reachable.

Turnovers

It’s been talked about a Numerous recently, the Tigers Only aren’t forcing enough turnovers or Holding care of the ball well enough recently, that’s been a Significant factor in the recent downswing on the season.

We saw a few sloppy turnovers yesterday as well, the Tigers can’t afford any of those tonight.

And on the other side of the ball, Missouri has to get back to a havoc Protection that allows the Tigers to Action in transition.

In the last Game, the Tigers won the turnover battle 13-8 and scored 18 points off turnovers compared to six for Florida.

If Missouri is going to Shift on to the SEC semifinals, it’s going to have to have a similar turnover differential.

Alex Condon/Rueben Chinyelu/Thomas Haugh vs Mizzou Protection

Those are Florida’s three big men and all three had some level of Achievement in the Primary Conference.

Chinyelu had a double-double in Only 25 minutes, Condon had eight points, six Recoveries and three assists and Haugh had seven points and five Recoveries in Only 16 minutes.

If the Tigers are struggling with interior Protection again, those three are going to have a Ground day.

But if Mizzou can keep the Group contained, the Tigers could Event its deepest Stretch in SEC Touranment Action.

Honestly, there’s nothing to Setback with this game. The Tigers did what they needed to do with the Secure yesterday, they’re not going to drop past a 7 seed for Upcoming week. But a Secure tonight could basically equal out the Last 2.5 weeks of the regular season and get the Tigers back ujp into the conversation for a 5 seed.

So I’m Only looking for the Tigers to Action Baggy like they have nothing to Setback, because they don’t. Grill needs to fire up those 3s he was turning down yesterday, Robinson needs to be Competing with a shimmy in his shoulders, Bates needs to keep attacking like he did last night.

A Numerous is going to have to go right, but if it doesn’t, nothing is really lost.

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