SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Florida at Alabama

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Florida plays at Alabama on Saturday in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game along with a final score prediction.

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Team Statistical Comparison

FG% 3PT% FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TO
Florida 0.415 0.341 0.702 268 823 304 184 104 289
Florida OPP 0.417 0.316 0.704 257 850 275 139 68 384
Alabama 0.454 0.345 0.692 278 916 303 105 123 326
Alabama OPP 0.444 0.343 0.695 240 803 271 145 100 293

Statistical Leaders

Florida Scoring Leaders

PLAYER PPG FGM FTM 3PTM
KeVaughn Allen 12.5 97 62 45
Noah Locke 11.3 89 25 67
Andrew Nembhard 7.3 65 22 24
Keyontae Johnson 7.1 67 26 11
Kevarrius Hayes 6.9 62 41 0
Jalen Hudson 6.8 55 35 19
Deaundrae Ballard 5.7 49 12 20
Dontay Bassett 2.9 25 13 4
Mike Okauru 1.4 11 7 4

Florida Rebounding Leaders

PLAYER OR DR TR RPG
Kevarrius Hayes 68 79 147 6.1
Keyontae Johnson 46 90 136 5.7
KeVaughn Allen 5 64 69 2.9
Andrew Nembhard 4 61 65 2.7
Noah Locke 13 48 61 2.5
Dontay Bassett 23 33 56 2.4
Jalen Hudson 18 39 57 2.4
Deaundrae Ballard 17 26 43 1.9
Mike Okauru 2 16 18 0.8

Alabama Scoring Leaders

PLAYER PPG FGM FTM 3PTM
Kira Lewis Jr. 14.4 117 72 39
John Petty 11.2 92 40 45
Donta Hall 11.0 97 68 1
Tevin Mack 9.1 84 18 33
Dazon Ingram 7.8 52 62 14
Herbert Jones 6.3 54 41 3
Alex Reese 5.8 41 34 17
Galin Smith 3.7 35 12 0
Avery Johnson Jr. 1.6 16 5 2

Alabama Rebounding Leaders

PLAYER OR DR TR RPG
Donta Hall 67 139 206 8.6
Dazon Ingram 23 68 91 4.0
Herbert Jones 31 64 95 4.0
John Petty 13 83 96 4.0
Tevin Mack 25 66 91 3.8
Kira Lewis Jr. 8 49 57 2.4
Alex Reese 19 33 52 2.3
Galin Smith 23 27 50 2.3
Avery Johnson Jr. 4 20 24 1.0

NCAA RPI

Florida: 41
Alabama: 45

Florida Roster

NO NAME POS HT WT CLASS HOMETOWN
#0 Mike Okauru G 6′-3″ 184 SO Raleigh, NC
#1 Chase Johnson F 6′-9″ 219 FR Ripley, WV
#2 Andrew Nembhard G 6′-5″ 191 FR Aurora, ON
#3 Jalen Hudson G 6′-6″ 195 SR Richmond, VA
#5 KeVaughn Allen G 6′-2″ 193 SR Little Rock, AR
#10 Noah Locke G 6′-3″ 205 FR Randallstown, MD
#11 Keyontae Johnson F 6′-5″ 225 FR Norfolk, VA
#12 Gorjok Gak C 6′-11″ 254 JR Sydney, NSW
#13 Kevarrius Hayes C 6′-9″ 227 SR Live Oak, FL
#14 Mak Krause G 6′-2″ 172 SR Atlanta, GA
#15 Isaiah Stokes F 6′-8″ 270 FR Memphis, TN
#21 Dontay Bassett F 6′-9″ 237 SO Oakland, CA
#22 Andrew Fava G 5′-10″ 171 SO Baltimore, MD
#24 Deaundrae Ballard G 6′-5″ 197 SO Atlanta, GA
#25 Keith Stone F 6′-8″ 253 JR Deerfield Beach, FL

Alabama Roster

NO NAME POS HT WT CLASS HOMETOWN
#0 Donta Hall F 6′-9″ 230 SR Luverne, AL
#1 Riley Norris G 6′-7″ 212 SR Albertville, AL
#2 Kira Lewis Jr. G 6′-3″ 167 FR Meridianville, AL
#3 Alex Reese F 6′-9″ 238 SO Pelham, AL
#4 Daniel Giddens F 6′-11″ 247 JR Mableton, GA
#5 Avery Johnson Jr. G 5′-11″ 187 SR Houston, TX
#10 Herbert Jones G 6′-7″ 206 SO Greensboro, AL
#12 Dazon Ingram G 6′-5″ 210 JR Theodore, AL
#13 Javian Davis-Fleming F 6′-9″ 268 FR Canton, MS
#15 Tyler Barnes F 6′-8″ 205 SO Louisville, KY
#21 Britton Johnson G 6′-4″ 182 FR Mountain Brook, AL
#22 Diante Wood G 6′-4″ 206 FR Anniston, AL
#23 John Petty G 6′-5″ 197 SO Huntsville, AL
#24 Lawson Schaffer G 5′-11″ 168 SR Cullman, AL
#30 Galin Smith F 6′-9″ 245 SO Clinton, MS
#34 Tevin Mack G 6′-6″ 225 JR Columbia, SC

Florida Schedule/Results

DATE OPPONENT SCORE
Nov 6 at Florida State L 81-60
Nov 9 vs Charleston So W 76-46
Nov 14 vs La Salle W 82-69
Nov 21* vs Oklahoma L 65-50
Nov 22* vs. Stanford W 72-49
Nov 23* vs Butler L 61-54
Nov 27 vs North Florida W 98-66
Dec 4* at West Virginia W 66-56
Dec 8 vs Michigan State L 63-59
Dec 18 vs Mercer W 71-63
Dec 22* vs FGCU W 77-56
Dec 29 vs Butler W 77-43
Jan 5 vs South Carolina L 71-69
Jan 9 at Arkansas W 57-51
Jan 12 vs Tennessee L 78-67
Jan 15 at Mississippi State L 71-68
Jan 19 at Georgia W 62-52
Jan 22 vs Texas A&M W 81-72
Jan 26 at TCU L 55-50
Jan 30 vs Ole Miss W 90-86 OT
Feb 2 vs Kentucky L 65-54
Feb 5 at Auburn L 76-62
Feb 9 at Tennessee L 73-61
Feb 13 vs Vanderbilt W 66-57
Feb 16 at Alabama
Feb 20 at LSU
Feb 23 vs Missouri
Feb 27 at Vanderbilt
Mar 2 vs Georgia
Mar 6 vs LSU
Mar 9 at Kentucky

Alabama Schedule/Results

DATE OPPONENT SCORE
6-Nov vs Southern W 82-62
11-Nov vs Appalachian St W 81-73
15-Nov at Northeastern L 68-52
26-Nov vs Murray State W 78-72
29-Nov at UCF L 70-64
Dec 4 vs Georgia State L 83-80
Dec 9 vs Arizona W 76-73
Dec 18* vs Liberty W 84-75
Dec 21 vs Penn State W 73-64
Dec 30 at SF Austin W 79-69
Jan 5 vs Kentucky W 77-75
Jan 8 at LSU L 88-79
Jan 12 vs Texas A&M L 81-80
Jan 16 at Missouri W 70-69
Jan 19 at Tennessee L 71-68
Jan 22 vs Ole Miss W 74-53
Jan 26 at Baylor L 73-68
Jan 29 vs Mississippi State W 83-79
Feb 2 at Auburn L 84-63
Feb 6 vs Georgia W 89-74
Feb 9 at Vanderbilt W 77-67
Feb 12 at Mississippi State L 81-62
Feb 16 vs Florida
Feb 19 at Texas A&M
Feb 23 vs Vanderbilt
Feb 26 at South Carolina
Mar 2 vs LSU
Mar 5 vs Auburn
Mar 9 at Arkansas

Florida-Alabama Prediction

The Florida Gators desperately have to find a way to win on the road against a good team. They simply haven’t been able to do it, with the possible exception of their win at Arkansas earlier in the season. Florida’s offense just can’t find a higher gear, and the Gators’ lack of a formidable low-post presence continues to limit their options at that end of the floor. Florida’s win over Vanderbilt on Wednesday night was achieved in spite of poor perimeter shooting and a highly unattractive brand of ball. To an extent, it’s good when a team wins despite playing poorly. The “save the good stuff for better opponents” mantra has an element of wisdom. Yet, when Florida is locked into such a bad pattern on offense, it is hard to think this will improve enough to win on the road. Alabama 68, Florida 62. (Matt Zemek)

This game tips off at 1:00 PM CT (2:00 PM ET). TV: ESPNU.

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