WBIT Game 4: Gophers meet Florida in Naptown at Hinkle (3-31-25)

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Gophers versus Gators

"I'm going back to Naptown baby don't you want to go"

 

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4pm on ESPNU

 

[MNMaroonMom]

I was just checking out Florida's roster and I had forgotten that Liv McGill plays there and playing well. Should be a good match up.

 

[fanfromthevalley]

4pm on ESPNU

And, depending on your cable system and package, ESPNU can be available on your TV.

 

[Ignatius L Hoops]

Florida women’s basketball staves off underdog Texas Tech, advances to WBIT semifinals - The Independent Florida Alligator

The Florida Gators women’s basketball team narrowly escaped with a win in the WBIT quarterfinals to punch its ticket to Indianapolis for the tournament’s penultimate round.

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Two teams fighting for their postseason lives, three late-game reviews and a combined nine free throws in 18 seconds. The Florida Gators’ matchup with the Texas Tech Lady Raiders in the Women’s Basketball Invitational Tournament quarterfinals had everything anyone could ever want in a basketball game.

All that, and a razor-thin finish which saw the Gators narrowly escape the Stephen C. O’Connell Center and punch their ticket to the tournament’s penultimate round. Florida (19-17, 5-11 SEC) came away with a 67-63 victory over Texas Tech (19-18, 4-11 Big 12) on Thursday to advance to the WBIT semifinals.

“It feels good to feel the fruits of our labor, in terms of poise and composure down the stretch,” UF head coach Kelly Rae Finley said. “It’s something we’ve worked on a lot, and fortunately, through the second half of the season, because we’ve so diligently worked on it, it’s gone in our favor.”

Freshman guard Liv McGill and senior center Ra Shaya Kyle provided Florida with the one-two punch it needed to stave off the upset-hungry Lady Raiders. McGill led the charge in UF’s backcourt, scoring a game-high 22 points while also tallying six assists and four steals. Meanwhile, Kyle dominated the paint all night, coming away with 21 points and 12 rebounds of her own in addition to a perfect 9 of 9 clip from the free throw line.

 

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Gophers, Gators bring a Minnesota flavor to WBIT semifinals

Both women’s college basketball teams have been led in the postseason by former Hopkins star guards — Minnesota junior Amaya Battle and Florida freshman Liv McGill — but there are other state connections as well.

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Kent Youngblood:

It appears Finley won’t be on the sidelines for this one, though. She is pregnant with her first child, and her due date is approaching. According to the Gators, Finley is at home on baby watch, and her duties will be assumed by Gators assistant Susie Gardner.

“I’m not nervous,” Gardner said. “This team is so well-prepared. I’ve been preparing for this ever since we knew were coming to this tournament, and I knew Kelly’s due date.”

Finley was instrumental in bringing McGill to Florida. A top-20 member of her recruiting class according to ESPN, McGill came to Gainesville as the program’s highest-rated recruit ever.