Certain aspects of the Gators game helped seperate themselves in what started off as a tight bout with Maryland

Florida and Maryland squared off in the Sweet 16 on Thursday night at Chase Center in San Francisco, and Florida advanced to the Elite Eight on Saturday with a 87-71 win.

Condon has been one of Florida’s strongest players this season so it was clearly something the Gators didn’t want, particularly against a Maryland front court that had two excellent players in Derik Queen and Julian Reese.

SAN FRANCISCO ― Florida basketball is moving on to the Elite Eight, as No. 1 seed UF overcame 17 turnovers to beat No. 4 seed Maryland 87-71 on Thursday night at the Chase Center. The Florida Gators (33-4) led just 40-38 at halftime and lost starting forward Alex Condon for a stretch in the first half with an ankle injury.

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Madness continued with the Sweet 16 on Thursday night! Alabama kicked the night off with a record-breaking performance. The second-seeded Crimson Tide made 25 3-point shots to set the NCAA Tournament record in a 113-88 win over sixth-seeded BYU.

A dominant performance on the boards (plus-22) and a balanced scoring attack (six players in double figures) helped No. 1 seed Florida top Maryland 87-71 on Thursday night in the Chase Center, sending the Gators to the Elite Eight.

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With that said, how should Florida prepare to defend Texas Tech? Own the Perimeter "They're a really good team," said Gators forward Thomas Haugh. "They have two really good bigs

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The top-seeded Florida Gators are heavily favored in Saturday night's West Region final vs. Big 12 Player of the Year JT Toppin and Texas Tech.

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Florida faces Texas Tech in the Elite 8 of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, March 29, 2025 (3/29/2025) at Chase Center in San Francisco, California.

After all, it was the Texas Tech forward who just scored the game-winning hoop against Arkansas to take the Red Raiders to the 2025 Elite Eight, after helping his squad come back from being 16 points down.

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