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The Florida Gators are officially heading to the Final Four. On March 29, the team pulled off an 84-79 comeback victory over the Texas Tech Red Raiders, earning the Gators a spot in next weekend's finals.
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.
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Here’s what The Baltimore Sun sports staff had to say immediately after Maryland’s NCAA Tournament loss to Florida in the Sweet 16.
The siblings both excel at rebounding. Angel proudly displayed a shirt Thursday that read “I’m from Baltimore” from her seat a few rows up.
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Gators Wire on MSNFlorida basketball advances to Elite Eight with Sweet 16 win over MarylandThe Florida Gators are headed to the Elite Eight after a Sweet 16 victory over the Maryland Terrapins, 87-71, on Thursday night. Florida jumped out to an early lead but slowed down heading into the half with All-Conference forward Alex Condon in the locker room being evaluated with an ankle injury.
The Gators (31-4) are 8-0 this month. Meanwhile, Maryland (27-8) has won 15 of 19 games, the four losses on buzzer-beaters. The Terps needed one themselves from 6-foot-10 freshman Derik Queen to slip by No. 12 seed Colorado State 72-71.
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Thomas Haugh and the No. 1 seed Florida Gators looked as dominant as ever in their Sweet 16 win over No. 4 seed Maryland Terrapins, advancing to their first Elite Eight since 2017.