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Florida takes on Prairie View A&M in opening round of NCAA Tournament

By The Associated Press

Prairie View A&M Panthers (19-17, 13-9 SWAC) vs. Florida Gators (26-7, 17-3 SEC)

Tampa, Florida; Friday, 9:25 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Gators -35.5; over/under is 155.5

BOTTOM LINE: No. 4 Florida plays in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Prairie View A&M.

The Gators are 17-3 against SEC opponents and 9-4 in non-conference play. Florida ranks second in the SEC with 14.3 offensive rebounds per game led by Rueben Chinyelu averaging 4.1.

The Panthers are 13-9 in SWAC play. Prairie View A&M is fourth in the SWAC allowing 75.5 points while holding opponents to 43.5% shooting.

Florida averages 86.8 points, 11.3 more per game than the 75.5 Prairie View A&M allows. Prairie View A&M has shot at a 44.4% rate from the field this season, 3.6 percentage points above the 40.8% shooting opponents of Florida have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Thomas Haugh is averaging 17.1 points and 6.2 rebounds for the Gators. Alex Condon is averaging 18.5 points over the last 10 games.

Dontae Horne is scoring 20.4 points per game and averaging 4.6 rebounds for the Panthers. Cory Wells is averaging 2.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Gators: 9-1, averaging 88.0 points, 40.7 rebounds, 17.2 assists, 7.0 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 50.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.9 points per game.

Panthers: 9-1, averaging 73.0 points, 34.2 rebounds, 12.0 assists, 6.5 steals and 6.2 blocks per game while shooting 44.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.1 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Cheryl Reeve steps away from the WNBA grind for a Hall of Fame induction

By The Associated Press
Cheryl Reeve is taking a break from her busy WNBA season to head to Knoxville this weekend and be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. She's only the second WNBA coach to enter the Hall of Fame, joining former Houston Comets coach Van Chancellor, who was inducted in 2001. “(I appreciate) the magnitude of this recognition of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame and the great work that has gone into this institution,” Reeve said. “To walk around and see the history of how much has been done years before I could ever have this opportunity to coach. Grateful to the WNBA because I think there was some consideration given schedule wise.” Reeve will be joined by WNBA greats Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne in this year's class. Parker and Delle Donne also will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame later this year. Other inductees include ESPN broadcaster Doris Burke, Kirkwood Community College coach Kim Muhl, Spanish star Amaya Valdemoro, French great Isabelle Fijalkowski and Clemson's all-time leading scorer and rebounder, Barbara Kennedy-Dixon.
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