Georgia Amoore and the Kentucky Wildcats improved to 14-1 (3-0 SEC) with a 71-55 defeat of Florida on Thursday evening, UK’s fifth straight victory over the Gators in Gainesville.

He is 531-205 (.721) in his 23rd overall season as a head coach. Kentucky leads the all-time series with Florida, 38-27. UK has won three straight games against Florida in Gainesville for the second time in program history (1982-1984). UK also leads the ...

Georgia Amoore scored 18 points and the 15 th -ranked Kentucky women’s basketball team beat Florida 71-55 on Thursday at Exactech Arena in Gainesville. Dazia Lawrence had 14 points for the Cats, while Clara Strack had 12 points and eight rebounds.

Georgia Amoore scored 18 points and the 15th-ranked Kentucky women's basketball team beat Florida 71-55 on Thursday at Exactech Arena in Gainesville. Dazia Lawrence had 14 points for the Cats ...

Late in the second quarter of Kentucky’s 71-55 victory over Florida in Gainesville on Thursday, Kenny Brooks “was a little bit concerned we lost our juice.” Junior playmakers Amelia Hassett ...

The Gators are up against a team that is arguably better than their record and possess some potential NBA talent

Florida doesn’t attack the rim quite as much as Mizzou, which explains the free-throw disparity. Instead, the Gators loft a lot of 3-point attempts, taking the second-most shots from behind the arc (27.9) per game in the SEC.

Kentucky Wildcats (13-1, 2-0 SEC) at Florida Gators (10-6, 1-1 SEC) Gainesville, Florida; Thursday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 15 Kentucky faces Florida after Georgia Amoore scored 24 points in Kentucky's 96-78 win against the Vanderbilt Commodores.

Missouri basketball faces No. 5/4 Florida on Tuesday evening on the road. You can get live score updates from the matchup here.

Florida has won 16 straight at home, with its last loss at the O'Connell Center coming on Jan. 4, 2024, against Kentucky (87-84). After Missouri, Florida will conclude a two-game homestand hosting Texas on Saturday (ESPN/2, 2 p.m. or 4 p.m.)

Missouri has gone from being a potential bubble team at the NCAA Tournament to a team looking to improve its potential seeding.

Florida also surrendered 20 points off turnovers in its SEC opening loss at Kentucky but was more careful ... Kevin Brockway is The Gainesville Sun's Florida beat writer. Contact him at kbrockway@ ...