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Florida visits Judd and Missouri

Florida Gators (10-7, 1-2 SEC) at Missouri Tigers (11-7, 0-3 SEC)

Columbia, Missouri; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Missouri takes on Florida after Ashton Judd scored 22 points in Missouri’s 74-72 loss to the Georgia Bulldogs.

The Tigers have gone 9-3 at home. Missouri is 0-2 in one-possession games.

The Gators have gone 1-2 against SEC opponents. Florida ranks eighth in the SEC with 24.8 defensive rebounds per game led by Ra Shaya Kyle averaging 6.3.

Missouri’s average of 7.3 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.7 more made shots on average than the 6.6 per game Florida gives up. Florida averages 5.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.1 fewer makes per game than Missouri allows.

The matchup Sunday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Abbey Schreacke averages 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Tigers, scoring 9.8 points while shooting 40.0% from beyond the arc.

Liv McGill is scoring 15.8 points per game and averaging 3.9 rebounds for the Gators.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 6-4, averaging 73.0 points, 30.9 rebounds, 13.4 assists, 9.1 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 45.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.7 points per game.

Gators: 7-3, averaging 74.4 points, 37.3 rebounds, 13.8 assists, 8.9 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 46.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 60.2 points.

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