FLA

TENN

Vols beat Florida 65-54, earn No. 4 seed in SEC tourney

AP
Mar 07, 2021

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Victor Bailey Jr., John Fulkerson and Keon Johnson scored 14 points apiece and Tennessee Volunteers rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat Florida Gators 65-54 on Sunday in the regular-season finale for both teams.

Tennessee (17-7, 10-7 SEC) secured the No. 4 seed and a bye into the Friday's quarterfinals of the conference tournament.

Fulkerson added seven rebounds and four assists and Josiah-Jordan James had eight points and 10 boards for the Volunteers.

Florida used a 13-2 run to take a 31-17 lead with five minutes left in the first half but Tennessee scored 11 of the final 13 first-half points to trim its deficit to five at the break. Florida missed seven consecutive, and 9 of 10, from the field as the Vols ripped off a 21-4 spurt - including eight points by Bailey - to make it 53-43 with 7:33 to play.

Tyree Appleby had 17 points on 7-of-14 shooting and Colin Castleton added 11 points for Florida (13-9, 9-7).

The fifth-seeded Gators play the winner between No. 12 seed Texas A&M and No. 13 seed Vanderbilt in Thursday's second round.

After being outrebounded 18-16 in the first half, Tennessee was plus-11 on the glass in the second. Florida had just 21 points after the break, its lowest-scoring half of the season.

The Gators went into the game leading the SEC in free-throw percentage (.760, 37th NCAA), field-goal percentage (.472, 42nd NCAA) and 3-point field-goal percentage (.359, 78th NCAA). On Sunday, they shot 41.7% from the field, made 3 of 13 (23.1%) from behind the arc and hit 11 of 18 (61.1%) free throws.

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1st Half
FLA
Gators
33
TENN
Volunteers
26

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Colin Castleton vs. Yves Pons (Tyree Appleby gains possession)
19:45		Anthony Duruji misses two point layup
19:43		Keon Johnson defensive rebound
19:20	+2	Santiago Vescovi makes two point pullup jump shot (John Fulkerson assists)	0-2
18:50		Tyree Appleby misses two point jump shot
18:48		Colin Castleton offensive rebound
18:30		Scottie Lewis misses three point jump shot
18:28		Santiago Vescovi defensive rebound
18:14		Yves Pons misses three point jump shot
18:12		Colin Castleton defensive rebound
17:43		Scottie Lewis misses two point reverse layup
17:41		Volunteers defensive rebound
17:17		Santiago Vescovi misses three point jump shot
17:15		Ques Glover defensive rebound
17:01	+2	Colin Castleton makes two point turnaround hook shot	2-2
16:51		Santiago Vescovi turnover (bad pass) (Ques Glover steals)
16:46		Tyree Appleby turnover (lost ball) (Yves Pons steals)
16:40	+2	John Fulkerson makes two point layup (Jaden Springer assists)	2-4
16:23	+3	Tyree Appleby makes three point jump shot	5-4
16:11		Keon Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Ques Glover steals)
15:57	+2	Anthony Duruji makes two point layup (Ques Glover assists)	7-4
15:43	+2	John Fulkerson makes two point driving layup (Santiago Vescovi assists)	7-6
15:43		Omar Payne shooting foul (John Fulkerson draws the foul)
15:43		TV timeout
15:43		John Fulkerson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:43		Volunteers offensive rebound
15:23		Yves Pons misses three point jump shot
15:21		Ques Glover defensive rebound
15:13		Ques Glover turnover (traveling)
14:58		Jaden Springer misses three point jump shot
14:56		Scottie Lewis defensive rebound
14:44		Colin Castleton turnover (bad pass) (Olivier Nkamhoua steals)
14:36		Colin Castleton blocks Josiah-Jordan James's two point jump shot
14:36		Tyree Appleby defensive rebound
14:36		Olivier Nkamhoua personal foul (Ques Glover draws the foul)
14:28		Ques Glover misses three point jump shot
14:26		Josiah-Jordan James defensive rebound
14:07		Keon Johnson misses two point layup
14:05		Josiah-Jordan James offensive rebound
14:01	+2	Josiah-Jordan James makes two point tip shot	7-8
13:37	+2	Anthony Duruji makes two point dunk (Tyree Appleby assists)	9-8
13:37		Josiah-Jordan James shooting foul (Anthony Duruji draws the foul)
13:37	+1	Anthony Duruji makes regular free throw 1 of 1	10-8
13:13	+3	Josiah-Jordan James makes three point jump shot (John Fulkerson assists)	10-11
12:49	+3	Noah Locke makes three point jump shot (Ques Glover assists)	13-11
12:33		Josiah-Jordan James turnover (lost ball) (Ques Glover steals)
12:33		Victor Bailey Jr. personal foul (Tyree Appleby draws the foul)
12:18		Colin Castleton misses two point hook shot
12:16		Scottie Lewis offensive rebound
12:06	+2	Colin Castleton makes two point turnaround hook shot	15-11
12:06		Yves Pons shooting foul (Colin Castleton draws the foul)
12:06	+1	Colin Castleton makes regular free throw 1 of 1	16-11
11:46	+2	John Fulkerson makes two point layup (Jaden Springer assists)	16-13
11:21		Scottie Lewis turnover (bad pass) (John Fulkerson steals)
11:15		Victor Bailey Jr. misses two point jump shot
11:13		Noah Locke defensive rebound
11:04		TV timeout
10:49	+2	Noah Locke makes two point floating jump shot	18-13
10:21	+2	Keon Johnson makes two point layup	18-15
9:50	+2	Scottie Lewis makes two point driving layup	20-15
9:40		Official timeout
9:34		Victor Bailey Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:32		Jaden Springer offensive rebound
9:26		Jaden Springer turnover (bad pass) (Scottie Lewis steals)
9:20	+3	Samson Ruzhentsev makes three point jump shot (Scottie Lewis assists)	23-15
8:59		Samson Ruzhentsev personal foul (Yves Pons draws the foul)
8:52		Santiago Vescovi misses three point jump shot
8:50		Omar Payne defensive rebound
8:43		Scottie Lewis misses three point jump shot
8:41		Jaden Springer defensive rebound
8:33		John Fulkerson misses two point driving dunk
8:31		Gators defensive rebound
8:13	+2	Scottie Lewis makes two point reverse layup (Tyree Appleby assists)	25-15
7:54		Yves Pons misses two point jump shot
7:52		John Fulkerson offensive rebound
7:49	+2	John Fulkerson makes two point reverse layup	25-17
7:49		Anthony Duruji shooting foul (John Fulkerson draws the foul)
7:49		TV timeout
7:49		John Fulkerson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:49		Gators defensive rebound
7:27	+2	Tyree Appleby makes two point driving layup	27-17
7:06		Keon Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Tyree Appleby steals)
6:53		Tyree Appleby misses three point jump shot
6:51		Samson Ruzhentsev offensive rebound
6:39	+2	Tyree Appleby makes two point fadeaway jump shot	29-17
6:38		Volunteers 30 second timeout
6:18		Santiago Vescovi misses three point jump shot
6:16		Osayi Osifo defensive rebound
6:02		Scottie Lewis misses two point jump shot
6:00		Osayi Osifo offensive rebound
5:59		Keon Johnson shooting foul (Osayi Osifo draws the foul)
5:59		Osayi Osifo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:59		Osayi Osifo misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:59		Josiah-Jordan James defensive rebound
5:39		Josiah-Jordan James misses three point jump shot
5:37		Colin Castleton defensive rebound
5:27	+2	Tyree Appleby makes two point turnaround jump shot	31-17
5:02		Davonte Gaines misses three point jump shot
5:00		Osayi Osifo defensive rebound
4:33		Colin Castleton misses two point hook shot
4:31		Josiah-Jordan James defensive rebound
4:25	+2	Victor Bailey Jr. makes two point reverse layup (Keon Johnson assists)	31-19
4:25		Colin Castleton shooting foul (Victor Bailey Jr. draws the foul)
4:31	+1	Victor Bailey Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	31-20
4:07		Noah Locke misses three point jump shot
4:05		Ques Glover offensive rebound
3:58	+2	Ques Glover makes two point pullup jump shot	33-20
3:46	+3	Victor Bailey Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot (Josiah-Jordan James assists)	33-23
3:34		Ques Glover turnover (traveling)
3:34		TV timeout
3:19		Victor Bailey Jr. misses two point jump shot
3:17		Tyree Appleby defensive rebound
2:58		Anthony Duruji misses two point dunk
2:56		John Fulkerson defensive rebound
2:53		Victor Bailey Jr. turnover (lost ball)
2:22		Anthony Duruji misses two point layup
2:22		Gators turnover (shot clock violation)
2:19	+2	Keon Johnson makes two point driving jump shot	33-25
1:43		John Fulkerson defensive rebound
1:35		Santiago Vescovi offensive rebound
1:11		Josiah-Jordan James misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:11	+1	Josiah-Jordan James makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-26
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
FLA
Gators
21
TENN
Volunteers
39

Time		Play	Score
19:37		Jaden Springer misses two point jump shot
19:35		Yves Pons offensive rebound
19:30		John Fulkerson misses three point jump shot
19:28		Yves Pons offensive rebound
19:18		Jaden Springer turnover (bad pass) (Scottie Lewis steals)
19:10	+2	Tyree Appleby makes two point pullup jump shot	35-28
18:49	+2	John Fulkerson makes two point layup (Keon Johnson assists)	35-30
18:28		Colin Castleton turnover (traveling)
18:18		Victor Bailey Jr. turnover (traveling)
18:07	+2	Scottie Lewis makes two point driving layup	37-30
17:59	+2	Keon Johnson makes two point driving layup	37-32
17:38	+2	Colin Castleton makes two point layup (Tyree Appleby assists)	39-32
17:27		John Fulkerson misses two point hook shot
17:25		Anthony Duruji defensive rebound
17:21		John Fulkerson personal foul (Colin Castleton draws the foul)
17:20		Scottie Lewis misses three point jump shot
17:18		Josiah-Jordan James defensive rebound
17:13		Keon Johnson misses two point layup
17:11		Yves Pons offensive rebound
17:07	+2	Yves Pons makes two point putback layup	39-34
16:45		Tyree Appleby misses two point jump shot
16:43		Yves Pons defensive rebound
16:33		Josiah-Jordan James misses three point jump shot
16:31		Yves Pons offensive rebound
16:27		Yves Pons misses two point jump shot
16:25		Josiah-Jordan James offensive rebound
16:21		Santiago Vescovi misses three point jump shot
16:19		Yves Pons offensive rebound
16:13		Victor Bailey Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:11		Yves Pons offensive rebound
16:06		Scottie Lewis shooting foul (Yves Pons draws the foul)
16:06		Gators 30 second timeout
16:06		TV timeout
16:06		Yves Pons misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:06	+1	Yves Pons makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-35
16:06		Ques Glover turnover (out of bounds)
15:58		Omar Payne blocks Keon Johnson's two point layup
15:56		Josiah-Jordan James offensive rebound
15:49		Keon Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Alex Klatsky steals)
15:41		TV timeout
15:32		Osayi Osifo misses two point layup
15:30		John Fulkerson defensive rebound
15:23		Official timeout
15:13	+3	Victor Bailey Jr. makes three point jump shot (John Fulkerson assists)	39-38
14:46		Ques Glover turnover (lost ball)
14:23		Keon Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Omar Payne steals)
14:13		Keon Johnson shooting foul (Tyree Appleby draws the foul)
14:13		Tyree Appleby misses regular free throw 1 of 3
14:13	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 2 of 3	40-37
14:13	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 3 of 3	41-37
13:52		Victor Bailey Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:50		Noah Locke defensive rebound
13:41		Noah Locke misses two point jump shot
13:39		John Fulkerson defensive rebound
13:18		Osayi Osifo personal foul (John Fulkerson draws the foul)
13:17		Victor Bailey Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:15		Josiah-Jordan James offensive rebound
13:05	+2	Jaden Springer makes two point driving layup	41-39
12:45		Colin Castleton misses two point driving hook shot
12:43		Santiago Vescovi defensive rebound
12:39		Volunteers 30 second timeout
12:13	+2	Santiago Vescovi makes two point step back jump shot	41-42
11:54		Samson Ruzhentsev misses two point jump shot
11:52		Samson Ruzhentsev offensive rebound
11:44		Ques Glover turnover (lost ball) (Josiah-Jordan James steals)
11:31		Jaden Springer misses two point jump shot
11:29		Colin Castleton defensive rebound
11:29		John Fulkerson personal foul (Colin Castleton draws the foul)
11:29		TV timeout
11:14		Tyree Appleby misses two point layup
11:12		Santiago Vescovi defensive rebound
11:09	+2	Victor Bailey Jr. makes two point layup (Santiago Vescovi assists)	41-44
11:09		Samson Ruzhentsev shooting foul (Victor Bailey Jr. draws the foul)
11:09	+1	Victor Bailey Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	41-45
10:54		Anthony Duruji turnover (bad pass) (Jaden Springer steals)
10:46	+2	Jaden Springer makes two point driving layup	41-47
10:39		Gators 30 second timeout
10:29	+2	Tyree Appleby makes two point driving layup	43-47
10:15	+2	Victor Bailey Jr. makes two point floating jump shot	43-49
9:44		Tyree Appleby turnover (bad pass) (Keon Johnson steals)
9:19		Yves Pons misses three point jump shot
9:17		Noah Locke defensive rebound
8:52		Scottie Lewis misses three point jump shot
8:50		John Fulkerson defensive rebound
8:33	+2	Yves Pons makes two point turnaround jump shot (Jaden Springer assists)	43-51
8:06		Tyree Appleby misses two point jump shot
8:04		Yves Pons defensive rebound
7:42		Yves Pons misses three point jump shot
7:40		Keon Johnson offensive rebound
7:36	+2	Keon Johnson makes two point putback layup	43-53
7:06	+2	Noah Locke makes two point floating jump shot	45-53
7:06		Victor Bailey Jr. shooting foul (Noah Locke draws the foul)
7:06		TV timeout
7:06	+1	Noah Locke makes regular free throw 1 of 1	46-53
6:37		Santiago Vescovi turnover (bad pass) (Noah Locke steals)
6:20		Yves Pons blocks Noah Locke's two point layup
6:37		John Fulkerson defensive rebound
6:21	+2	Keon Johnson makes two point dunk (John Fulkerson assists)	46-55
6:02		Colin Castleton offensive foul (Yves Pons draws the foul)
6:02		Colin Castleton turnover
5:40		Keon Johnson misses two point layup
5:38		Josiah-Jordan James offensive rebound
5:35		Josiah-Jordan James misses two point putback dunk
5:33		Anthony Duruji defensive rebound
5:26		Anthony Duruji turnover (bad pass) (Yves Pons steals)
5:02	+2	Josiah-Jordan James makes two point pullup jump shot	46-57
4:48		Gators 60 second timeout
4:29		Josiah-Jordan James blocks Samson Ruzhentsev's two point layup
4:27		Gators turnover (shot clock violation)
4:07		Josiah-Jordan James misses two point jump shot
3:44		Volunteers turnover (shot clock violation)
3:31	+2	Tyree Appleby makes two point layup	48-57
3:31	+2	Tyree Appleby makes two point layup	48-57
3:11		Colin Castleton blocks Jaden Springer's two point layup
3:09		Colin Castleton defensive rebound
3:05		Yves Pons shooting foul (Scottie Lewis draws the foul)
3:05		Scottie Lewis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:05		Scottie Lewis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:05		Scottie Lewis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:05		Gators offensive rebound
2:49		Jaden Springer shooting foul (Colin Castleton draws the foul)
2:49	+1	Colin Castleton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-57
2:49	+1	Colin Castleton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-57
2:38		Samson Ruzhentsev shooting foul (John Fulkerson draws the foul)
2:38	+1	John Fulkerson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-58
2:38	+1	John Fulkerson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-59
2:19		Scottie Lewis misses two point layup
2:17		Scottie Lewis offensive rebound
2:17		Josiah-Jordan James personal foul (Scottie Lewis draws the foul)
2:17		Scottie Lewis misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:17		Colin Castleton offensive rebound
2:06		Noah Locke misses three point jump shot
2:04		Keon Johnson defensive rebound
1:59	+2	Keon Johnson makes two point layup	50-61
1:59		Keon Johnson personal foul (Colin Castleton draws the foul)
1:47	+1	Colin Castleton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-61
1:47	+1	Colin Castleton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-61
1:32		Colin Castleton personal foul (Santiago Vescovi draws the foul)
1:25		Scottie Lewis personal foul (Keon Johnson draws the foul)
1:25		Keon Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:25		Omar Payne defensive rebound
1:13		Noah Locke turnover (lost ball) (Keon Johnson steals)
0:56		Omar Payne personal foul (Santiago Vescovi draws the foul)
0:56	+1	Santiago Vescovi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-62
0:56	+1	Santiago Vescovi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-63
0:49		John Fulkerson shooting foul (Tyree Appleby draws the foul)
0:48		Tyree Appleby misses regular free throw 1 of 3
0:48	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 2 of 3	53-63
0:48	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 2 of 3	53-63
0:48	+1	Tyree Appleby makes regular free throw 3 of 3	54-63
0:39	+2	Keon Johnson makes two point layup (Victor Bailey Jr. assists)	54-65
0:32		Samson Ruzhentsev turnover (traveling)
0:02		Volunteers turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		End of period

Volunteers turnover (shot clock violation)