March Madness: What you need to know about Florida
By Frank Bi
After beating UCLA Friday night, 83-63, the 11-seed Minnesota Golden Gophers advance into the third round (round of 32) to take on the three-seeded, Florida Gators.
The Gators advanced by beating Northwestern State, 79-47.
Game time is scheduled for 5:10 p.m. CT and will be broadcasted on TNT.
Minneapolis/St. Paul | City | Gainesville |
51,853 | Students | 49,589 |
Big Ten | Conference | SEC |
Kevin McHale, Kris Humphries | Alumni | Joakim Noah, David Lee |
68.4 | Points Per Game | 71.9 |
Andre Hollins, 13.9 | Leading Scorer | Erik Murphy, 12.8 |
38.8 | Rebounds Per Game | 35.1 |
Trevor Mbakwe, 8.7 | Leading Rebounder | Patric Young, 6.3 |
14.8 | Assists Per Game | 15.0 |
.442 | Field Goal Pct | .484 |
21-12 | Overall Record | 27-7 |
8-10 | Conference Record | 14-4 |
4-6 | Last 10 | 6-4 |
1 | Final Fours | 4 |
13-11 | Tournament Record | 35-15 |
0 | Championships | 2 |
11 | Tournament Appearances | 17 |
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