The Florida Gators’ slim chances of making the 2022 NCAA Tournament really can’t get any better with a win over Georgia on Saturday. It’s just that a loss to the lowly Bulldogs would all but end them — making this game (noon, ESPN2) more of a can’t-lose than a must-win.
Fortunately for Florida, Georgia’s more like a can’t-win team at this point.
The Bulldogs got 33 points from budding star Kairo Oquendo on Wednesday — and lost by 14 to Texas A&M, despite that explosion. They’ve lost all but one game since December 20 — when they handled mighty Western Carolina by six — and in that one win, a shocking upset of Alabama, the Bulldogs had to shoot 30 free throws, force 19 Crimson Tide turnovers, and watch the Tide miss 25 of 34 threes.