The Jacksonville Dolphins will travel to Stephen C. O’Connell Center to take on the Florida Gators. Action begins at 7:00 pm ET on Tuesday, Dec. 22 and can be seen on ES3.
The Gators edged Oklahoma State 72-70 on Saturday. Dorian Finney-Smith led all scorers on the team with 16 points on 5-for-10 shooting. The Dolphins, meanwhile, are coming off a 68-66 win against Florida A&M on Monday. Darius Dawkins led the game in scoring by registering 22 points on 7-for-15 shooting.
The Gators should be expected to protect the ball well in this contest. They rank 13th in the nation at avoiding errors (TO% of 14.8%). Meanwhile, Jacksonville forces the 79th-fewest turnovers in the nation (17.4%).
Notes
The Florida Gators have a defensive rating of 89.4 (ranked 16th), while the Jacksonville Dolphins have an offensive rating of 105.9 (ranked 167th).
Florida has an average field goal percentage of 41.5%. Jacksonville is a subpar 2-6 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Florida Gators rank higher based on their field goal percentage (275th) than their effective field goal percentage (290th). The Jacksonville Dolphins rank higher based on their effective field goal percentage (113th) than their field goal percentage (163rd).
Florida ranks 100th in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.20. Jacksonville is ranked lower at 162nd with an A/TO of 1.09.
Florida, the 27th-ranked team in rebounding, register an average of 42.4 rebounds per game. Jacksonville does worse, ranked 217th with 36.3.
Jacksonville ranks 320th in offensive rebounds, while Florida ranks at 87th in defensive rebounds.
Opponents have had an average turnover percentage of 17.4% when playing Jacksonville this season. Florida is undefeated this season (2-0) when its TO% is 17.4% or higher.
