Live Blog: No. 6 Florida Gators vs. No. 1 Auburn Tigers

AUBURN, ALABAMA — The Florida Gators have two national titles and five Final Four appearances but they’ve never beaten a No. 1-ranked team on the road. Saturday, Todd Golden and Co. hope to change that. It’s Florida vs. Auburn at Neville Arena, which is known these days to many as “The Jungle.”

Florida, ranked sixth, is 19-3 overall and 6-3 in the SEC. The Tigers, who sit atop the SEC standings, are 21-1, 9-0. The Gators are 0-8 all-time vs. No. 1 ranked teams on the road. They did, however, topple Tennessee at home earlier in the season (73-43) when the Vols were No. 1.

Gators Online is on the scene and will provide live updates from Neville Arena. Join the discussion at SWAMP TALK, our online community.

Florida Gators projected starters

No.PlayerPositionHeight/WeightClassMin.Pts.Rebs.Misc.1Walter Clayton Jr.Guard6-2, 195 poundsSr.31.417.43.33.8 ast15Alijah MartinGuard6-2, 210 poundsSr.30.515.34.92.6 ast5Will RichardGuard6-4, 206 poundsSr.32.213.44.91.9 stl21Alex CondonForward6-11, 230 poundsSo.26.010.88.01.5 blk9Rueben ChinyeluCenter6-10, 260 poundsSo.19.25.16.71.0 blk

Auburn Tigers projected starters

No.PlayerPositionHeight/WeightClassMin.Pts.Rebs.Misc.2Denver JonesGuard6-4, 205 poundsSr.27.210.42.02.9 ast13Miles KellyGuard6-6, 190 poundsSr.26.010.63.42.2 3fg10Chad Baker-MazaraForward6-7, 180 poundsSr.25.013.03.52.6 ast4Johni BroomeForward6-10, 240 poundsSr.28.218.210.93.2 ast44Dylan CardwellCenter6-11, 255 poundsGr.19.85.75.01.7 blk

Florida-Auburn injury report

Florida starting guard Alijah Martin is listed as questionable with a hip pointer. UF center Micah Handlogten also out.

Auburn has no players on the availability report.

Here’s a further breakdown of the Florida Gators in the Net rankings:

-3-2 road games
-5-0 neutral site
-Quad 1 games: 4-3
-Quad 2 games: 6-0
-Quad 3 games: 4-0
-Quad 4 games: 5-0

Now, here’s what Auburn has done:

-5-1 road games
-6-0 neutral site
-Quad 1 games: 12-1
-Quad 2 games: 3-0
-Quad 3 games: 2-0
-Quad 4 games: 4-0

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