What time and day does Florida basketball play Texas Tech in March Madness Eight Eight? Here’s time, date, TV for 2025 NCAA Tournament Elite 8.
Bench effort lifts Florida basketball to win over Maryland in Sweet 16
Florida basketball guard Denzel Aberdeen discusses his big performance off the bench after UF’s 87-71 win over Maryland in the Sweet 16.
In the heart of the Golden State and with Todd Golden on the sidelines, the Florida basketball team moved one step closer to a golden ticket.
The Gators used an excellent second half to storm past Maryland 87-71 in the March Madness West Region Sweet 16 at the Chase Center in San Francisco.
Turnovers doomed UF in the first half as the Gators committed 13 turnovers, which hampered a solid shooting and defensive performance. That, in addition to an ankle injury to Alex Condon, put Florida up by just two (40-38) at the half.
In the second half, everything changed. UF turned it over just four times and used massive advantages in rebounding (42-20) and bench points (29-3) to put Maryland away. Will Richard led all scorers with 15 points, but the Gators had a balanced scoring effort with six in double figures.
Key contributions also came from Denzel Aberdeen (12 points), Thomas Haugh (14 points, nine rebounds) and Rueben Chinyelu (10 points, eight rebounds).
Florida’s opponent in the Elite Eight are the Texas Tech Red Raiders. The Red Raiders defeated Arkansas 85-83 in overtime in the later game in San Francisco. UF’s trip to the Elite Eight is its first since 2017 – when it fell to South Carolina. The Gators’ last trip to the Final Four came in 2014.
What time does Florida basketball play Texas Tech in 2024 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight?
Florida will play Texas Tech at 6:09 p.m. ET on Saturday in San Francisco at the Chase Center. The East Region’s final between Alabama and Duke will follow the Gator game.
What channel is Florida basketball vs. Texas Tech on in March Madness Elite Eight?
Florida vs. Texas Tech will be televised on TBS and TruTV. Kevin Harlan, Dan Bonner and Stan Van Gundy will be on the call, with Lauren Shehadi providing sideline reports.
Florida basketball vs. Texas Tech can also be streamed on Fubo, which offers a free trial for new subscribers.
Sean Kelley and former Gator Lee Humphrey will also have the radio call on the Gators Sports Network.
Noah Ram covers Gainesville-area high school sports and University of Florida athletics for The Gainesville Sun, GatorSports.com and the USA TODAY Network. Contact him by email at Nram@gannett.com and follow him @Noah_ram1 on X/Twitter.
