• Michigan ran out to a quick 7-3 lead, but a 3 from Nolan Winter has closed Wisconsin to within one point in a bit of a sloppy start to the Big Ten championship game.
• VCU outlasts George Mason to win the Atlantic 10 tournament championship, 68-63. The Rams finish 27-6 and 15-3 in the conference.
• Max Shulga scored 18 to lead the Rams, while Jack Clark and Joe Bamisile each added 17.
• George Mason was led by Jalen Haynes’ 17 points and Darius Maddox added 12. The Patriots went 26-7 and 15-3 in the Atlantic 10.
• Walter Clayton Jr. scored 22 points to lead Florida to a SEC tournament championship win over Tennessee, 86-77. Will Richard followed with 17 and Alex Condon added 13 as the Gators finish 30-4 and 14-4 in the SEC.
• Tennessee was led by Jordan Gainey, who came up big with 24 points off the bench. Zakai Zeigler scored 23. But the Vols could never get closer than five points and Florida answered every Tennessee run with a big shot. The Vols finish 27-7 and 12-6 in conference ahead of the NCAA tournament.
• Florida is the SEC champion, defeating Tennessee 86-77.
• Alex Condon gets a steal from Zakai Zeigler and feeds Alijah Martin for a decisive dunk that will put this game away for Florida.
• Up by 10, Florida calls for a review on a rebound that went out of bounds. The ball was originally given to Tennessee after Jordan Gainey missed a 3, but replay showed that no Gators player touched the ball.
• A Jordan Gainey layup followed by two free throws from Igor Milicic Jr. (on a bad foul by Florida’s Alex Condon) and Tennessee is within eight points with 2:20 remaining in the game.
• Jahmai Mashack has fouled out, following Chaz Lanier. Two key guards now unavailable for Tennessee as the game closes under the four-minute mark.
• Florida is back up by double digits after Thomas Haugh sinks a 3. That was followed by two free throws from Will Richard to put the Gators up 78-64 with 4:22 remaining in regulation.

Thomas Haugh with a deep 3 and the #Gators trying to open this one up yet again.

— Gentry Hawk (@GentryHawkGC) March 16, 2025

• Chaz Lanier fouled Florida’s Thomas Haugh after he grabbed an offensive rebound. That’s his fifth and he’s done after scoring 11 points for Tennessee.
• Yet again, Walter Clayton Jr. stalls Tennessee’s comeback effort. The Vols cut the deficit to 67-62 after two Jordan Gainey free throws. But Clayton dribbled off a screen to nail a 3 and put Florida back up by eight points.

copy & paste 🔂

another three for @w1clayton

Gators 70 | Volunteers 62

— Florida Gators Men’s Basketball (@GatorsMBK) March 16, 2025

• Walter Clayton Jr. stops Tennessee’s run with a 3 after Zakai Zeigler had closed Tennessee to within five points again. Florida is back up by eight, 65-57.

Cold blooded three by Walter Clayton quiets the pro-Tennessee crowd for now. Florida leads 65-57 with 7:57 to play.

— Steve Layman (@SteveLayman) March 16, 2025

• Jordan Gainey is bringing the Vols back. He hit a 3-pointer followed by two free throws after a Zakai Zeigler steal. Tennessee now trails only 60-55 with 8:56 remaining in the second half.
• Gainey now leads the Vols with 20 points off the bench.
• Tennessee cut Florida’s lead to 54-45. But Thomas Haugh got a basket after an offensive rebound and Walter Clayton Jr. stole the ball from Zakai Zeigler for a layup. Just like that, the Gators are up by 14.

WALT STEAL. WALT BUCKET.

Gators 58 | Volunteers 45

— Florida Gators Men’s Basketball (@GatorsMBK) March 16, 2025

• Chaz Lanier also has three fouls now, but Rick Barnes is keeping him in there. He justified his coach’s faith by knocking down a jumper curling off a screen. Lanier now has 11 for Tennessee.
• Igor Milicic Jr. quickly picks up his third personal foul for Tennessee. Not only does that give Florida one less big man to contend with in the paint, but losing Milicic’s shooting hurts the Vols’ spacing.
• Florida is staying hot from 3-point range to open the second half. Chaz Lanier scored first for Tennessee, but Walter Clayton Jr. answered by knocking down a 3 to keep the Gators’ lead at double digits.
• In the Atlantic 10, VCU leads George Mason at the half, 36-28.
• Jack Clark has a game-high 13 points for the Rams, shooting 2-of-4 on 3s. Brayden O’Connor has seven points for the Patriots, followed by six from Darius Maddox.