A mid-week bye didn’t help No. 6 Florida basketball as much as anticipated, as No. 8 Tennessee smothered the Gators in a 64-44 win at Thomspon-Boling Arena. Entering the game, the Florida Gators (18-3.

Tennessee basketball players found added motivation against Florida from how the Gators celebrated their 73-43 win on Jan. 7.

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The Vols avenged their early season loss to Florida with a convincing blowout victory over the Gators. No. 8 Tennessee destroyed No. 5 Florida 64-44 on Saturday to avenge the Vols' first loss of the season from a few weeks ago.

No. 8 Tennessee basketball was down to seven scholarship players against No. 6 Florida, but won without Zakai Zeigler and Igor Milicic Jr.

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The 5th-ranked Florida Gators make the trek to Knoxville on Saturday for an afternoon top-10 matchup with the No. 8 Tennessee Volunteers.