Tamar Bates and No. 7 seed Missouri will take the court against Walter Clayton Jr and No. 2 seed Florida on Friday night in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals.

The No. 7-seeded Missouri will take on the No. 2-seeded Florida in a quarterfinal matchup in the Southeastern Conference Tournament at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, on Friday afternoon. The No. 7-seeded Tigers, who are also the No. 21-ranked team in the nation, are 22-10 overall this year and 10-8 against teams in the SEC. They opened up the conference tournament in the SEC with a game against Mississippi State in the second round. They won that game by 12 points, 85-73.

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Game Date: Friday, Mar. 14, 2025

Game Time: 7 p.m. ET

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They were up five points at the halftime break and doubled down in the second half with a seven-point win in that 20 minutes. Tamar Bates led the team and the game with 25 points on 8-of-12 shooting. Tony Perkins, who is averaging 8.2 points per game, dropped 20 points with seven rebounds and four assists. Josh Gray came off the bench and had 12 rebounds in 21 minutes.

The No. 2-seeded Gators are also the No. 4-ranked team in the nation behind the No. 3-ranked Auburn and in front of the No. 5-ranked Alabama. They ended the regular season with a 27-4 record overall, tied with Auburn, and they closed out conference play with a 14-4 record, just one game behind the Tigers. Their last three games of March were all big wins against former No. 12 Texas A&M and No. 7 Alabama.

With them securing a top-four seed in the conference, they earned a double-bye in the tournament, which makes this their first game in the quarterfinals. They have a dynamic backcourt duo in Walter Clayton Jr and Alijah Martin. Clayton Jr leads the team, averaging 17.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 4.3 assists per game.

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