Florida basketball vs Colorado score: Final score, recap from March Madness

INDIANAPOLIS – Florida basketball is eager to make its 24th NCAA Tournament trip in school history a long stay.

The No. 7 seed Florida Gators (24-11) will face No. 10-seed Colorado on Friday afternoon at Gainbridge Field House.

Florida is 6-4 all-time in NCAA Tournament games in Indianapolis but will play its first-ever game at Gainbridge Field House, home of the NBA's Indiana Pacers.

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"We all came here with this goal of making March Madness and now we're here," Florida starting forward Tyrese Samuel said. "So when you accomplish your goal, it feels good. And now we're focusing on making a run in this tournament, clicking and making sure we make it to the Final Four and put Florida back on the map."

Colorado (25-10) is coming off a 60-53 win over 10-seed Boise State Wednesday in the First Four in Dayton, Ohio and have won nine of its last 10 games. The Buffaloes are led by All-Pac 12 point guard KJ Simpson (19.5 ppg, 5.0 apg).

"Really excited to advance in this tournament and feel fortunate to survive a very, very talented and hard-nosed Boise team," Colorado coach Tad Boyle said.

"We'd like to have a little bit better offensive performance against Florida but we'll see what happens then."

FINAL: Colorado basketball 102, Florida basketball 100 | 7 p.m.

KJ Simpson knocks down a game winner for Colorado with 1.7 seconds left, and Walton Clayton Jr.'s half court heave is off. Gators season ends at 24-12 as Florida fails to advance to the Round of 32 for the first time since 2010. Colorado will face No. 2 seed Marquette Sunday.

Florida basketball ties it

Walton Clayton Jr. hits a deep three, and the game is tied at 100. Colorado ball with 6.1 seconds left after the Buffs timeout.

Walton Clayton Jr. cuts it to three

Clayton follows up his own miss and makes it 99-96. Colorado ball with 37 seconds left.

Florida basketball cuts it to four

Gators trail 97-93 with 1:16 left in the fourth.

Florida basketball needs to come back fast

Gators trail Colorado 94-84 with 3:53 left. Buffs already with 49 second half points and are shooting 65.3 percent. Colorado is also in the double bonus and are 24-of-27 from the line.

Florida defense struggling vs Colorado

The Gators have made three consecutive triples, but on the other side, the Buffaloes are dominating the Gators to the tune of nine consecutive made FGs. The last, a layup by Colorado's Eddie Lampkin Jr. and a foul on Alex Condon, caused coach Todd Golden to get called for a technical foul. Florida trails CU 79-72 with 7:43 left in the half.

Colorado takes biggest lead of the day vs Florida basketball

Buffaloes are currently on an 11-2 run and have built their lead to seven 65-58. Florida's FG percentage has dipped below 50 percent at 48.9. CU is shooting 59 percent. 12:25 left in the second half.

Florida basketball-Colorado tied at halftime

Florida and Colorado end the first half tied at 45 at halftime. Sophomore guard Denzel Aberdeen hit a big corner 3-pointer to put Florida up 45-43, but Tristan daSilva hit a turn-around jumper at the first half buzzer, tying the score. Riley Kugel and Will Richard led Florida with 8 points apiece. The Gators shot 51.5% percent from the field in the first half and 50% (6-12) from 3-point range.

Florida basketball maintaining slim lead, C Tyrese Samuel in foul trouble

Florida basketball is maintaining a slim 30-26 lead despite having Tyrese Samuel on the bench with two fouls.

Florida basketball takes early lead

Florida basketball has taken an early 24-18 lead on Colorado. The Gators have started 10 of 19 from the floor and 4 of 5 from 3-point range. Will Richard with a team-high 8 points to lead UF.

Former Florida football quarterback Anthony Richardson in attendance

Former Florida football and current Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson is also here, sitting in the Gators cheering section. Richardson received a nice hand from fans at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, cheering the Gators on.

Florida basketball center Micah Handlogten sitting courtside on bench

Florida starting center Micah Handlogten, who suffered a compound fracture of his lower left leg last Sunday in the SEC finals, sat on the bench to watch pregame warmups. Players also wore warm up T-shirts that had Handlogten's name and number 3 on the back.

Florida basketball-Colorado winner to face Marquette

The winner of today's game between 7-seed Florida and 10-seed Colorado will face Marquette, which came back from down 6 points at halftime to beat Western Kentucky 87-69 on Friday afternoon. Marquette coach Shaka Smart was a former Florida basketball assistant coach under Billy Donovan from 2007-08.

Florida basketball-Colorado game will start at 4:38 p.m. ET

The Florida basketball-Colorado game will tip at 4:38 p.m. ET after 2-seed Marquette beats 15-seed Western Kentucky 87-69.

Officials for Florida basketball vs Colorado

Bert Smith, Eric Curry, Owen Shortt (James Hicks on standby).

Colorado basketball starters vs Florida

G Luke O'Brien, G J'Vonne Hadley, G KJ Simpson, F Tristan da Silva, C Eddie Lampkin Jr.

Florida basketball starters vs Colorado

Florida basketball's starters vs Colorado: G Zyon Pullin, G Walter Clayton Jr., G Will Richard, F Tyrese Samuel, F Alex Condon. First career start for Condon, replacing C Micah Handlogten, who is done for the year with a broken leg.

Marquette takes lead over WKU in second half

Marquette is now up 60-55 on Western Kentucky with 9:57 left. Tyler Kolek (15 points, 6 assists) starting to take this game over for Marquette.

Former Florida football wide receiver Chris Doering in the stands

Former Florida wide receiver Chris Doering is among a contingent of Florida fans here to watch the Gators face Colorado, along with Florida Victorious director Nate Barbera.

Marquette-Western Kentucky tied in second half

15-seed Western Kentucky is trying to pull off an upset against 2-seed Marquette. The Hilltoppers led 43-36 at halftime but Marquette has stormed back to tie the score at 48 with 16:33 left. The winner of the 2-15 game between Western Kentucky-Marquette will face the 7-10 winner of Florida and Colorado in the Round of 32 on Sunday.

Florida basketball a 1.5-point favorite over Colorado

Per BetMGM.com, 7-seed Florida is currently a 1.5-point favorite over 10-seed Colorado in Friday afternoon's matchup at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The over/under is 157.5 points.

What time, channel is Florida basketball vs Colorado on?

Time: 4:30 p.m. ET

Channel: TBS

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