Florida and Duke are set for another high-profile men’s basketball meeting, and this one lands in Gainesville on Tuesday, Dec. 1.
The SEC/ACC matchup is the second year in a row these teams have played, but it’s only the 14th time overall. Duke won a tight one last year, and Florida has not beaten the Blue Devils since 2000. The Gators have just two wins in the series, so this one carries plenty of attention when the teams meet at the Stephen O’Connell Center.
Tipoff is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. ET.
Tickets are already on sale through StubHub. The cheapest available seat is listed at $300, while lower-level seats start at $950.
Florida’s schedule includes the Duke game as part of a busy 2026-27 slate. The Gators opened with a 77-67 win over Miami on Mon., Nov. 2, and the rest of the home schedule features matchups with Jacksonville, Merrimack, Notre Dame, Milwaukee, Vermont, Georgia Tech, Grand Canyon, Florida A&M, Long Island, Oklahoma, Vanderbilt, Texas A&M, South Carolina, Texas, Missouri, Georgia, Ole Miss and Kentucky, along with road trips to Florida State, Texas, Mississippi State, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Auburn, LSU, Arkansas and South Carolina.
Duke’s schedule also places the Florida game in the middle of a loaded nonconference and ACC run. The Blue Devils opened with an 84-50 win over Army on Mon., Nov. 2, and their calendar includes games against Coastal Carolina, Michigan State, SIU Edwardsville, Illinois, Washington State, UConn, Harvard, Georgia, Campbell, Grambling, Texas Tech, Georgia Tech, Cal, Syracuse, Pitt, Stanford, Boston College, Wake Forest, Notre Dame, Clemson, Miami, Virginia, SMU, North Carolina, Florida State, Gonzaga, Louisville, NC State and Virginia.
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