Florida basketball's Rueben Chinyelu set a new single-season offensive rebounds record, while Thomas Haugh scored his 1,000th point in the first half vs. Texas.

SportsLine's model simulated No. 7 Florida Gators vs. Texas Longhorns and revealed its college basketball picks for this SEC matchup

Entering the final weeks of the season the Florida Gators will continue to push for the SEC title when they take on the Texas Longhorns. Currently the Gators are cruising at 12-2 in league play, sitting at the top of the standings two games ahead of Arkansas at 10-4.

Now, though, the Longhorns have lost their second straight game. An 84-71 loss to the conference leading Florida Gators that puts a further emphasis on the Longhorns final week of the regular season to keep their spot in the NCAA Tournament. So what was the good, bad, and the ugly from their second half collapse at home against the Gators?

Riding high on a 7-game winning streak, Florida basketball nearing a No. 1 seed in USA TODAY Sports' bracketology as March Madness approaches.

The Texas Longhorns fall to the Florida Gators 84-71 in a challenging SEC match-up on Wednesday night as Sean Miller and the 'Horns searched for an upset win over the defending national champions.

When you’re weeks away from the start of the SEC tournament, most conference races may already be decided. In the case of the SEC, it feels like a NASCAR race that’s down to the last few laps of the final stage.

Florida center Rueben Chinyelu is statistically the nation's best rebound.