Live updates, score, highlights from Florida's season opener vs Miami

The men's college basketball regular-season schedule opens up on Monday with a neutral-court matchup between the Florida Gators and Miami Hurricanes in the Orion180 Tipoff Classic. Follow along here as we live blog the first official game of the 2026-27 campaign. Florida begins the season as the No. 1 team in both the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll and AP Top 25, while Miami starts off at Nos. 17 and 14, respectively. The Gators played a pair of exhibition games during the preseason, splitting the two with an overtime loss to the Baylor Bears and a win over the Stetson Hatters. The 'Canes played one exhibition matchup last month against the Vanderbilt Commodores, whom it defeated in Coral Gables.Florida holds a firm lead over Miami in the all-time series dating back to 1928, 47-23, and has won the last three meetings. The two Sunshine State schools met last year in Jacksonville for an early-season tangle in which UF prevailed, 82-68.Get real-time updates, scoring plays, turning points and expert analysis throughout Florida's game against Miami. Follow along for highlights, injury news, key plays and instant breakdowns as the Gators take on the Hurricanes in Tampa.Florida vs Miami scoreTEAMH1H2ScoreMiami––0Florida––0Florida vs Miami live updates, analysisRefresh the page for the latest updates.Follow us @GatorsWire on X, formerly known as Twitter, as well as Bluesky, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Florida Gators news, notes and opinions.This article originally appeared on Gators Wire: Live updates, score, highlights from Florida's season opener vs Miami