# 2012–13 Florida Gators women's basketball team

The 2012–13 Florida Gators women's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2012–13 women's college basketball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by head coach Amanda Butler, and played their home games in the O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus.
The Gators advanced to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to the Drexel Dragons in the semifinal round.

## Previous season

In the 2011–12 season, the Gators finished with a record of 20–13 overall, 8–8 in the SEC, and lost in the 2nd Round of the NCAA tournament to Baylor.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season (Non-conference play) ||||||
| Nov. 9, 2012* 4:00 p.m. | | Fairfield | W 71–49 | 1–0 | O'Connell Center (729) Gainesville, Florida |
| Nov. 11, 2012* 1:00 p.m. | | Georgia State | W 84–65 | 2–0 | O'Connell Center (795) Gainesville, Florida |
| Nov. 15, 2012* 7:00 p.m. | | at Florida State | L 67–98 | 2–1 | Tucker Center (2,443) Tallahassee, Florida |
| Nov. 19, 2012* 7:00 p.m. | | UNF | W 71–44 | 3–1 | O'Connell Center (1,059) Gainesville, Florida |
| Nov. 23, 2012* 5:30 p.m. | | vs. NC State South Point Thanksgiving Shootout | W 66–64 | 4–1 | South Point Arena (297) Enterprise, Nevada |
| Nov. 24, 2012* 3:00 p.m. | | vs. Northern Iowa South Point Thanksgiving Shootout | W 80–63 | 5–1 | South Point Arena (307) Enterprise, Nevada |
| Nov. 25, 2012* 3:00 p.m. | | vs. Arizona State South Point Thanksgiving Shootout | L 58–74 | 5–2 | South Point Arena (203) Enterprise, Nevada |
| Dec. 1, 2012* 2:00 p.m. | | at Michigan | L 53–59 | 5–3 | Crisler Center (2,783) Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Dec. 4, 2012* 7:00 p.m. | | Troy | W 87–62 | 6–3 | O'Connell Center (491) Gainesville, Florida |
| Dec. 7, 2012* 7:00 p.m. | | Pacific | W 89–82 | 7–3 | O'Connell Center (679) Gainesville, Florida |
| Dec. 16, 2012* 1:00 p.m. | | at La Salle | W 74–50 | 8–3 | Tom Gola Arena (217) Philadelphia |
| Dec. 20, 2012* 7:00 p.m. | | Savannah State Gator Holiday Classic | W 88–38 | 9–3 | O'Connell Center (650) Gainesville, Florida |
| Dec. 21, 2012* 7:00 p.m. | | Central Michigan Gator Holiday Classic | W 81–75 | 10–3 | O'Connell Center (704) Gainesville, Florida |
| Dec. 28, 2012* 7:00 p.m. | | Holy Cross | W 81–50 | 11–3 | O'Connell Center (1,259) Gainesville, Florida |
| Regular season (Conference play) ||||||
| Jan. 3, 2013 7:00 p.m., SportSouth/Fox Sports/Sun Sports | | at No. 6 Kentucky | L 69–76 | 11–4 (0–1) | Memorial Coliseum (4,862) Lexington, Kentucky |
| Jan. 6, 2013 2:00 p.m., SEC Network | | LSU | W 77–72 | 12–4 (1–1) | O'Connell Center (1,575) Gainesville, Florida |
| Jan. 10, 2013 8:00 p.m., Sun Sports | | at Mississippi State | W 61–55 | 13–4 (2–1) | Humphrey Coliseum (1,306) Starkville, Mississippi |
| Jan. 13, 2013 11:30 a.m., ESPNU | | No. 9 Tennessee | L 75–78 $^{OT}$ | 13–5 (2–2) | O'Connell Center (2,609) Gainesville, Florida |
| Jan. 20, 2013 1:00 p.m., Fox Sports | | No. 19 South Carolina | L 44–52 | 13–6 (2–3) | O'Connell Center (1,503) Gainesville, Florida |
| Jan. 24, 2013 7:00 p.m., Cox Sports/CSS | | Ole Miss | L 81–88 | 13–7 (2–4) | O'Connell Center (901) Gainesville, Florida |
| Jan. 27, 2013 1:00 p.m., Cox Sports/CSS | | at No. 14 Georgia | L 52–69 | 13–8 (2–5) | Stegeman Coliseum (4,022) Athens, Georgia |
| Jan. 31, 2013 8:00 p.m. | | at Missouri | L 64–69 | 13–9 (2–6) | Mizzou Arena (1,237) Columbia, Missouri |
| Feb. 3, 2013 1:00 p.m., Fox Sports | | Alabama | W 87–54 | 14–9 (3–6) | O'Connell Center (1,619) Gainesville, Florida |
| Feb. 10, 2013 3:00 p.m., Sportsouth/Fox Sports/Sun Sports | | at Auburn | W 65–57 | 15–9 (4–6) | Auburn Arena (2,477) Auburn, AL |
| Feb. 14, 2013 9:00 p.m., Cox Sports/CSS | | at No. 11 Texas A&M | L 71–78 | 15–10 (4–7) | Reed Arena (5,184) College Station, Texas |
| Feb. 17, 2013 1:00 p.m., Cox Sports/CSS | | No. 13 Georgia | L 57–62 | 15–11 (4–8) | O'Connell Center (2,232) Gainesville, Florida |
| Feb. 21, 2013 7:00 p.m. | | Vanderbilt | L 57–68 | 15–12 (4–9) | O'Connell Center (1,071) Gainesville, Florida |
| Feb. 24, 2013 3:00 p.m. | | at Alabama | W 67–61 | 16–12 (5–9) | Foster Auditorium (1,405) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Feb. 28, 2013 7:00 p.m., Sun Sports/Fox Sports | | Arkansas | W 69–58 | 17–12 (6–9) | O'Connell Center (1,159) Gainesville, Florida |
| Mar. 3, 2013 1:00 p.m., Sportsouth/Fox Sports/Sun Sports | | at No. 14 South Carolina | L 56–67 | 17–13 (6–10) | Colonial Life Arena (3,343) Columbia, South Carolina |
| SEC tournament ||||||
| Mar. 7, 2013 12:00 p.m., Sportsouth/Fox Sports/Sun Sports | (9) | vs. (8) Arkansas Second round | W 64–59 | 18–13 | Arena at Gwinnett Center (2,744) Duluth, Georgia |
| Mar. 8, 2013 12:00 p.m., Sportsouth/Fox Sports/Sun Sports | (9) | vs. (1) No. 8 Tennessee Quarterfinal | L 73–82 | 18–14 | Arena at Gwinnett Center (4,819) Duluth, Georgia |
| National Invitational Tournament ||||||
| Mar. 21, 2013* 7:00 p.m. | | at FIU First Round | W 75–68 | 19–14 | U.S. Century Bank Arena (283) Miami |
| Mar. 25, 2013* 7:00 p.m. | | at Winthrop Second Round | W 85–53 | 20–14 | Winthrop Coliseum (1,254) Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Mar. 27, 2013* 7:00 p.m. | | at Charlotte Third Round | W 67–65 | 21–14 | Halton Arena (885) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Mar. 30, 2013* 4:00 p.m. | | at James Madison Fourth Round | W 85–80 | 22–14 | JMU Convocation Center (2,182) Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| Apr. 3, 2013* 7:00 p.m. | | at Drexel Semifinals | L 57–67 | 22–15 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,412) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| *Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Eastern Time. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||
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