It's No. 6 Florida basketball rallied back from down 14 points in the second half to win by a point at South Carolina

The No. 5 Florida Gators take on South Carolina Wednesday for the first of two regular season matchups with the Gamecocks, the first home-and-home series between the SEC teams since 2018. It marks the 78th meeting between Florida and South Carolina.

A pair of wins over Texas and South Carolina has Florida back into the top five of the latest KenPom college basketball ratings.

No. 6 Florida basketball will try for its third true road win of the season when it plays at struggling South Carolina on Wednesday night.

Florida Gators (16-2, 3-2 SEC) at South Carolina Gamecocks (10-8, 0-5 SEC) Columbia, South Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Gators -10.5; over/under is 143.5 BOTTOM LINE ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The No. 5 Florida Gators men’s basketball team on Tuesday released their initial availability report for their road matchup against the South Carolina Gamecocks, and despite the team holding a clean bill of health up to this point, one starting guard was listed on the report.

It seemed like Wednesday was the night jubilation would break thorough. Instead, Florida’s Will Richard hit a layup with five seconds left to give the No. 5 Gators a 70-69 win over South Carolina (10-9, 0-6 SEC) at Colonial Life Arena. It’s the first time the Gamecocks have started conference play 0-6 since 2013-14.

Florida secured its only lead against South Carolina Wednesday night with 4.3 seconds remaining on a left-handed layup by Will Richard, earning the Gators a 70-69 victory at Colonial Life Arena ...

The Florida Gators (16-2, 3-2 SEC) and South Carolina Gamecocks (10-8, 0-5) are lined up for a Wednesday battle in Columbia. Tip time at Colonial Life Arena is 7 p.m. ET (SEC Network). Let's analyze

The Gators will have one of their top scorers taking the hardwood. Richard has averaged 13 points per game this season, the third-best on the team. To have to play on the road in the SEC would have been very, very tough with how good the conference is.

Florida: The Gators have had uneven start to the SEC with a victory over then-top ranked Tennessee and a loss to Missouri at home two games ago. South Carolina: The Gamecocks have never started 0 ...

Will Richard was the hero for the Florida Gators, scoring the go-ahead driving basket with 5.8 seconds left to put UF up 70-69, giving No. 6 UF its only lead of the game. South Carolina had a shot ...