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.

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.

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

Gainesville, Fla. — The No. 5 Florida Gators men’s basketball team’s opening in SEC play was daunting. They began on the road versus No. then-ranked No. 10 Kentucky, then welcomed then-ranked No. 1 Tennessee and followed it with another road trip to Arkansas.

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.

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

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 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 ...

Gainesville, Fla. — Entering the 2024-25 season, the No. 5 Florida Gators men’s basketball team had their bonafide star in Walter Clayton Jr. Then, they added a defensive monster in former FAU guard Alijah Martin. These two were the talk around town the entire summer.