It's No. 6 Florida basketball rallied back from down 14 points in the second half to win by a point at South Carolina
Winning on the road in the SEC is never easy, but Florida trailed until the final moments on Wednesday against South Carolina.
The No. 5 Florida Gators rallied from a 14-point second-half deficit Saturday to beat South Carolina in the final seconds, 70-69. UF guard Will Richard delivered some late-game heroics. Richard hit a corner 3-pointer at the 1:06 mark to make it 68-66 and then made the go-ahead shot with 4.
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.
Will Richard scored on a driving layup with 4.8 seconds remaining to lift No. 5 Florida — down 14 points in the the second half — past South Carolina, 70-69 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.
The Florida Gators trailed for 39 minutes and 55 seconds Wednesday night and somehow prevailed with a 70-69 win over South Carolina.
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
A comeback win over South Carolina and a throttling of rival Georgia help the Gators hold steady in the latest AP Poll
The No. 5 Florida Gators men’s basketball team earned a narrow victory behind a late go-ahead layup by senior guard Will Richard to defeat the South Carolina Gamecocks in Columbia on Wednesday.