No. 5 Florida overcomes 14-point deficit to beat South Carolina, 70-69
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) 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.
Richard finished with 22 points for the Gators (17-2, 4-2 Southeastern Conference). He drove left from the top of the key and banked in the go-ahead layup.
Jacobi Wright’s desperation 3-pointer was off the mark as South Carolina (10-9, 0-6) continued its worst start in SEC play since the 2013-14 season.
Walter Clayton Jr. had 16 points for the Gators - who trailed 52-38 with 12:46 to play - and set the program record with a 3-pointer in his 42nd straight game.
Florida: The Gators have han uneven start to the SEC with a victory over the then-top ranked Tennessee and a loss to Missouri at home two games ago.
South Carolina: The Gamecocks have never started 0-7 in SEC play, but that’s what looms with No. 14 Mississippi State headed to Columbia on Saturday.
Trailing by 13 points with less than nine minutes left, Florida forced three straight turnovers in the backcourt that led to baskets that cut it to 58-51. The Gamecocks could not settle themselves after that.
Florida outscored South Carolina 22-0 on fast break points.
Both teams are back in action Saturday. Florida returns home to face Georgia, and South Carolina faces No. 14 Mississippi State.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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| 20:00 |  | Â | Rueben Chinyelu vs. Collin Murray-Boyles (Jacobi Wright gains possession) | Â |
| 19:39 | | +3 | Collin Murray-Boyles makes three point jump shot (Zachary Davis assists) | 0-3 |
| 19:26 |  | Â | Alijah Martin misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:24 | | Â | Gamecocks defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:06 | | +2 | Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point jump shot (Nick Pringle assists) | 0-5 |
| 18:49 | | Â | Walter Clayton Jr. turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 18:33 | | Â | Rueben Chinyelu personal foul (Collin Murray-Boyles draws the foul) | Â |
| 18:22 | | Â | Zachary Davis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:20 | | Â | Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:06 | | +2 | Rueben Chinyelu makes two point layup (Walter Clayton Jr. assists) | 2-5 |
| 17:50 | | +2 | Nick Pringle makes two point layup (Collin Murray-Boyles assists) | 2-7 |
| 17:44 | | +2 | Alijah Martin makes two point layup (Walter Clayton Jr. assists) | 4-7 |
| 17:28 | | Â | Will Richard blocks Zachary Davis's two point layup | Â |
| 17:26 | | Â | Collin Murray-Boyles offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:18 | | +2 | Nick Pringle makes two point layup (Collin Murray-Boyles assists) | 4-9 |
| 17:05 | | Â | Alex Condon turnover (lost ball) (Morris Ugusuk steals) | Â |
| 16:45 | | Â | Zachary Davis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:43 | | Â | Walter Clayton Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:22 | | Â | Alijah Martin misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:20 | | Â | Jacobi Wright defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:04 | | Â | Will Richard personal foul (Morris Ugusuk draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:59 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:49 | | +2 | Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point layup | 4-11 |
| 15:33 | | Â | Walter Clayton Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:31 | | Â | Rueben Chinyelu offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:29 | | +3 | Will Richard makes three point jump shot (Rueben Chinyelu assists) | 7-11 |
| 15:07 | | Â | Morris Ugusuk misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:05 | | Â | Morris Ugusuk offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:53 | | Â | Jacobi Wright misses two point layup | Â |
| 14:51 | | Â | Collin Murray-Boyles offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:42 | | Â | Arden Conyers misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:40 | | Â | Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:13 | | Â | Alijah Martin misses two point layup | Â |
| 14:11 | | Â | Alijah Martin offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:09 | | Â | Denzel Aberdeen misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:07 | | Â | Jacobi Wright defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:00 | | Â | Jacobi Wright misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:58 | | Â | Alijah Martin defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:55 | | +2 | Denzel Aberdeen makes two point layup (Alijah Martin assists) | 9-11 |
| 13:24 | | +3 | Arden Conyers makes three point jump shot | 9-14 |
| 13:12 | | Â | Jordan Butler shooting foul (Thomas Haugh draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:12 | | Â | Thomas Haugh misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 13:12 | | Â | Thomas Haugh misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 13:10 | | Â | Morris Ugusuk defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:44 | | Â | Morris Ugusuk misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:42 | | Â | Thomas Haugh defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:36 | | Â | Will Richard misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:34 | | Â | Gamecocks defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:12 | | +2 | Zachary Davis makes two point dunk (Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk assists) | 9-16 |
| 11:42 | | Â | Alijah Martin turnover (bad pass) (Morris Ugusuk steals) | Â |
| 11:20 | | Â | Morris Ugusuk misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:18 | | Â | Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:02 | | Â | Will Richard misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:00 | | Â | Rueben Chinyelu offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:55 | | Â | Rueben Chinyelu misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 10:54 | | Â | Morris Ugusuk personal foul (Will Richard draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:54 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 10:50 | | Â | Walter Clayton Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:48 | | Â | Alex Condon offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:43 | | +3 | Alex Condon makes three point jump shot (Walter Clayton Jr. assists) | 12-16 |
| 10:08 | | Â | Alex Condon blocks Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk's two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:06 | | Â | Alex Condon defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:46 | | Â | Alex Condon misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:44 | | Â | Jacobi Wright defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:26 | | Â | Zachary Davis turnover (bad pass) (Sam Alexis steals) | Â |
| 9:23 | | +2 | Denzel Aberdeen makes two point dunk (Walter Clayton Jr. assists) | 14-16 |
| 9:02 | | Â | Nick Pringle turnover (bad pass) (Alijah Martin steals) | Â |
| 8:59 | | +2 | Alijah Martin makes two point dunk | 16-16 |
| 8:57 | | Â | Gamecocks 30 second timeout | Â |
| 8:33 | | +3 | Arden Conyers makes three point jump shot (Collin Murray-Boyles assists) | 16-19 |
| 8:21 | | Â | Alijah Martin misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:19 | | Â | Arden Conyers defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:09 | | Â | Collin Murray-Boyles turnover (lost ball) (Walter Clayton Jr. steals) | Â |
| 8:05 | | +2 | Walter Clayton Jr. makes two point layup (Alex Condon assists) | 18-19 |
| 7:50 | | Â | Zachary Davis misses two point reverse layup | Â |
| 7:48 | | Â | Walter Clayton Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:41 | | Â | Denzel Aberdeen misses two point dunk | Â |
| 7:39 | | Â | Arden Conyers defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:22 | | Â | Sam Alexis shooting foul (Jacobi Wright draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:22 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:22 | | +1 | Jacobi Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-20 |
| 7:22 | | +1 | Jacobi Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-21 |
| 7:10 | | +2 | Walter Clayton Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot | 20-21 |
| 6:50 | | +2 | Zachary Davis makes two point jump shot (Collin Murray-Boyles assists) | 20-23 |
| 6:37 | | +2 | Walter Clayton Jr. makes two point jump shot | 22-23 |
| 6:22 | | +2 | Nick Pringle makes two point layup (Zachary Davis assists) | 22-25 |
| 6:09 | | Â | Gators 30 second timeout | Â |
| 5:56 | | Â | Jump ball. Denzel Aberdeen vs. Zachary Davis (Zachary Davis gains possession) | Â |
| 5:56 | | Â | Denzel Aberdeen turnover (lost ball) (Zachary Davis steals) | Â |
| 5:38 | | +2 | Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point jump shot | 22-27 |
| 5:24 | | Â | Walter Clayton Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 5:22 | | Â | Morris Ugusuk defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:06 | | Â | Zachary Davis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:04 | | Â | Nick Pringle offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:46 | | +2 | Collin Murray-Boyles makes two point layup (Zachary Davis assists) | 22-29 |
| 4:22 | | Â | Alex Condon turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 4:05 | | +3 | Morris Ugusuk makes three point jump shot (Collin Murray-Boyles assists) | 22-32 |
| 4:00 | | Â | Official timeout | Â |
| 4:00 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:51 | | Â | Walter Clayton Jr. misses two point driving layup | Â |
| 3:49 | | Â | Jacobi Wright defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:34 | | Â | Arden Conyers misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:32 | | Â | Will Richard defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:10 | | Â | Thomas Haugh offensive foul (Collin Murray-Boyles draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:10 | | Â | Thomas Haugh turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 3:10 | | Â | Official timeout | Â |
| 2:50 | | Â | Collin Murray-Boyles misses two point turnaround jump shot | Â |
| 2:48 | | Â | Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:32 | | Â | Collin Murray-Boyles personal foul (Alijah Martin draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:32 | | Â | Arden Conyers personal foul (Alijah Martin draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:19 | | +2 | Will Richard makes two point driving reverse layup | 24-32 |
| 1:57 | | Â | Nick Pringle misses two point turnaround jump shot | Â |
| 1:55 | | Â | Thomas Haugh defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:45 | | +3 | Will Richard makes three point jump shot | 27-32 |
| 1:28 | | +2 | Jacobi Wright makes two point jump shot (Nick Pringle assists) | 27-34 |
| 1:12 | | Â | Alex Condon misses two point layup | Â |
| 1:10 | | Â | Alex Condon offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:09 | | Â | Alex Condon misses two point layup | Â |
| 1:07 | | Â | Morris Ugusuk defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:39 | | +2 | Jacobi Wright makes two point driving layup | 27-36 |
| 0:04 | | +2 | Alex Condon makes two point jump shot (Walter Clayton Jr. assists) | 29-36 |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |