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.

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.

Rating Florida basketball starters and reserves following No. 6 UF's comeback win at South Carolina on Wednesday night

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.

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.

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While the LSU Tigers vs. South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball game on January 24 delivered in terms of action on the court, controversy occurred in the g

Golden is now 6-0 in head-to-head matchups against White and 3-0 at home. Florida also has won 12-straight against the Bulldogs. Overall, the Gators are 18-2 on the season, which is tied for its best start through 20 games in program history.

With a new head coach in Dan Quinn and a rookie quarterback in Jayden Daniels, the Washington Commanders have reached the NFC Championship Game for the first time since 1992. Quinn is no stranger to Super Bowl appearances,

An alligator appeared to be frozen while lounging in a pond earlier this week in South Carolina. The video appears to show the gator frozen in time, as its head peaks over the surface of a pond. WATCH: Nuns have snowball fight during winter storm The moment was shared on Instagram by a Beaufort,