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.

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.

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.

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.

A comeback win over South Carolina and a throttling of rival Georgia help the Gators hold steady in the latest AP Poll

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.

A preview of South Carolina's matchup against the Florida Gators for men's college basketball. The South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team is scorchin

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