South Carolina headed to Final Four, beats Florida 77-70
Sindarius Thornwell scored 26 points and South Carolina earned its first trip to the Final Four with a 77-70 victory over Florida on Sunday.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
South Carolina Gamecocks
77
Florida Gators
70
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SC | 33 | 44 | 77 |
| FLA | 40 | 30 | 70 |
Madison Square Garden · 20,047 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | vs Southeast Missouri State Redhawks | W 78-68 | NCAAM |
| 11/3/26 | vs Stetson Hatters | W 81-55 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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DunkShot 0:11 77-70
Duane Notice made Dunk. Assisted by PJ Dozier.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 75-70
Sindarius Thornwell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:19 74-70
Foul on Kasey Hill.
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LayUpShot 0:24 74-70
Chris Chiozza made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:31 74-68
Chris Silva made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:31 73-68
Foul on Canyon Barry.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:40 73-68
Chris Silva made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:40 72-68
Foul on Devin Robinson.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:50 72-68
Duane Notice made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:50 71-68
Duane Notice made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:50 70-68
Foul on Chris Chiozza.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:53 70-68
KeVaughn Allen made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:53 70-67
Foul on Sindarius Thornwell.
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LayUpShot 0:53 70-67
KeVaughn Allen made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:59 70-65
Chris Silva made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:59 69-65
Foul on Canyon Barry.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:15 69-65
PJ Dozier made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:15 68-65
PJ Dozier made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:15 67-65
Foul on Chris Chiozza.
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LayUpShot 1:41 67-65
Kevarrius Hayes made Layup. Assisted by Chris Chiozza.
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JumpShot 1:55 67-63
Maik Kotsar made Jumper. Assisted by Sindarius Thornwell.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:24 65-63
Sindarius Thornwell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:24 64-63
Sindarius Thornwell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:24 63-63
Foul on KeVaughn Allen.
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LayUpShot 3:32 63-63
Chris Silva made Layup.
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LayUpShot 3:51 61-63
Chris Chiozza made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:23 61-61
KeVaughn Allen made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:23 61-60
KeVaughn Allen made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:23 61-59
Foul on Duane Notice.
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LayUpShot 4:55 61-59
Sindarius Thornwell made Layup.
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LayUpShot 5:17 59-59
Kasey Hill made Layup.
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LayUpShot 5:38 59-57
Sindarius Thornwell made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:32 57-57
Sindarius Thornwell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:32 56-57
Sindarius Thornwell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:32 55-57
Foul on Justin Leon.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:45 55-57
Kasey Hill made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:45 55-56
Kasey Hill made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:45 55-55
Foul on Justin McKie.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:55 55-55
Sindarius Thornwell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:55 54-55
Sindarius Thornwell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:55 53-55
Foul on Canyon Barry.
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JumpShot 7:17 53-55
KeVaughn Allen made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 8:41 53-53
Foul on Chris Chiozza.
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LayUpShot 9:03 53-53
PJ Dozier made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:23 51-53
Justin Leon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:23 51-52
Foul on Chris Silva.
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TipShot 9:23 51-52
Justin Leon made Two Point Tip Shot.
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TipShot 10:00 51-50
Justin Leon made Two Point Tip Shot.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:43 51-48
Chris Silva made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:43 50-48
Chris Silva made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:43 49-48
Foul on Devin Robinson.
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PersonalFoul 11:03 49-48
Foul on Sindarius Thornwell.
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TipShot 11:34 49-48
Maik Kotsar made Two Point Tip Shot.
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JumpShot 13:35 47-48
PJ Dozier made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 14:05 45-48
Foul on Rakym Felder.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:27 45-48
Devin Robinson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:27 45-47
Devin Robinson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:27 45-46
Foul on Chris Silva.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:51 45-46
Chris Silva made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:51 44-46
Chris Silva made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 77-70
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:02 77-70
Sindarius Thornwell Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:02 77-70
Justin Leon missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:02 77-70
Chris Chiozza Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:02 77-70
KeVaughn Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 0:11 77-70
South Carolina Timeout
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DunkShot 0:11 77-70
Duane Notice made Dunk. Assisted by PJ Dozier.
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Steal 0:11 75-70
PJ Dozier Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:11 75-70
Chris Chiozza Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 75-70
Sindarius Thornwell made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:19 74-70
South Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 74-70
Sindarius Thornwell missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:19 74-70
Foul on Kasey Hill.
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ShortTimeOut 0:24 74-70
Florida Timeout
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LayUpShot 0:24 74-70
Chris Chiozza made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:31 74-68
Chris Silva made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:31 73-68
South Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:31 73-68
Chris Silva missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:31 73-68
Foul on Canyon Barry.
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Defensive Rebound 0:31 73-68
Chris Silva Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:31 73-68
KeVaughn Allen missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:40 73-68
Chris Silva made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:40 72-68
South Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:40 72-68
Chris Silva missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:40 72-68
Foul on Devin Robinson.
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Steal 0:40 72-68
Sindarius Thornwell Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:40 72-68
Devin Robinson Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:50 72-68
Duane Notice made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:50 71-68
Duane Notice made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:50 70-68
Foul on Chris Chiozza.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:53 70-68
KeVaughn Allen made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:53 70-67
Foul on Sindarius Thornwell.
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LayUpShot 0:53 70-67
KeVaughn Allen made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:59 70-65
Chris Silva made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:59 69-65
South Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:59 69-65
Chris Silva missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:59 69-65
Foul on Canyon Barry.
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Defensive Rebound 0:59 69-65
Chris Silva Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:59 69-65
Chris Chiozza missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:15 69-65
PJ Dozier made Free Throw.
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Team Stats
SC
FLA
26-53
FG
25-60
49
Field Goal %
42
2-10
3PT
7-26
20
Three Point %
27
23-31
FT
13-14
74
Free Throw %
93
34
Rebounds
31
11
Offensive Rebounds
13
23
Defensive Rebounds
18
7
Assists
11
4
Steals
7
2
Blocks
5
11
Turnovers
16
0
Team Turnovers
2
11
Total Turnovers
16
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
38
Points in Paint
28
17
Fouls
21
7
Largest Lead
8
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