South Carolina Gamecocks at Florida Gators
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Condon and Chinyelu notch double-doubles as No. 12 Florida handles South Carolina 76-62
Chinyelu finished with 15 points and 17 boards for his 16th double-double of the season. The Gators won their sixth consecutive game and improved to 11-1 since losing at Missouri to open Southeastern Conference play.
This one was much closer than the previous meeting, a 47-point blowout in Columbia, South Carolina, in late January.
Still, the Gamecocks (11-14, 2-11 SEC) trailed by 10 points early and never mounted much of a threat in Gainesville, where Florida improved to 12-1 this season.
It was lopsided enough that 7-foot-9 walk-on center Olivier Rioux played the final minute after the home crowd chanted for him.
The best rebounding team in the country dominated inside, with Florida (20-6, 11-2) mounting a 47-30 rebounding advantage and outscoring South Carolina 44-28 in the paint.
Thomas Haugh added 10 points for Florida, which is trying to win the SEC’s regular season for the first time since 2014 and stay in the Sunshine State to open the NCAA Tournament in Tampa.
South Carolina leading scorer Meechie Johnson, who had 10 points in the first meeting, led the Gamecocks with 22 this time around.
Florida held a moment of silence before the game for Bill Donovan, the father of former Gators coach Billy Donovan who died Saturday following a heart attack. Florida’s court is named after Billy Donovan.
Florida plays at Ole Miss on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 62 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:18 | CJ Ingram Offensive Rebound. | 62 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Viktor Mikic misses 26-foot three point jumper | 62 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Christ Essandoko makes 1-foot dunk | 62 - 76 |
Statistics
 SC |
 FLA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-58 | FG | 29-62 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 4-19 | 3PT | 5-19 |
| 21 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 14-20 | FT | 13-18 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 8 | Assists | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 18 | Fouls | 18 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 22 |
| 1 | Lead Change | 1 |
| 2 | Percent Led | 96 |
Game Information
Location: Gainesville, FL
Attendance: 10,622 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 16-2 | - | 26-7 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 26-8 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 23-9 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 26-8 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 22-11 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 21-11 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-10 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 6 | 20-12 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 6 | 21-13 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 7 | 19-14 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 19-15 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 18-16 |
| Mississippi State | 5-13 | 11 | 13-19 |
| Ole Miss | 4-14 | 12 | 15-20 |
| South Carolina | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 13 | 15-17 |