It's No. 6 Florida basketball rallied back from down 14 points in the second half to win by a point at South Carolina

A pair of wins over Texas and South Carolina has Florida back into the top five of the latest KenPom college basketball ratings.

The No. 5 Florida Gators take on South Carolina Wednesday for the first of two regular season matchups with the Gamecocks, the first home-and-home series between the SEC teams since 2018. It marks the 78th meeting between Florida and South Carolina.

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.

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.

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

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.

Will Richard capped a 22-point showing by hitting the go-ahead layup with five seconds left as fifth-ranked Florida executed down the stretch and rallied for a 70-69 victory over South Carolina on Wednesday night in Columbia,

Winning on the road in the SEC is never easy, but Florida trailed until the final moments on Wednesday against South Carolina.