The South Carolina Gamecocks have been without guard Jamarii Thomas as he battles an injury. Now, head coach Lamont Paris has shared that he is nearing a return. Following South Carolina’s 70-69 loss to the Florida Gators on Wednesday,

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It seemed like Wednesday was the night jubilation would break thorough. Instead, Florida’s Will Richard hit a layup with seconds left to give No. 5 Florida a 70-69 win over South Carolina (10-9, 0-6 SEC). It is the first time the Gamecocks have started conference play 0-6 since 2013-14.

No. 6 Florida basketball will try for its first third true road win of the season when it plays at struggling South Carolina

Here’s what Todd Golden and Will Richard had to say after Florida escaped Columbia with a 1-point win over South Carolina.

The South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team remains winless in conference play following heartbreaking loss to No. 5 Florida. Despite 22 points from junior guard Zach Davis, the Gamecocks lost on a layup from Gators guard Will Richard with 4.

The Gators (16-2, 3-2 SEC) are the conference's third-best scoring defense at 65.6 points, trailing only Tennessee and Georgia. Florida is second in opponents' field-goal percentage (37.3) and opponents' 3-point percentage (27.7).

South Carolina lost a close game to Florida despite a strong performance, extending their losing streak in SEC play.

Florida and South Carolina will tip off Wednesday, January 22nd at 7 PM ET and it will be televised on SEC Network.

The energy in the building was palpable. Even for a team on a five-game losing streak, on top of the cold and snowy winter weather outside, a good crowd still showed up to Colonial Life Arena on Wednesday.

After Davis’ dunk, Florida broke it out and USC approached it like the Gators were actually 6-foot spitting cobras. Nine turnovers gave the Gators their window, and while Morris Ugusuk and Davis kept the Gamecocks that skosh more advantage with some big 3-pointers, as the game got within a single shot, the script seemed to be written.

SEC home teams continued to dominate. John Calipari picked up a huge win, and much more after Week 3 of SEC play.