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Gamecocks Fall at Home to No.19/21 Florida
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Gamecocks Fall at Home to No.19/21 Florida

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Gators shot 62.3% (38-of-61) from the floor and 42.9% (9-of-21) from 3 ; Eli Ellis led South Carolina with 13 points off the bench

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Thomas Haugh scored 18 points, Rueben Chinyelu had 14 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 19 Florida pounded South Carolina 95-48 on Wednesday night.

The Gators (15-6, 6-2 Southeastern Conference) came in off a disappointing home loss to Auburn this past Saturday and, once they got going, took it out on the Gamecocks (11-10, 2-6).

Neither team look sharp early, with Florida missing five of its first seven shots and South Carolina going 1 of 6 as the Gators led 12-8. Then Florida turned it into a rout with a 36-12 run.

Urban Klavzar got things going with back-to-back 3s. Haugh made four straight shots — the Gators had a stretch of 10 in a row — including a three-point play and a 3 to put Florida up 46-18.

South Carolina fans began heading to the exits with about 30 seconds until halftime. Most did not return as the Gamecocks lost for the fifth time in six games and dropped their third straight to Florida.

KEY STATS

  • Florida finished with 28 assists on 38 made field goals while shooting 62.3% (38-of-61) from the floor and 42.9% (9-of-21) from 3.
  • The Gators held a 54-20 advantage in points in the paint and they were also +21 (45-24) on the boards.

NOTABLES

  • Freshman guard Eli Ellis finished with a team-high 13 points, his eighth double-figure performance. It was his first double-figure outing since scoring 13 against No. 18/20 Georgia back on Jan. 10.
  • Redshirt senior Meechie Johnson finished with 10 points, his seventh consecutive game in double figures and his team-leading 15th game this season with 10 or more points.
  • Johnson, who was 4-of-4 at the line tonight, has made 23-straight free throws in game action dating back to the 2:05 mark of the second half in the team’s win over Oklahoma on Jan. 20.
  • Freshman EJ Walker recorded a career-high six rebounds in 16 minutes off the bench.

UP NEXT
South Carolina remains home and hosts LSU (13-8, 1-7 SEC) on Saturday at 6 p.m. (ET) at Colonial Life Arena. The Gamecocks won 78-68 at LSU back on Jan. 6. Carolina’s back-to-back NIT Championship teams from 2005 and 2006 will be honored at halftime of the game. Kevin Fitzgerald (pxp) and Rodney Terry (analyst) will be on the call for the SEC Network broadcast.

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