Jan. 21, 2009
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The 70-69 victory for South Carolina over Florida is the Gamecocks’ first win over Florida since its upset win over then-No.6 Florida on Feb. 8, 2006.
Zam Fredrick’s game-winning basket just before the buzzer marked his second game-winning basket of the season with less than five seconds remaining. Fredrick hit a go-ahead lay-up with five seconds remaining on the clock in an 85-84 win at then-No. 19 Baylor on Jan. 2, 2009.
Head coach Darrin Horn is now 3-6 all-time vs. ranked opponents including 2-2 at South Carolina.
Devan Downey finished with 20 points to reach double figures for the 16th time this season in 17 games. It was his eighth game of the year with 20 or more points. Downey also finished 8-of-8 from the free throw line.
Evaldas Baniulis tied his season-high for three-point field goals as he was 4-for-7 from beyond the arc. Baniulis was also 4-for-4 on Nov. 28, 2008 at College of Charleston.
South Carolina had 11 steals in the game. Carolina is now 9-0 this season when it tallies 10 or more steals in a game.
South Carolina had just 10 turnovers in the contest. The team is now 6-1 in games in which it commits 12 or fewer turnovers this season.
Wednesday night’s attendance of 12,825 was the second highest for the season at Colonial Life Arena. The highest attended game was on Dec. 30, 2008 vs. Clemson when the final attendance was 16,168.