**USC vs. Florida GAME Thread**

[FeatheredCock]

South Carolina hosts Florida on Wednesday in the 2015 SEC opener for both schools. The Gamecocks ride a seven-game win streak into the matchup with the Gators, while Florida has lost two straight. The game marks the fourth time, and the second-straight season, that the two schools have met in an SEC lidlifter. Tip time is set for 7 p.m. ET, with Dave Neal (pxp) and Jon Sundvold (analyst) on the call.

GAME INFORMATION
Game Date: Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015
Game Time: 7 p.m. ET
Arena: Colonial Life Arena (18,000)
Broadcast: SEC Network
Talent: Dave Neal (pxp), Jon Sundvold (analyst)
Radio: Gamecock Radio Network
Talent: Andy Demetra (pxp), Casey Manning (analyst)
Sirius: 93; XM: 190
Series: Florida leads 42-22
Last Meeting: 72-46 Florida win, March 4, 2014, in Columbia, S.C.

http://www.gamecocksonline.com/sport...010615aae.html

 

[Keith]

Waiting for a win

 

[FeatheredCock]

Final Score: Florida 72, South Carolina 68

Final Score: Florida 72, South Carolina 68

Columbia, SC (SportsNetwork.com) - Dorian Finney-Smith finished with 20 points and seven rebounds to help the Florida Gators to a 72-68 victory over the South Carolina Gamecocks in a SEC bout at Colonial Life Arena.

Michael Frazier contributed 17 points on 4-of-7 shooting from the floor for Florida (8-6, 1-0 SEC) as it snapped a two-game losing slide.

Tyrone Johnson paced the Gamecocks (9-4, 0-1) with 20 points.

The Gators managed to build an 11-point lead on the scoreboard in just under six minutes after the opening tip-off, but the hosts battled back to take a 34-31 lead into the break. South Carolina shot 50 percent from the field and limited Florida to a 2-of-8 clip from 3-point range in the first half.

The Gators shot just 40 percent from the floor after the break, but managed to take control of the contest behind an 18-of-20 performance at the charity stripe. South Carolina hit on only 32 percent of its field goal tries in the second stanza. Johnson registered a traditional three-point play with six seconds left in regulation to cut the Gamecocks' deficit to 70-68, but Eli Carter drained a pair of free-throws on the other end to put it out of reach.

Florida dominated the glass en route to a 37-23 victory in the rebounding battle. The Gators are now 1-2 in true road tests this season.