Florida basketball will face South Carolina on Wednesday night in the first of two regular-season matchups with the Gamecocks.
The No. 6 Florida Gators (16-2, 3-2 SEC) are coming off an 84-60 home win over Texas on Saturday. UF is off to its best start to a season since starting the 2013-14 campaign 16-2, a year that ended with the Gators reaching the Final Four for the fifth time in program history.
South Carolina (10-8, 0-5) has dropped five straight and is seeking its first conference win.
Florida will host South Carolinaon Feb. 15, marking the first regular season home-and-home series between the two schools since 2018. Florida is 48-29 all-time against South Carolina, but the Gamecocks won the last meeting, knocking off UF 82-76 in Columbia, S.C.., on March 2, 2024.
“They’re going to be geared up and ready to go,” Florida basketball coach Todd Golden said. “I think them beating us at their place last year will give them some confidence, and we’ll have to go up there and be really competitive.”
Florida basketball vs South Carolina start time
Florida and South Carolina are slated to tip off at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday from the Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, S.C. (capacity 18,000).
What channel is the Florida basketball vs South Carolina game on today?
Florida and South Carolina will air on SEC Network and stream on WatchESPN.com.
Mike Morgan will handle play-by-play duties with Mark Wise as the color analyst.
Florida basketball vs South Carolina betting odds
Per FanDuel, Florida is a 10.5-point favorite over South Carolina. The over/under is 144.5 points.
How to listen to Florida basketball vs South Carolina game on radio
The Florida-Tennessee game will air on AM 850 and FM 98.1 in Gainesville and across the state on the Gator Radio Network. Sean Kelley will handle play-by-play duties, with former Gator great Lee Humphrey as the color analyst.
Kevin Brockway is The Gainesville Sun’s Florida beat writer. Contact him at kbrockway@gannett.com. Follow him on X @KevinBrockwayG1
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