Florida 76-62 South Carolina (Feb 17, 2026) Recreation Recap
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — — Alex Condon had 20 factors and 10 rebounds, Rueben Chinyelu additionally notched a double-double and No. 12 Florida dealt with South Carolina for the second time in three weeks, 76-62 on Tuesday evening.
Chinyelu completed with 15 factors and 17 boards for his sixteenth double-double of the season. The Gators gained their sixth consecutive sport and improved to 11-1 since shedding at Missouri to open Southeastern Convention play.
This one was a lot nearer than the earlier assembly, a 47-point blowout in Columbia, South Carolina, in late January.
Nonetheless, the Gamecocks (11-14, 2-11 SEC) trailed by 10 factors early and by no means mounted a lot of a menace in Gainesville, the place Florida improved to 12-1 this season.
It was lopsided sufficient that 7-foot-9 walk-on middle Olivier Rioux performed the ultimate minute after the house crowd chanted for him.
The very best rebounding staff within the nation dominated inside, with Florida (20-6, 11-2) mounting a 47-30 rebounding benefit and outscoring South Carolina 44-28 within the paint.
Thomas Haugh added 10 factors for Florida, which is attempting to win the SEC’s common season for the primary time since 2014 and keep within the Sunshine State to open the NCAA Event in Tampa.
South Carolina main scorer Meechie Johnson, who had 10 factors within the first assembly, led the Gamecocks with 22 this time round.
Florida held a second of silence earlier than the sport for Invoice Donovan, the daddy of former Gators coach Billy Donovan who died Saturday following a coronary heart assault. Florida’s courtroom is known as after Billy Donovan.
South Carolina hosts Mississippi State on Saturday.
Florida performs at Ole Miss on Saturday.
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