Even when it looked like all the stars were finally aligning, it ended up being the same result as the five previous games for South Carolina. The Gamecocks (10-9, 0-6 SEC) lost to No. 5 Florida 70-69 on a go-ahead basket by Gators guard Will Richard with five seconds remaining.

Will Richard capped a 22-point showing by hitting the go-ahead layup with five seconds left as fifth-ranked Florida executed down the stretch and rallied for a 70-69 victory over South Carolina on Wednesday night in Columbia,

The search for the first win of conference play continues. When it will happen remains a mystery, especially with the schedule only continuing to be a challenge. South Carolina (10-8, 0-5 SEC) went winless on its two-game road trip last week and now returns home to face No.

South Carolina needed something positive. Not that the Gamecocks were left for dead, but things couldn’t have gotten much worse. They hadn’t won an SEC game, let a monumental upset against Auburn slip through their fingers and were coming off a loss to Oklahoma that included surrendering 15-straight points late in the game.

After leading at the half, South Carolina's second half mistakes led to a loss against fifth ranked Florida at Colonial Life Arena. South Carolina's 12 second half turnovers turned out to be the deciding factor as Florida was able to captalize and score 22 points off those turnovers.

The Florida Gators trailed for 39 minutes and 55 seconds Wednesday night and somehow prevailed with a 70-69 win over South Carolina.