S.C. hands No. 24 UF 70-69 loss
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Zam Fredrick’s layup as time expired lifted South Carolina to 70-69 victory over No. 24 Florida Wednesday night.
The Gamecocks (13-4, 2-2 Southeastern Conference) trailed 67-60 with less than three minutes left. Devan Downey began the comeback with four straight foul shots and his three-pointer with 26.5 seconds left cut the lead to 69-67.
After Nick Calathes missed a foul shot, Fredrick had the chance to tie the game as he went to the line with 4.7 seconds to go, but missed his second attempt.
Chandler Parsons had the chance to ice it at the line for Florida with 3.3 seconds remaining. He, too, missed the foul shot.
Mike Holmes rebounded the miss, and threw a long pass to the streaking Fredrick who laid the ball in as time expired.
The loss ended the 10-game win streak of Florida (16-3, 3-1).
Calathes led Florida with 20 points. However, only two of those came in the final 11 minutes as the Gators watched their lead shrink.
Downey finished with 20 points and Fredrick 15 for South Carolina, which defeated the Gators for the first time since the 2006 regular season.
Miami 75, Florida State 69: Jack McClinton scored a season-high 28 points, including three free throws in the final 25 seconds, and Miami snapped a five-game losing streak in its rivalry with Florida State.
Lance Hurdle had a season-high 16 points for the Hurricanes, who overcame a 12-point first-half deficit. Miami (14-4, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) last beat the Seminoles on Jan. 29, 2006.
Florida State (15-4, 2-2) was led by Toney Douglas, who matched a season-high with 30 points. The Seminoles shot only 39 percent.