For much of the first half of their 81-60 win over South Carolina on Wednesday, the Florida Gators men’s basketball team was flirting with a blowout.
In the second, the Gators went steady.
Florida forced 15 turnovers while committing only six, had six players score nine or more points, and led by as many as 28 points in its rout of the Gamecocks, who fell to 1-6 in SEC play. The Gators made their way to 5-3 in conference action, earning their first win by more than 20 points in conference play under Todd Golden largely on the strength of their burst out of halftime.