Gators beat Gamecocks for first SEC win 71-63
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Phlandrous Fleming Jr. and Kowacie Reeves scored 14 points each and Florida beat South Carolina 71-63 on Saturday for its first Southeastern Conference win of the season.
Colin Castleton added 10 points, 10 points fewer than his average in conference play, but had a career-tying eight blocks plus seven rebounds. Florida (10-6, 1-3) avoided its its first 0-4 SEC start since 1950.
Chico Carter Jr. scored 12 points and Erik Stevenson added 10 for the Gamecocks (10-6, 1-3).
In its three SEC losses - all against teams ranked in the top 15 - Florida shot 40%. Against the Gamecocks, the Gators shot 55% to 35% for South Carolina.
South Carolina, which trailed by 13 after CJ Felder sparked an 8-0 Gators run with a pair of dunks, got within six after a Carter 3-pointer with 1:14 remaining. Florida ran the shot clock down then Reeves saved a rebound as he flew out of bounds. South Carolina was forced to foul and Tyree Appleby made two free throws before a final Castleton block - Florida's 11th of the game.
The Gamecocks only lead was 2-0. Two turnovers and three missed shots by the Gamecocks helped Florida go on a 9-0 run and take the game's first double-digit lead at 21-10 with Elijah Kennedy capping the spurt with five points, including a 3-pointer. The lead reached 14 before South Carolina scored the final five points, including a Jacobi Wright 3-pointer to close within 36-28.
South Carolina is at Arkansas on Tuesday, while the Gators are home against Mississippi State on Wednesday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | (Gamecocks gains possession) | Â | |
19:33 | Â | Colin Castleton blocks Erik Stevenson's two point jump shot | Â | |
19:31 | Â | Gamecocks offensive rebound | Â | |
19:28 | Â | Erik Stevenson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:26 | Â | Colin Castleton defensive rebound | Â | |
19:26 | Â | Gamecocks turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
19:00 | Â | Brandon McKissic turnover (lost ball) (Wildens Leveque steals) | Â | |
18:45 | Â | Jacobi Wright misses two point layup | Â | |
18:43 | Â | Keyshawn Bryant offensive rebound | Â | |
18:36 | +2 | Keyshawn Bryant makes two point dunk | 0-2 | |
18:27 | +2 | Kowacie Reeves makes two point jump shot | 2-2 | |
17:59 | Â | Erik Stevenson misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:57 | Â | Brandon McKissic defensive rebound | Â | |
17:48 | +3 | Phlandrous Fleming Jr. makes three point jump shot (Brandon McKissic assists) | 5-2 | |
17:26 | Â | Keyshawn Bryant misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:24 | Â | Colin Castleton defensive rebound | Â | |
17:11 | Â | Wildens Leveque blocks Kowacie Reeves's two point layup | Â | |
17:09 | Â | Erik Stevenson defensive rebound | Â | |
16:55 | +2 | Wildens Leveque makes two point pullup jump shot | 5-4 | |
16:36 | Â | Jacobi Wright blocks Colin Castleton's two point layup | Â | |
16:34 | Â | Gators offensive rebound | Â | |
16:34 | +3 | Kowacie Reeves makes three point jump shot (Brandon McKissic assists) | 8-4 | |
16:07 | Â | Wildens Leveque misses two point jump shot | Â | |
16:05 | Â | Anthony Duruji defensive rebound | Â | |
15:45 | Â | Phlandrous Fleming Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:43 | Â | Keyshawn Bryant defensive rebound | Â | |
15:43 | Â | Phlandrous Fleming Jr. blocks Keyshawn Bryant's two point layup | Â | |
15:41 | Â | Gators defensive rebound | Â | |
15:41 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:36 | Â | Wildens Leveque shooting foul (Colin Castleton draws the foul) | Â | |
15:36 | +1 | Colin Castleton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-4 | |
15:36 | +1 | Colin Castleton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-4 | |
15:12 | Â | Jermaine Couisnard misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:10 | Â | Wildens Leveque offensive rebound | Â | |
15:02 | Â | Phlandrous Fleming Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:00 | Â | Wildens Leveque defensive rebound | Â | |
14:49 | Â | Phlandrous Fleming Jr. shooting foul (Wildens Leveque draws the foul) | Â | |
14:49 | +1 | Wildens Leveque makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-5 | |
14:31 | +1 | Wildens Leveque makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-6 | |
14:31 | Â | Tyree Appleby turnover (lost ball) (Devin Carter steals) | Â | |
14:22 | +2 | Devin Carter makes two point driving layup | 10-8 | |
13:58 | Â | Phlandrous Fleming Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:56 | Â | James Reese defensive rebound | Â | |
13:43 | Â | Jermaine Couisnard misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:41 | Â | Jason Jitoboh defensive rebound | Â | |
13:28 | Â | CJ Felder offensive foul | Â | |
13:28 | Â | CJ Felder turnover | Â | |
13:16 | Â | James Reese misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:14 | Â | Elijah Kennedy defensive rebound | Â | |
13:03 | Â | Myreon Jones misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:01 | Â | Anthony Duruji offensive rebound | Â | |
12:52 | +2 | Anthony Duruji makes two point putback layup | 12-8 | |
12:26 | +2 | Brandon Martin makes two point driving layup | 12-10 | |
11:59 | +2 | Tyree Appleby makes two point floating jump shot | 14-10 | |
11:50 | Â | Devin Carter turnover (lost ball) (Tyree Appleby steals) | Â | |
11:40 | +2 | Anthony Duruji makes two point layup (Elijah Kennedy assists) | 16-10 | |
11:29 | Â | James Reese misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:27 | Â | Devin Carter offensive rebound | Â | |
11:13 | Â | Devin Carter misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:11 | Â | Brandon Martin offensive rebound | Â | |
11:09 | Â | James Reese misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:08 | Â | Anthony Duruji defensive rebound | Â | |
11:07 | +2 | Elijah Kennedy makes two point layup (Tyree Appleby assists) | 18-10 | |
11:06 | Â | Jermaine Couisnard turnover (bad pass) (Myreon Jones steals) | Â | |
11:04 | +3 | Elijah Kennedy makes three point jump shot (Myreon Jones assists) | 21-10 | |
11:00 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:00 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
10:59 | Â | Chico Carter Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Kennedy steals) | Â | |
10:47 | Â | Jacobi Wright personal foul | Â | |
10:32 | Â | Elijah Kennedy misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:30 | Â | Gamecocks defensive rebound | Â | |
10:18 | +2 | Jacobi Wright makes two point floating jump shot | 21-12 | |
9:52 | +2 | Jason Jitoboh makes two point layup (Anthony Duruji assists) | 23-12 | |
9:38 | Â | Erik Stevenson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:36 | Â | Jason Jitoboh defensive rebound | Â | |
9:15 | Â | Elijah Kennedy misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:13 | Â | Keyshawn Bryant defensive rebound | Â | |
9:02 | Â | Keyshawn Bryant misses two point jump shot | Â | |
9:00 | Â | Brandon McKissic defensive rebound | Â | |
8:41 | Â | Brandon McKissic misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:39 | Â | Keyshawn Bryant defensive rebound | Â | |
8:10 | +2 | Chico Carter Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot | 23-14 | |
7:34 | Â | Gators turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
7:23 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:05 | Â | Jacobi Wright turnover (bad pass) (Kowacie Reeves steals) | Â | |
6:44 | Â | Erik Stevenson blocks Colin Castleton's two point jump shot | Â | |
6:42 | Â | Gamecocks defensive rebound | Â | |
6:28 | +2 | Chico Carter Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot | 23-16 | |
6:14 | +2 | Phlandrous Fleming Jr. makes two point layup (Tyree Appleby assists) | 25-16 | |
5:54 | Â | Erik Stevenson turnover (lost ball) (Phlandrous Fleming Jr. steals) | Â | |
5:49 | +2 | Kowacie Reeves makes two point driving layup (Phlandrous Fleming Jr. assists) | 27-16 | |
5:36 | Â | Jacobi Wright misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:34 | Â | Wildens Leveque offensive rebound | Â | |
5:21 | Â | Jacobi Wright misses two point layup | Â | |
5:19 | Â | Keyshawn Bryant offensive rebound | Â | |
5:09 | +2 | Keyshawn Bryant makes two point dunk | 27-18 | |
5:09 | Â | CJ Felder turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
4:57 | Â | James Reese misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:55 | Â | Keyshawn Bryant offensive rebound | Â | |
4:55 | Â | Keyshawn Bryant misses two point layup | Â | |
4:53 | Â | James Reese offensive rebound | Â | |
4:41 | Â | James Reese turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
4:27 | Â | Myreon Jones turnover (lost ball) (Wildens Leveque steals) | Â | |
4:14 | Â | Keyshawn Bryant misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:12 | Â | Jermaine Couisnard offensive rebound | Â | |
4:02 | Â | Jermaine Couisnard misses two point layup | Â | |
4:00 | Â | Brandon McKissic defensive rebound | Â | |
3:52 | Â | Tyree Appleby misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:50 | Â | Brandon McKissic offensive rebound | Â | |
3:41 | +3 | Myreon Jones makes three point jump shot (Brandon McKissic assists) | 30-18 | |
3:41 | Â | Anthony Duruji personal foul | Â | |
3:41 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:39 | Â | Colin Castleton blocks Jermaine Couisnard's two point layup | Â | |
3:37 | Â | Tyree Appleby defensive rebound | Â | |
3:22 | Â | Myreon Jones misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:20 | Â | Wildens Leveque defensive rebound | Â | |
3:15 | +2 | Wildens Leveque makes two point jump shot (Jermaine Couisnard assists) | 30-20 | |
3:15 | Â | Devin Carter personal foul | Â | |
2:50 | +3 | Myreon Jones makes three point pullup jump shot | 33-20 | |
2:32 | Â | Brandon Martin turnover (bad pass) (Tyree Appleby steals) | Â | |
2:19 | Â | Tyree Appleby misses two point dunk | Â | |
2:17 | Â | Brandon Martin defensive rebound | Â | |
2:08 | +3 | Devin Carter makes three point step back jump shot | 33-23 | |
1:54 | +2 | Colin Castleton makes two point dunk (Tyree Appleby assists) | 35-23 | |
1:44 | Â | CJ Felder personal foul (Devin Carter draws the foul) | Â | |
1:35 | Â | Wildens Leveque misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:33 | Â | Phlandrous Fleming Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
1:27 | Â | Wildens Leveque shooting foul (Myreon Jones draws the foul) | Â | |
1:27 | Â | Myreon Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
1:27 | Â | Gators offensive rebound | Â | |
1:27 | +1 | Myreon Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-23 | |
1:26 | +2 | Devin Carter makes two point pullup jump shot | 36-25 | |
1:11 | Â | Colin Castleton misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:09 | Â | Jacobi Wright defensive rebound | Â | |
0:50 | +3 | Jacobi Wright makes three point jump shot (Brandon Martin assists) | 36-28 | |
0:23 | Â | Gators 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:02 | Â | Josh Gray personal foul (Colin Castleton draws the foul) | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Myreon Jones turnover (bad pass) (Josh Gray steals) | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Gamecocks 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |