Florida vs. South Carolina men's basketball preview
No. 20 Florida vs. South Carolina
When: Wednesday, 7 p.m.
Where: Stephen C. O’Connell Center, Gainesville.
TV: SEC Network.
Probable lineups
Gators (14-5, 6-1)
25 Keith Stone, F, 6-8
8.4 ppg, 3.9 rpg
13 Kevarrius Hayes, C, 6-9
5.4 ppg, 5.4 rpg
4 Egor Koulechov, G, 6-5
14.4 ppg, 7.2 rpg
4 KeVaughn Allen, G, 6-2
11.3 ppg, 2.4 rpg
11 Chris Chiozza, G, 6-0
12.3 ppg, 6.1 apg
Gamecocks (12-7, 3-4)
21 Maik Kotsar, F, 6-10
8.5 ppg, 4.7 rpg
30 Chris Silva, F, 6-9
14.5 ppg, 7.8 rpg
10 Justin Minaya, F, 6-5
84. ppg, 4.4 rpg
15 Wesley Myers, G, 6-1
7.4 ppg, 2.5 rpg
23 Evan Hinson, G, 6-4
3.0 ppg, 1.4 rpg
The skinny: Fresh off the first victory at Kentucky since 2014, the Gators now take on a South Carolina team it went 0-3 against last season and has lost four games in a row against. … The third loss to the Gamecocks last season was in the NCAA East Regional finals, with a spot in the Final Four at stake. … The Gators shot only 33 percent but held the Wildcats to 40 percent overall and 23 percent from the 3-point arc to win 66-64. … Jalen Hudson came off the bench to score 17 points and had five rebounds, while Chris Chiozza had 13 points and eight assists. … South Carolina has only two returning starters from their Final Four team, forwards Maik Kotsar and Chris Silva. … The Gamecocks did beat Kentucky earlier last week but lost to visiting Tennessee 70-63 on Saturday, as the Vols shot 57 percent and held USC to 37 percent.