Official Final: Florida - 75 vs South Carolina - 36, Wednesday, 8:00 PM, SEC Network

[HALLGATOR]

The South Carolina Gamecocks are the next team to test themselves against the league leading, and currently ranked # 4, Florida Gators. This will be the first of a slate of games where we will see our guys play 4 out of 5 in the confines of the O-Dome. The Rowdy Reptiles are going to get a good workout over the next couple of weeks with the last of these 5 being the Kentucky Wildcats. It should be a really exciting time as they set the Dome rocking and even get the older fans involved.

The Gamecocks come in with an overall record of 12-7 including 2-4 in conference play. Their best win to date has been a 21 point win over Arkansas in their last outing. However all of their losses have been close ones so we can expect a team that is going to fight hard for an upset. There's not a whole lot that can be said with respect to our game at this point as once again it is a matter of the Gator players focusing on the team at hand. If they do and continue to play like they have been then it should be another win similar to the last few.

For those who don't know, Prather is not scheduled to play this game but there is a chance he may be ready by Saturday.

Go Gators!!!!!

Pregame notes are available here (http://www.gatorzone.com/basketball/men/)

You can listen to Mick and Mark here (http://www.wruf.com/listen-live/)

Additional info on the Gamecocks can be found here (http://www.gamecocksonline.com/sports/m-baskbl/scar-m-baskbl-body.html)

[sec1]

yes i agree..... usc will play hard all game , they have been in just about every game this season , we need to stay focused...I am glad to hear that Prather might be back on saturday , we will need him down the stretch for sure... Go Gators !!

[NorthCaptivaGator]

Looks like I'm relegated to the computer again here in Southwest Florida. SUCKS!

[gatorbogey]

get r dun, gators!

good stretch for the rowdies to show their stuff ;)

[ThePlayer]

Beat those Cocks.

[Jaggator]

Gators are favored by 23 points.

[Jaggator]

Should be interesting to watch Frank Martin "lose it" when the TV cameras pan in on him tonight.

[gator85jd]

I hope Spurrier shows up at the O'Dome with his pocket full of Benjamins like he did at the Cocks hoops game last week. He still knows how to steal the show.

[akaGatorhoops]

USC rebounds well, and defends --- praticularily from the arc. They allow opponents the lowest 3-point percentage in the conference.
They are prone to turnovers.
Those three factos will play a big role.
I think we win going away.

[Coach1987]

Direct TV lists game on 725

[Jaggator]

Florida must shut down Bruce Ellington to win. Scottie will be guarding him. There's about a 5" height difference in the two favoring Florida.

Last year I know Ellington scored 17 points in one game and about 15 points in the other.

[johnl]

Another excuse to go to the bar.

[gogators73]

Glad Ole Miss lost last night. Took some of the luster off the Ole Miss game on Saturday and hopefully gets them more focused on USCe.

[BengermanV]

Hope we aren't sleep walking tonight (which we haven't really done all season). I expect a 10-15 point win.

[TampaGatorFan]

Hope we aren't sleep walking tonight (which we haven't really done all season). I expect a 10-15 point win.

^ this

Gonna be a lot closer than the MSU game.

[GatorLurker]

Gators are favored by 23 points.

A few too many. While we could cover the spread I am not expecting it. Even if we get on a roll I would think that Billy would take the foot off the gas so as not to humiliate a coach he really respects.

[InstiGATOR1]

Donovan might go to the Frosh a bit earlier at home, but he is not a coach to put them in prematurely.

[InstiGATOR1]

I hope Mohawk night is not distracting:

https://twitter.com/GatorZoneChris/status/296739643968348160/photo/1

[GatorLurker]

I hope Mohawk night is not distracting:

https://twitter.com/GatorZoneChris/status/296739643968348160/photo/1

Due to way too much testosterone I happen to sport the reverse Mohawk (bald on top/hairy elsewhere).

[HALLGATOR]

Looks like I'm relegated to the computer again here in Southwest Florida. SUCKS!

I think I get it and we'll try to keep it updated as much as possible. Hell of a note when work gets in the way of the Gators. Ought to be illegal.

[InstiGATOR1]

Prather cleared to play:

http://www.gatorzone.com/harry/blog/1247

[NorthCaptivaGator]

I think I get it and we'll try to keep it updated as much as possible. Hell of a note when work gets in the way of the Gators. Ought to be illegal.

No, Im off work but the game is not on Comcast down here- stuck w ESPN 3 with a spotty Comcast high speed- hate Comcast

[NorthCaptivaGator]

Prathr cleared to play:

http://www.gatorzone.com/harry/blog/1247

Nice!

[HALLGATOR]

Prather cleared to play:

http://www.gatorzone.com/harry/blog/1247

Great news! Better than what we were hearing yesterday.

[austingtr]

Due to way too much testosterone I happen to sport the reverse Mohawk (bald on top/hairy elsewhere).

:laugh:

[UFreak]

Prather cleared to play:

http://www.gatorzone.com/harry/blog/1247

Huge news! I think you and I differ on this, but I think we need him for the ole miss game ready to roll. I like his length against Henderson and feel like he is the tougher match up for Henderson.

Either way, I'm stoked! Love Prather

[ApexNC]

Anybody already at the ODome? How's the atmosphere?

[traubgator]

How are they showing lsu/Mizzou in Atlanta instead.

[fairfaxgator]

Score?

[gator1986]

Score?

No score starts at 8.. Got my SEC network showing the game

[gatorman_07732]

Us yankees in the northeast get it thanks to FIOS

[born2beagator]

Score?

30-12 Gamecocks with about 5 left to go till the half.

[gogators73]

I hope Prather sits.

We shouldn't need him tonight.

[gator2109]

Donovan said Prather is cleared but not sure how much he will be played.

[ApexNC]

Anybody have a link to an online feed?

[lean_gator]

Game time

[dawny]

Does Comcast have the game on in SW fla

[GatorNation850]

I have it on channel 227 Comcast in panama city but the quality sucks so I'm watching it on espn3 on my Xbox so it's hd

[ApexNC]

I think I found it...

link (http://www.firstrow1.eu/watch/166218/1/watch-s.-carolina-vs-4-florida-.html)

[lean_gator]

Too unselfish there

[ApexNC]

How's the attendance?

[lean_gator]

Darn free throws

[gogators73]

Oh Pat. Quite the FT shooter.

[lean_gator]

What is Scottie doing? Lol

[gogators73]

There you go KB

[lean_gator]

KB!

[lean_gator]

Lol Rosario. Come on man!

[gogators73]

Haha. Nice try Rosario, nice try.

[orangeblueorangeblue]

Had to laugh at that travel.

[ApexNC]

Dang...still can't get the feed

[lean_gator]

KB balling

[born2beagator]

Bit of a sluggish start. Come on guys, pick it up

[unfgator]

Boyton! He's really come along

[gogators73]

Wow Frazier II got screwed on that call

[UFreak]

Super slow start

[UFreak]

Missing bunnies, careless turnovers

[HALLGATOR]

I don't get channel 725 on Direct so I am watching it on ESPN3

http://espn.go.com/watchespn/index/_/channel/espn3#sport/basketball/

[born2beagator]

Dangerous foul

[born2beagator]

Missed free throws. Ugh....

[gogators73]

Jeez Patric. 1-4 so far

[born2beagator]

Martin already getting mad

[born2beagator]

Nice moves Wilby

[gatorbogey]

WY w/ the tip in
MF2 w/ the trey
11-2 gators!

[born2beagator]

BOOM. Frazier! Martin with a panic timeout, 11-2 good guys

[HALLGATOR]

11-2 Gators at the 14:16 mark

[gogators73]

MF2 is soooooo smooth from 3.

[born2beagator]

Lucky shot for SC. Good defense

[lean_gator]

Another team that won't hit 50. I can already see it.

[born2beagator]

Beaut of a layin for Rosario

[gatorbogey]

rosario takes in for the score. WY w/ the screen

[born2beagator]

Waste of a good defense there.

[gatorbogey]

another late shotclock shot for SC
got the rebound; bigs were busy boxing out, guards need to retrieve that one

[born2beagator]

Wow, great D by Will Y

[born2beagator]

2 fouls on Carrera

[gatorbogey]

rosario getting hot

[born2beagator]

Shots starting to fall, 15-4

[lean_gator]

Jumper was pure for Rosario

[born2beagator]

Beautiful defense and lay in. Martin with another panic timeout

[UFreak]

Game over

[unfgator]

We're just playing our game right now. That's 9 turnovers by the cocks already

[gatorbogey]

fast break on the steal
17-4
another t/o for SC that's #9 for them
11:11

[MelBeachGator]

lol

[gogators73]

So much for this being a trap game!

Great start!

[HALLGATOR]

17-4 with 11:11 left in the half

[lean_gator]

Game over

I laughed, but true

[gator2109]

zzzz

[gatormoe1]

espn3 is garbage... they really need to fix their quality.

[UFreak]

We're not even playing great and were blowing them out. What have we become?

[gatorbogey]

isn't this a blast to watch this team play.

[co_gator89]

This team is flat out red hot right now. Don't even care anymore that the SEC sucks. This team is dangerous.

[born2beagator]

We're not even playing great and were blowing them out. What have we become?

don't question it, sit back an enjoy. We'll have stressful games at some point

[unfgator]

We're not even playing great and were blowing them out. What have we become?

Straight up gangsta!!

[born2beagator]

This team is flat out red hot right now. Don't even care anymore that the SEC sucks. This team is dangerous.
The margin of victory says it all, that isn't just a conference being down

[UFreak]

We could/ should have 10 more points right now. This is just silly. We humiliate teams

[G8rNkoko]

Amazing things can happen when everyone on the team is committed to playing good defense.

[born2beagator]

10 turnovers

[gatorbogey]

steal by murphy

rosario w/ a chance for a 4 pt play!

[born2beagator]

This is amazing

[MelBeachGator]

Damn...Mike Rosario has such a pure shot...

[gatormoe1]

Rosario with the 3 and 1

[born2beagator]

Rosario with 10 already

[unfgator]

We could/ should have 10 more points right now. This is just silly. We humiliate teams

I think our defense frustrates teams. Love seeing good defense played in basketball!

[gatorbogey]

rosario already in double figures

[born2beagator]

Rim cheated on that one

[jcp]

I love these guys. Just love them.

[born2beagator]

Bunch of scrubs just gave up a 2 pointers. Bums

[Singaporegator]

Though KB had the patent on 4 point plays?

[gatorbogey]

couple of misses on some good looks

[MelBeachGator]

Refs are going into sympathy mode...Murphy got crushed on that dunk

[born2beagator]

Wow.

[gatorbogey]

murphy wide open nails the 3

[gatorman_07732]

This is a clinic

[lean_gator]

Its all because our D though.

[Noahtogo24]

Just turned the game on, can't believe Carolina has only 6 points after 10 minutes. Shows you how much a beast the Gator's defense is.

[bakaduin]

That pass by Rosario was money!

[born2beagator]

Martin looks like he has given up

[gatorbogey]

mark wise says KB looks quicker tonight. notes an explosive 1st step

[born2beagator]

Something is wrong with the rim right now

[gatorbogey]

block by yeguete

[born2beagator]

Frustration foul on the screen

[gatormoe1]

I think a lot of our success has to do with Scotty taking over the majority of the PG duties.

[gatorbogey]

@7:44
UF 24 USC 6
good football halftime score

[gogators73]

Boy I love being this good.

So much fun!

[lean_gator]

Lol @ #5. Bytch move there buddy.

[unfgator]

This is fun!

[born2beagator]

The 04s didn't make games look this easy in the SEC to the degree of this one.

[gatorbogey]

let's get a couple more td's, hold the 'cocks to just a field goal

[ApexNC]

LSU ahead of Mizzou 27-15

[gatormoe1]

The 04s didn't make games look this easy in the SEC to the degree of this one.

I agree but we must remember the SEC was pretty strong back then

[unfgator]

The 04s didn't make games look this easy in the SEC to the degree of this one.

Yea not like this

[gatorbogey]

sc shooting 18%
gators at 45%
shooting 4 of 5 from 3

[gogators73]

SW has had some questionable decisions tonight and we are still up 18

[lean_gator]

SW has had some questionable decisions tonight and we are still up 18

Agree

[born2beagator]

nevermind

[jcp]

We get a little tiny bit sloppy at times. I guess you can't be perfect all the time. :D

[gatorbogey]

frazier strong on the boards

[MelBeachGator]

We have a pretty good team...hopefully we can make the tourney this year.

[born2beagator]

gone a bit cold. Too bad for SC that they can't get close to the basket

[UFreak]

All right, we need to use this as an opportunity to get better on offense. Sloppy possessions for us actually. A lot of sloppy possessions and easy misses

[unfgator]

Anybody else hear that dumb girl yelling??

[born2beagator]

Please stop the missed free throws. Thank you

[lean_gator]

frazier strong on the boards

Yeah. It gets him on the floor more than the other freshmen.

[gatorbogey]

we're struggling at the free throw line

[jcp]

espn3 is garbage... they really need to fix their quality.

I'm watching on ESPN3 from my Xbox and it is perfect. (HD).

[gatorbogey]

gators in the bonus

[born2beagator]

Just can't put two in tonight

[MelBeachGator]

oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhoooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhoooooooo ooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[jcp]

Anybody else hear that dumb girl yelling??

She is not dumb.

She's one of our best fans and she is there for every game, on first row in the rowdy reptile section. Always cheering hard for the gators.

I'm all for fans being noisy.

[HALLGATOR]

Thanks goodness my wife found it for me on the TV.

[born2beagator]

bad defense for the first time there

[MelBeachGator]

LOL, Barry Booker is such a douche...

[gatorbogey]

4:48
26-8
good inbound play by 'cocks

[born2beagator]

Billy has to tell the team not to look at the scoreboard

[MelBeachGator]

Billy is one of the most dapper dressed coaches in the biz....jes sayin

[jcp]

What? They scored? Pffff.

[born2beagator]

Wilby has some great moves

[gatorbogey]

strong move by SW taking to the rim!!

[gogators73]

Beautiful drive by SW. He can really finish

[ApexNC]

Thanks goodness my wife found it for me on the TV.

where?

[unfgator]

You're dumb.

She's one of our best fans and she is there for every game, on first row in the rowdy reptile section. Always cheering hard for the gators.

I'm all for fans being noisy.

Wow, thanks. She was yelling angrily and the foul was called on SC

[MelBeachGator]

What? They scored? Pffff.

They better be running some suicides for it...

[born2beagator]

Loser foul by SC there.

[jcp]

Wow, thanks. She was yelling angrily and the foul was called on SC

Please note I edited my post right away because I was too hasty. I was hoping you would only see the edited version. :tongue:

She was probably screaming at the guy that fouled our guy.

[iam4uf]

We've just lost a lot of focus lately, resulting in unforced errors.

[HALLGATOR]

where?

She found it on our local channel 4 out of Jax. I hadn't looked there.

[jcp]

She found it on our local channel 4 out of Jax. I hadn't looked there.

Good wife!! :D

[gatorbogey]

@3:50
28-8

12-0 edge in pts of turnovers

[HALLGATOR]

Good wife!! :D

Especially for one who is not a Gator fan

[unfgator]

Please note I edited my post right away because I was too hasty. I was hoping you would only see the edited version. :tongue:

She was probably screaming at the guy that fouled our guy.

Ah, that she could have. I stand corrected!

[gator85jd]

Storms in Charlotte messed up the feed to the local station, so I missed early part.

Our hoops team has more turnovers from USC than our football team did. That's saying something.

[HALLGATOR]

Nor does she like bb

[born2beagator]

racking up the SC fouls

[born2beagator]

free throws are the Achilles heel.

[unfgator]

Come on Patrick

[gatorbogey]

young needs help at the line. serious help

[MelBeachGator]

Area of improvement: Patric's free throws....wow that was ugly

[HALLGATOR]

Patric is 1-5 on free throws

[born2beagator]

ANOTHER shot clock violation forced

[gatorbogey]

shotclock violation
great d

[born2beagator]

Noooooooo. Patric back at the free throw

[born2beagator]

JEEZ pat!

[gatorbogey]

young's going to be fouled every time

[HALLGATOR]

Well if nothing else at least Patric is getting more fouls on the SC players

[gogators73]

Young is SO bad at the FT line.

[born2beagator]

Massive cheer for a made free throw :P

[born2beagator]

Wow. This defense!

[ApexNC]

Noooooooo. Patric back at the free throw

Maybe he'll shoot out of his slump :happy:

[gatorbogey]

nice defense on the pass by rosario

[born2beagator]

Screw you ref

[gator85jd]

Damn! That was awesome block by Young.

[MelBeachGator]

Buzzkill ref...

[born2beagator]

BS technical.

[HALLGATOR]

T on Rosario for hanging on the rim. I saw that one coming

[gatorbogey]

what a play! block to midcourt by young, rosario w/ the flush....
holds the rim, and gets a 't'

[lean_gator]

Bullshyt

[Jonas]

I don't get why that should be a technical. Whatever

[unfgator]

Billy took him out lol

[orangeblueorangeblue]

yeah that T wasn't really right

[born2beagator]

Yes you can get away with swing on the rim as long as he did. There was a man under him

[jcp]

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Uhhhuhuhuhuhuhuhuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!

[born2beagator]

Announcers have to get their Kentucky plug in. Screw them

[gator85jd]

Our D is just eating their lunch.

[gatorbogey]

1:24
UF up 33-10

[HALLGATOR]

33-10 with 1:24 left in the half

[jcp]

I swear I've seen players hang longer than ours, and this is the second time the refs do this to us...

Earlier in the season it was Yeguete and there was clearly a player below him he did not want to injure.

[gogators73]

BTW, LSU up 37-26 on Mizzou.

Really can't lose them as 1 (hopefully 2) quality win.

[born2beagator]

Rebels coming in banged up

[jcp]

BTW, LSU up 37-26 on Mizzou.

Really can't lose them as 1 (hopefully 2) quality win.

Come on stupid Missouri.

[born2beagator]

Haven't been very good in the past few minutes on offense

[HALLGATOR]

I am not impressed with our ball handling in the half

[gatorbogey]

another nice drive and dish by SW, feeds WY who gets fouled

[gator2109]

11 v 9 TOs between us and USCe. Playing sloppy on O relatively speaking.

[born2beagator]

I am not impressed with our ball handling in the half

Not really impressed with anything on O. tonight D is on another planet

[born2beagator]

Pretty bad offensive half. Defense ate them though

[lean_gator]

Freethrows

[Gatuar]

Why are PY's hands getting worse... He fumbles and gets stripped all the time

Awesome block though

[UFreak]

I hate to be this way. But our offense looked like crap???
We are just so superior in talent that it's not an issue in this game.

[born2beagator]

Freethrows

The only glaring weakness on this team. Mark my words, free throws will lose us a game this year.

[gatorbogey]

gators lead in rebounds
22-13
got a few offensive boards there at the end on the missed (yet another) free throw

[HALLGATOR]

33-10 at the half

[gator2109]

14% shooting for USCe.

[born2beagator]

I hate to be this way. But our offense looked like crap???
We are just so superior in defense that it's not an issue in this game.

FIFY

[GatorPlanet]

Gators weather the first-half offensive explosion by the Gamecocks!

[xenythx]

Funny thing is that that was a really bad first half offensively by this team's standard this year. This lead could easily be 30+.

[gatorbogey]

gators shooting 48% (not too shabby)
'cocks at 14% (wow!)

[gator2109]

We are just about covering the spread at half.

[iam4uf]

Compared to potential, this has to be one of the worst halves of basketball UF has played this year. As my Dad would say, we're playing fast & loose with the ball. PY needs to work on hand flexibility or something to soften up those mitts.

[born2beagator]

"Missouri is starting to roll"

O rly?

[gatorbogey]

33-10 at the half

we settled for some field goals in the red zone at the end. need to punch those in for touchdowns.

[iam4uf]

13 turnovers by UF.

[G8rNkoko]

Rosario had such a poor offensive game against Miss St. with just 5 points he is making up for it tonight.

[HALLGATOR]

we settled for some field goals in the red zone at the end. need to punch those in for touchdowns.

I really wish we could play a few better teams. While there is no complaining about our D they seemed to be a bit lax on the offensive end of the floor.

[born2beagator]

Kentucky licking in progress.

[traubgator]

We should be up 40!
Scary! Sloppy play and u have to hit free throws!

[phideltdj]

KB did say before the year this was the best team he has been on...and I'm thinking he is right! Doesn't mean they will get to the final 4 but this team does seem special.

[iam4uf]

We should be up 40!

Speaking of "40" Duke tied at this score with 10-9 Wake Forest.

[born2beagator]

KB did say before the year this was the best team he has been on...and I'm thinking he is right! Doesn't mean they will get to the final 4 but this team does seem special.

no final four this year is a failure of a season to me

[born2beagator]

7-16 on free throws. Thats not going to cut it if we want a championship this year

[Angaza]

FIFYWe're actually the second most efficient team in the country in re: offense. Most efficient team in the country in re: defense. So yeah, comparatively, defense looks really great. But it's the most well rounded squad in basketball this year.

[co_gator89]

Ten (10) points. As in more than nine (9), but less than eleven (11).

[born2beagator]

Want to see better offense, free throws, and the same defense.

[gogators73]

Interesting scores:

At half it is Duke 40 Wake Forest 40 (at Wake)
At half it is LSU 39 Missouri 26 (at LSU)

[born2beagator]

Martin had a few meltdowns early, but has been silent since

[gogators73]

Nice finish by Young

[born2beagator]

Beauty by Young.

[born2beagator]

ANOTHER shot clock violation.

[jcp]

Yeah, let's feed Young.

[born2beagator]

LOL KB

[born2beagator]

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!

[gogators73]

Boy this is fun!