South Carolina 47, 
Florida 49
1:00 PM ET, March 12, 2006
Sommet Center
Nashville, TN
South Carolina hopes to cap magical run with win over Florida
| Gameday Matchup | |||||||
| W-L | PF | PA | HOME | ROAD | STK | ||
| SCAR | 18-15 | 67.1 | 62.6 | 10-6 | 8-9 | L1 | |
| FLA | 27-6 | 79.3 | 64.8 | 19-2 | 8-4 | W5 | |
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| SOUTH CAROLINA | FLORIDA | ||||||||
| Conference | SEC - East | SEC - East | |||||||
| Nickname | Gamecocks | Gators | |||||||
| Type | Public | Public | |||||||
| Starting Lineup | ||||||||
| SOUTH CAROLINA (PPG) | FLORIDA (PPG) | |||||||
| F B. Wallace 7.2 | F-C A. Horford 11.2 | |||||||
| F-C A. Tisby 5.3 | F C. Brewer 12.5 | |||||||
| G T. Kinsey 15.3 | F-C J. Noah 13.8 | |||||||
| F R. Trice 6.9 | G T. Green 13.8 | |||||||
| G T. Kelley 12.0 | G L. Humphrey 10.6 | |||||||
| · Team rosters: South Carolina | Florida | ||||||||
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| SOUTH CAROLINA | FLORIDA | |||||||
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| · Team Stats: South Carolina | Florida | ||||||||
South Carolina (18-14) vs No. 14 Florida (26-6) 1:00 pm EST
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Ticker) -- Florida is one victory away from winning a second straight Southeastern Conference championship. South Carolina is one win shy of ruining Selection Sunday for another bubble team.When the teams meet Sunday afternoon, the 14th-ranked Gators will try to avoid dropping a third straight game to South Carolina this season.The Gamecocks have reached the SEC championship once before, falling to Kentucky in 1998. This season, their magical run has included three straight victories - over Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky.In Saturday's 65-61 win over the Wildcats, Tarence Kinsey scored 18 points and Bryce Sheldon made 4-of-6 3-pointers en route to 12 points. Tre Kelley chipped in 13 points for South Carolina, which can become the second team to win four games in the SEC tournament, joining Arkansas' 2000 squad.Already a lock to make the NCAA Tournament, Florida will try to improve its seeding and win for the fifth straight time since a three-game skid. In Saturday's 81-65 triumph over Louisiana State, Taurean Green scored 18 points and Joakim Noah added 15 and 12 rebounds as Florida shot a blistering 54 percent.The Gamecocks won both meetings this season by a total of 10 points as Kinsey averaged 17.5 points in the matchups.