SAN FRANCISCO ― Florida basketball is moving on to the Elite Eight, as No. 1 seed UF overcame 17 turnovers to beat No. 4 seed Maryland 87-71 on Thursday night at the Chase Center. The Florida ...

SAN FRANCISCO ― Florida basketball is moving on to the Elite Eight, as No. 1 seed UF overcame 17 turnovers to beat No. 4 seed Maryland 87-71 on Thursday night at the Chase Center. The Florida ...

Will Richard scored 15 points, and No. 1 seed Florida ripped No. 4 seed Maryland and into the NCAA Tournament’s West Region final with an 87-71 win.

Florida (33-4) advances to play Saturday against third-seeded Texas Tech, who beat No. 10 seed Arkansas 85-82 in overtime in Thursday's late game at Chase Center.

Final: South Carolina 71, Maryland 67. The Gamecocks get past Maryland in a thriller and advance to the Elite Eight. They will play Duke (the No. 2 seed in their region) on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET on ABC.

The Gamecocks ended Maryland’s season in the Elite Eight in 2023. After the Maryland men used a buzzer-beater Sunday night to advance, the school has its men’s and women’s programs in the ...