GAINESVILLE, Fla., Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Matt Bonner led six players in double figures with 18 points Tuesday night as No. 4 Florida recorded a school-record 19th straight home victory, 96-63 over South Carolina.
Leading, 21-19, the Gators (23-4, 11-2 SEC East) broke open the game with a 14-4 run to end the first half. David Lee scored five points and Justin Hamilton added four in the burst, which was capped by freshman Anthony Roberson's two free throws with 33 seconds left.
Lee finished with 14 points and Hamilton added 12 for Florida, which started the second half with a 17-8 burst and held South Carolina to three buckets over the final 7 1/2 minutes.
Florida has not lost at home since a two-point setback to Kentucky on Jan. 29, 2002. The victory tied the school record for regular-season wins, set by the 1993-94 team and matched by the 1999-2000 squad, both of which reached the Final Four.
Rolando Howell scored 16 points and Kerbrell Brown netted 10 as the Gamecocks (11-13, 3-8) lost their second straight following a four-game winning streak.
