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game Nov. 25, 2006 sevenNo. 1/1 Florida vs. florida No. 10/12 Kansas today’s game Tip 8:00 p.m. PT UF is going for its school record 18th staight win tonight Site Orleans Arena Las Vegas, Nev. UF has won its last 26 non-conference games TV ESPN2. Dick Vitale, Dan Shulnam, and Doris Burke tipoff handle the call. The University of Florida faces its fi rst ranked opponent this season and looks to move Radio Gator Radio Network. Tom to 7-0 against No. 10/12 Kansaas tonight...Florida is currently in the midst of a 17-game Morgan and Mark Wise call winning streak overall, dating back to last year, and can set a school record with a win the action. tonight against the Jayhawks(UF won a school record 17 to open the 2005-06 season)... Coaches Billy Donovan is 232-98 in The two teams are meeting for only the fourth time ever with Kansas holding a 2-1 edge his 11th season at Florida in the series...UF did, however, win in the last meeting between the two teams in 2002, and 267-118 in his 13th year taking a 83-73 decision in the consolation game of the Preseason NIT in Madison Square as a head coach. Bill Self is Garden, a game that is the only previous neutral site meeting between the two...UF has won 75-25 in his fourth season at 26 straight non-conference games and is 46-8 against non-conference competition over Kansas and 312-256 in his 20th th year as head coach. the past four seasons...The Gators have not lost a non-conference game since falling to Tickets Sold Out Villanova in the Second Round of the 2005 NCAA Tournament in Nashville...Florida has Up Next Nov. 28 vs. Southern at Ste- shown an ability to beat teams with its frontcourt or its backcourt depending on how it has phen C. O’Connell Center, been defended...Through the fi rst six games of the season, Joakim Noah and Al Horford Gainesville, Fla. have combined for 27.5 points, 16.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks per game...While Florida’s big men have been dominant, the Gators have also been on fi re from the perimeter and the polls have knocked down 35-of-79 three-pointers over its last four games (44.3 percent)...UF has scored 90 points or more in four straight games including a season-high 101 points AP ESPN last night against Western Kentucky...Florida hit 60.7 percent for the second straight game, Florida 1 1 Kansas 10 12 going an identical 37-of-61 from the fl oor in each of the last two games...Corey Brewer fl irted with his second career double-double, scoring a season-high 22 points along with series information nine rebounds, seven assists and six steals...Brewer is averaging a team-high 2.3 steals per game...Al Horford leads the team in scoring during the early going at 14.3 points per game Florida is 1-2 all-time against Kansaas, and has been in double fi gures in fi ve times with three double-doubles, including 16 points although Billy Donovan is 1-0, having and 11 rebounds last night...Horford is hitting a team-high 74.0 percent from the fl oor... coached the Gators to a victory over the Joakim Noah is second on the team in scoring at 13.2 points and is averaging 7.8 rebounds Jayhawks at the 2002 Preseason NIT in per game and has gotten to the line a team-high 34 times...Taurean Green is averaging 11.2 Madison Square Garden. points per game, and is hitting 57.1 percent from three-point range (12-of-21) on the year... by the numbers Chris Richard got into double fi gures for the fi rst time this season on Friday night and is hitting 71.4 percent on the year...Four of fi ve Gator starters are hitting over 50.0 percent... 3...Al Horford has posted three double- On the defensive side, UF is forcing opponents to 19.2 turnovers per game and has forced doubles in six games thus far, including each more turnovers than they’ve surrendered baskets (115 turnovers forced, 107 fi eld goals of the last two games allowed)...Florida has won 19 straight games in the month of November. 4...Billy Donovan needs just four wins to starting lineups become UF’s all-time winningest coach Florida Gators (6-0, 0-0 SEC) 14...Florida has held 14 consecutive oppo- nents under 70 points No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG/RPG 13 Joakim Noah F 6-11 232 Jr. New York, N.Y. 13.2/7.8 17...UF has won 17 consecutive games 2 Corey Brewer F 6-9 185 Jr. Portland, Tenn. 11.8/4.0 dating back to last season and will go for a 42 Al Horford C 6-10 245 Jr. Puerto Plata, D.R. 14.3/7.8 school record 18th straight win tonight 12 Lee Humphrey G 6-2 192 Sr. Maryville, Tenn. 8.3/1.9a 11 Taurean Green G 6-0 177 Jr. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 11.2/4.0a 60.7...The Gators have shot 60.7 percent from the fl oor in each of the last two games, going an identical 37-of-61 from the fl oor Kansas (4-1) No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG/RPG in both games 00 Darrell Arthur F 6-9 230 Fr. Dallas, Texas 15.8/5.8 30 Julian Wright F 6-8 225 So. Chicago Heights, Ill. 11.4/9.2 3 Russell Robinson G 6-1 200 Jr. New York, N.Y. 6.8/5.4a 15 Mario Chalmers G 6-1 195 So. Anchorage, Alaska 10.4/3.0 25 Brandon Rush G 6-6 210 So. Kansas City, Okla. 14.6/6.0 schedule & about kansas Kansas enters with a 4-1 mark after dispatching Ball State on Friday night...The Jayhawks results have fi ve different players averaging 9.0 points or better, led by Darrell Arthur, who is av- Date Opponent Results/Time eraging 15.8 points per game ... Preseason All-American Brandon Rush is averaging 14.6 11/2 Northwood (Exh.) W, 70-41 points and 6.0 rebounds and is hitting 45.0 percent from three-point range on the season 11/5 Barry (Exh.) W, 83-47 11/10 Samford W, 79-54 (9-of-20)...The Jayhawks are hitting just under 50.0 percent from the fl oor and holding 11/14 UNF W, 86-40 opponents well under 40.0 percent on the year...They are outscoring opponents by better 11/16 Jacksonville W, 90-61 than 20.0 points per game...An unselfi sh team, Kansas is averaging 17.4 assists per game, 11/18 UT-Chattanooga< W, 93-44 11/21 Prairie View A&M< W,94-33 led by Russell Robinson’s 5.4 per contest...KU has dominated the glass to the tune of a 11/24 Western Kentucky< W, 101-68 +8.8 advantage on the boards on the season. 11/25 Kansas< 11 p.m. 11/28 Southern 7 p.m. 12/3 Florida State 8 p.m. 12/6 Providence 7 p.m. last time out 12/17 Florida A&M (Tampa, Fla.) 6 p.m. Corey Brewer fl irted with his second career triple-double, as UF dominated previously 12/20 Stetson 7 p.m. unbeaten Western Kentucky on Friday night, 101-68...Trailing 26-22, UF went on a 28-6 12/23 Ohio State 4 p.m. run to close out the fi rst half, punctuated by Brewer’s three-pointer at the fi rst half buzzer... 12/30 UAB (Sunrise, Fla.) 6:30 p.m. 1/2 Liberty 6 p.m. Brewer had 22 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and six steals on the night...Five other 1/6 Georgia* Noon Gators scored in double fi gures, led by Al Horford’s third double-double of the season, as 1/9 Arkansas* 7 p.m. 1/13 South Carolina* 1 p.m. he had 16 points and 11 rebounds...Taurean Green had 17 points and Chris Richard, Lee 1/20 Ole Miss* 1 p.m. Humphrey and Joakim Noah each had 10 points...UF hit 60.7 percent from the fl oor for 1/24 Mississippi State* 9 p.m. the second straight outing, connecting on an identical 37-of-61 shots, just as it did against 1/27 Auburn* 5 p.m. 1/31 Vanderbilt* 7 p.m. Prairie View on Tuesday...The Gators were a near-perfect 20-of-22 from the line on the- 2/3 Tennessee* 3 p.m. night...With the win they moved to 6-0 for the second straight year. 2/7 Georgia* 7:30 p.m. 2/10 Kentucky* 9 p.m. 2/14 Alabama* 8 p.m. quick starts fuel gators, uf tough to beat in november 2/17 Vanderbilt* 1 p.m. 2/21 South Carolina* 8 p.m. Florida’s 17-0 start a year ago was fueled by a 6-0 November that saw it win the Coaches 2/24 LSU* 4 p.m. vs. Cancer, defeating ranked opponents Wake Forest and Syracuse, then rallying from 17 2/27 Tennessee* 9 p.m. points down to defeat Florida State...UF is 42-4 in the month of November under Billy 3/4 Kentucky* Noon 3/8-11 SEC Tournament TBA Donovan and has won 19 straight decisions during the month...The Gators have not lost in * Denotes SEC opponent November since falling to Stanford in the semifi nals of the Preseason NIT in 2002.