College basketball preview: No. 24 Florida Gators at Georgia

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No. 24 Florida at Georgia

When/where: 7; Stegeman Coliseum, Athens, Ga.

TV/radio: ESPN; 1250-AM

Records: Florida 15-4, 4-1 SEC; Georgia 14-4, 3-2

Notable: The Gators face arguably the most improved team in the league in Georgia, which has matched its win total from last season. … The Bulldogs are the best shooting team in the SEC (46.4 percent) and lead the league in assists (15.6). … Florida has won 12 of the past 14 games against Georgia but has lost the past two in Athens. … Bulldogs junior F Trey Thompkins is the SEC's fifth-leading scorer at 17.4 ppg. Junior F Travis Leslie averages 7.3 rpg.

Antonya English, Times staff writer