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College basketball preview: No. 13 Florida Gators vs. UAB Blazers

 
Published Jan. 3, 2012

No. 13 UF vs. UAB

When/where: 7; Stephen C. O'Connell Center, Gainesville

TV/radio: FSN; 620-AM

Records: UAB 5-7; Florida 11-3

Notable: This is the Gators' final game before opening the conference season this weekend, and Florida will be in search of its 14th consecutive home win. … All five Florida starters are averaging double figures, led by junior G Kenny Boynton (19.4). … In Florida's last game, Boynton joined Brett Nelson and Lee Humphrey as the only players in team history to put together a 30-game streak with at least one 3-pointer. … UAB enters on a three-game winning streak. … The Blazers' leading scorer is 6-foot-10 senior forward Cameron Moore, who is the Conference USA preseason player of the year. He's averaging 14.6 points and 11.5 rebounds.

Antonya English, Times staff writer