No. 10 Florida squares off against Providence

Providence Friars (4-3) vs. Florida Gators (4-2)

San Diego; Friday, 3 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 10 Florida squares off against Providence in San Diego, California.

The Gators have a 4-2 record in non-conference play. Florida leads college basketball with 46.0 rebounds per game led by Rueben Chinyelu averaging 11.3.

The Friars are 4-3 in non-conference play. Providence is second in the Big East scoring 91.7 points per game and is shooting 47.7%.

Florida is shooting 44.5% from the field this season, 1.4 percentage points higher than the 43.1% Providence allows to opponents. Providence has shot at a 47.7% clip from the field this season, 10.5 percentage points above the 37.2% shooting opponents of Florida have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Thomas Haugh is scoring 18.2 points per game and averaging 7.0 rebounds for the Gators. Urban Klavzar is averaging 2.2 made 3-pointers.

Jason Edwards is scoring 19.4 points per game and averaging 3.7 rebounds for the Friars. Jaylin Sellers is averaging 15.0 points.

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