Tipoff: 9 p.m. (ESPN) from Madison Square Garden
Line: Florida favored by 1.5 points
Know the foe: Picked fifth in the SEC, Florida is led by five-star freshman point guard Andrew Nembhard (7.3 pts, 6.6 assists) and sixth man Deaundrae Ballard (10.9 pts, 44 percent from 3). … Shooting guard Jalen Hudson, a 15 per-game scorer last season, lost his starting job and has averaged only 3 points across the last four games. Another senior guard, KeVaughn Allen, is scoring only 8.7 per game after three straight seasons averaging double-digits. … The Gators set the NCAA mark with nine players making 3s in last week’s win over North Florida.