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GAME #8: vs. #5/#4 Florida (6-1), Dec. 15, 7:30 pm, Miami, Fla. (Sunshine Network TV)

Series record: 2-2 (H: 1-0, A: 0-1, N: 1-1)

Coach Lutz vs.: 0-0

Notes: Previous two meetings also played at neutral site (during regular-season tournaments) ... two teams have met twice since 1990 (1-1) ... 49ers 0-2 vs. Florida in the state of Florida (Losses in Gainesville and Orlando's Milk Classic) ... the 49ers own a 16-26 record, all-time, against ranked opponents, including this season's loss to #22/#20 Indiana, the 49ers are 5-11 against top 10 foes ... the last non-conference top 10 opponent: at #7/#6 North Carolina (L, 73-75 in OT, 1998-99) ... Lutz is 2-8 vs. Top 25 opponents, 2-5 vs. Top 10, 1-3 vs. Top 5 (see page two for a breakdown of Lutz vs. ranked teams)

vs. Richmond: Senior Cam Stephens notched his second double-double in four games (15 pts, 11 rebs) and pulled in double-digit rebounds for the third time in four games to give the Niners a 62-42 win ... Lowest point total allowed all season ... 49ers owned a 41-24 rebounding advantage ... Richmond became third opponent (2-1) held below 40% shooting (.327).

vs. Valpo: The 49ers shot just 25% in the second half and the Crusaders overcame a six-point halftime deficit. Curtis Nash led the 49ers with a career-high 22 points, but Valpo's 19-2 run midway through the second half proved the difference.

vs. Temple: The 49ers used a 19-0 run to rally to a six-point lead, early in the second half, but Temple's Lynn Greer went off, scoring 19 second-half points on 6-of-10 shooting (4-of-7 threes) to lead Temple to the win ... credit Demon Brown for sparking the Niners run, scoring 12 straight points for the 49ers during the 18-1 run that closed the half ... Jobey Thomas scored 21 points and the 49ers enjoyed a 41-25 rebounding advantage ... Temple shot .542 from three-point range (13-of-24) and forced 18 turnovers.

Trends: The 49ers are 4-0 when they shoot 40% or better from the floor ... Richmond was held to .327 shooting, the first opponent under 40% since game two of the season ... In the first three games, the 49ers were shooting .492 (32-65) from three-point range, in the last four games the 49ers are shooting .330 (33-100) ... the 49ers have led all seven games at the half ... the 49ers have outrebounded opponents in six of seven games ... Opponents are shooting better from three-point range at Halton Arena than the 49ers (opponents: 33-93, .355, 49ers: 39-111, .351) ... the Niners are 2-2 if they hit 10 or more threes in a game (12-3 last year) ... the 49ers are 3-1 when they hold opponents to less than 70 points ... the 49ers are averaging 6.0 steals, led by Johnson, Thomas and Basden (8 apiece) ... four different players have led the Niners in scoring and three have recorded 20-point games (Thomas, Brown, Nash).

Individual Notes: In the last four games, senior Cam Stephens has posted two double-doubles and pulled in double-digit rebounds, three times ... he is averaging 10.8 points, 10.0 rebounds in the last four games ... with 12 assists vs. Valpo, Demon Brown became the first 49ers since Dalonte Hill (vs. Davidson, Dec. 1999) to pass out 10 or more assists ... Jobey Thomas' career free throw pct. of .830 (171-206) ranks third all-time in school history ... with 263 career threes, he is C-USA's all-time career leader and 45 threes shy of the 49ers all-time school record (Henry Williams, 308) ... with 1298 career points, Thomas has passed Keith Williams (1983-87) for 12th-place all-time among 49ers scorers ... he is 11 shy of #11, 219 shy of the top 10 ... Thomas, who led C-USA in three-pointers the last two seasons, leads C-USA again with 3.9 three-pointers per game ... reserve forward Butter Johnson has scored in double figures in three games ... freshman Eddie Basden is one of the 49ers most consistent reserves, shooting .529 from the floor, scoring 3.4 points and pulling 3.7 rebounds in just over 17 minutes per game ... junior Curtis Nash continues to lead the team in three-point field goal pct. (16-34, .471) ... defensive stopper Butter Johnson leads the team with five blocked shots and eight steals ... seven 49ers are averaging over 15.0 minutes per game, including a freshman (Basden), two sophomores (Brown, Johnson) and a first-year junior-college transfer (Nash).

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