UC Santa Barbara vs. Florida at a glance

THURSDAY, 3:50 P.M. PDT, at TAMPA, FLA.

How they got here: Santa Barbara finished tied for fourth in the Big West Conference during the regular season, then won the conference tournament; Florida received an at-large berth after winning the Southeastern Conference’s Eastern Division and losing to Kentucky in the conference tournament championship game.

Last 10 games: UCSB 6-4, Florida 8-2.

Best wins/worst losses: UCSB defeated UNLV, 68-62, but lost to North Dakota State, 68-60. Florida defeated Kentucky, 70-68, but lost to Central Florida, 57-54.

Common opponent: None.

UCSB lineup: Starters — F Orlando Johnson (21.1 ppg, 6.3 rpg); F Jaime Serna (8.0 ppg); C Jon Pastorek (4.4 ppg); G James Nunnally (16.4 ppg, 5.7 rpg); G Justin Joyner (3.7 ppg). Top reserves — C Greg Somogyi (4.6 ppg); G Jordan Weiner (5.5 ppg).

Florida lineup: Starters — F Alex Tyus (8.7 ppg, 5.5 rpg); F Chandler Parsons (11.5 ppg, 7.8 rpg); C Vernon Macklin (11.3 ppg, 5.5 rpg); G Erving Walker (14.4 ppg); G Kenny Boynton (14.1 ppg). Top reserves — C Erik Murphy (4.3 ppg); G Scott Wilbekin (2.7 ppg).

Stat watch: Santa Barbara ranks in the top 25 nationally in free-throw percentage, making 75.5%. Johnson and Nunnally are both good penetrators. Trouble is Florida averages the fewest fouls per game nationally at 14 per game.