Dec. 12, 2006
? Jermaine Taylor has led UCF in scoring in five of the team's seven games this season. He has posted double-digits in scoring in all seven contests and has scored 20 or more points three times.
? For the second time this year, Stanley Billings had three blocks. He leads UCF with 12 on the season.
? Dave Noel established a new career-high with five made field goals. He had five steals as UCF recorded nine for the game.
? Lavell Payne was 6-of-6 at the charity stripe, establishing a new career high for free throws made.
? UCF and Minnesota were meeting for the first time. The contest marked the first time that the Golden Knights played a Big Ten program since 1998.
? The game served as the Golden Knights' latest road debut since the 1987-88 campaign.
? During his collegiate playing career at Iowa from 1975-79, UCF head coach Kirk Speraw and the Hawkeyes went 2-1 versus Big Ten rival Minnesota in Minneapolis.
? As a junior at Florida in 1993, UCF assistant coach Craig Brown and his teammates faced Minnesota in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament. The game was played at the Target Center in Minneapolis and the Golden Gophers posted a 74-66 victory.