Belt game 1,762 · November 25, 2006
Kansas take the belt
Kansas beat Florida 82–80 on the road to start reign 498 of the College Basketball belt, the 5th for the program.
Florida had held it since April 3, 2006, with 6 defenses over 236 days.
Kansas held it for 7 days and 1 defense, then lost it to DePaul on December 2, 2006.
498Reign number
5Team's reign
1Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Kansas
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Wright | 42 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Darrell Arthur | 16 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 7-9 |
| Brandon Rush | 43 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6-16 | 1-5 | 0-2 |
| Mario Chalmers | 38 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 2-6 | 1-2 |
| Russell Robinson | 43 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 3-4 |
| Darnell Jackson | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Sasha Kaun | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sherron Collins | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rodrick Stewart | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Florida
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taurean Green | 44 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9-19 | 4-11 | 3-5 |
| Joakim Noah | 33 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Lee Humphrey | 40 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 4-9 | 2-2 |
| Corey Brewer | 26 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4-14 | 1-4 | 2-3 |
| Al Horford | 31 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 3-7 |
| Chris Richard | 29 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jonathan Mitchell | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dan Werner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Marreese Speights | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Walter Hodge | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.