Key Highlights
- had 12 points and five rebounds in his return from a lingering ankle injury that caused him to miss the previous two games.
- Malachi Smith handed out nine assists as the Huskies (9-1) shot 50%, including 59.3% in the first half while building a seven-point halftime lead. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBall went 6 of 14 from the field and drained a trio of 3-pointers in a matchup of power programs that have combined to win the past three NCAA titles. Xaivian Lee led the defending champion Gators (5-4) with 19 points but shot 5 of 14 and missed six of seven 3-point tries.
- Thomas Haugh added 18 and Alex Condon finished with 14 points and nine rebounds. Florida shot 42.4% in a rematch of last season’s second-round NCAA Tournament game that ended UConn’s hopes for a third consecutive national championship. The Huskies won their fifth straight game since a 71-67 home loss Nov.
- 19 to then-No.
- 4 Arizona, now the top-ranked team in the country.
