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NEW YORK – The No. 5 UConn men’s basketball team held on to beat No. 18 Florida , 77-73, in a matchup of the last two national champions in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden Tuesday night.

Another ranked nailbiter, it was Solo Ball who made the clutch free throws to seal the game in the final minute. Florida had a chance to tie the game, inbounding the ball down three with 10 seconds left, but the Gators couldn’t get the ball in and were called for a five-second violation that had coach Dan Hurley pumping his fist in celebration.

UConn improved to 79-62 all-time at MSG, 2-4 in the Jimmy V Classic and 6-2 in its all-time series with Florida, which ended the Huskies’ NCAA tournament run last season in the second round along the

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