It’s been almost five years since Shabazz Napier’s jump shot heard around the world. A lot has happened to UConn men’s basketball since then, for better or worse. It wasn’t the same buzzer-beating heroics tonight, but the UConn men’s basketball team knocked off No. 15 Florida 62-59 Sunday night and improved to 2-1 on the young season. After a humiliating loss to St. Joe’s, it was a gritty bounce-back dub for the Huskies, who looked markedly different in terms of toughness, rebounding, and clutch shooting.
Christian Vital and Tyler Polley paced UConn with 15 apiece, with Josh Carlton adding 13 and Alterique Gilbert chipping in 10.