NEW YORK – The No. 5 UConn men's basketball team (6-1) led wire-to-wire and knocked off No. 13 Illinois (6-2) on Friday afternoon at the SentinelOne Showdwon at Madison Square Garden. NYC-native Malachi Smithhad a huge game off the bench for the Huskies with 14 points and a game-high nine assists, also converting a game-sealing four-point play in the final minutes of regulation.
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