UConns March Madness three-peat dream ends as Florida survives major scare

UConn didn’t go down without a fight, but its three-peat dream is officially over.The No.8-seeded Huskies put a scare into No.

1 Florida on Sunday in the second round of March Madness, but the Gators eked out a 77-75 win to survive and advance to the Sweet 16.UConn was up by two with roughly three minutes left and was tied with Florida with less than two minutes left, but a Walter Clayton Jr.3-pointer with 1:07 left opened up a six-point Gators lead, and Alijah Martin’s dunk with 40 seconds left put Florida up by eight, giving them enough cushion to hold on.The Gators, one of the popular bracket picks entering the NCAA Tournament, will face the winner of the Maryland-Colorado State game in the Sweet 16.Want to tune into as much March Madness as you can? DIRECTV Stream and Hulu + Live TV both have you covered with every channel you’ll need, plus free trials.UConn was vying to become the first team to win three straight national titles since UCLA won seven straight from 1967-73.Clayton Jr., the Iona transfer who played for Rick Pitino, finished with a game-high 23 points....