Florida led for just 1:04 minutes in the entire gaem. But that was all they needed to steal victory from Houston's grasp as the program desperately sought its first ever men's basketball triumph.

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Florida led for just 1:04 minutes in the entire gaem. But that was all they needed to steal victory from Houston's grasp as the program desperately sought its first ever men's basketball triumph.