Big night for freshmen, more surprises and takeaways from men’s openers

The first slate of men’s college basketball in more than 200 days didn’t disappoint.

Strong debuts by a loaded freshmen class headlined the action, led by Koa Peat’s 30-point performance in No. 13 Arizona’s 93-87 upset of defending champion and No. 3 Florida.

Elsewhere, No. 20 Auburn narrowly escaped Bethune-Cookman with a 95-90 overtime win in new head coach Steven Pearl’s first game since succeeding his father, Bruce…

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