Central Florida defeated Connecticut by a final score of 68-63 in the Battle 4 Atlantis semifinal on Friday. UCF was down 17 points with 16 minutes remaining in the second half.

The Knights used a zone defense after made baskets and man-to-man following misses to keep the UConn offense off balance. The Huskes went 2-for-18 on three-pointers.

“It was very effective,’’ Marcus Jordan said. “When we got in the huddle (down 17 at the 16-minute mark), we talked about winning every four-minute scrimmage from media timeout to media timeout. Our attitude was to go out and win every four minutes.’’