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The nationwide title sport between Florida and Houston may come all the way down to the NCAA Event’s finest clutch participant towards the nation’s finest clutch protection.
Walter Clayton Jr., leads the Gators into Monday night time’s remaining towards a long-armed Cougars protection that has snuffed out each crew it has seen over this run to its first title sport since 1984. That was the top of the “Phi Slama Jama” period that featured Clyde Drexler and Hakeem Olajuwon.
Houston (35-4) has by no means received a title.
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The Gators (35-4) are one win away from their third championship and first since they went back-to-back in 2006-07. Clayton, a highschool soccer star who selected basketball in faculty, scored 34 factors in Florida’s semifinal win towards Auburn.
He has averaged 24.6 factors over 5 wins within the match. In two of these wins, he scored 13 factors down the stretch in every to assist Florida pull out shut video games towards UConn and Texas Tech.
The Cougars, who lead the nation in factors and area aim share allowed, held the nation’s finest participant, Cooper Flagg, to 1 for five capturing over the ultimate 10 1/2 minutes of their win over Duke on Saturday. Flagg’s 3-pointer with 3:02 left within the sport was the one basket Houston allowed over that stretch.
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