🏀 🏀 🏆 NCAA March Madness Basketball Tournament Games - Houston vs Florida for the title.

[rick4bama]

What the scores? Not watching!

 

[mando]

What the scores? Not watching!

31-28 Houston. Both teams shot 38%. Clayton has 0 points.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Love when officials remember its not them that people come to watch.

Like first half of this game.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Beautiful sunset night in Tennessee after rains

 

[rick4bama]

I know one thing about our pick we all did. Because tonight we will either have 2 happy pickers and 1 sad one, or we will have 1 happy and 2 sad.

 

[Bammerboy321]

11 seconds of basketball, followed by more commercials

 

[rick4bama]

I stated to watch and those lizard are on 7-0 run! Man now that was a block!

 

[Bammerboy321]

Florida down 3

 

[Bammerboy321]

Clayton Jr has awoken

 

[Bammerboy321]

Well that game was intense. Ending was anticlimactic.

 

[Bammerboy321]

Fuck Fluridah

 

[BamaFan334]

Hell of a game. I was surprised Houston beat Duke and even more surprised they held that intensity against Florida. One of the better games I've seen in a long time. Congratulations to Florida. Well deserved and a dang good team.

 

[BamaFan334]

Well that game was intense. Ending was anticlimactic.

That defense was unreal, so I wouldn't consider that anticlimactic. As a coach, you couldn't be more proud with that stand when it mattered.

I also want to acknowledge the awareness of Houston's player that realized he lost his dribble and tried to box out. I'm thinking maybe three out of a hundred high level D-1 players have that awareness.

Also want to add, it's refreshing to see the excitement on these guys. Those guys are pumped and you love to see that in this day and age.

 

[Bammerboy321]

That defense was unreal, so I wouldn't consider that anticlimactic. As a coach, you couldn't be more proud with that stand when it mattered.

I also want to acknowledge the awareness of Houston's player that realized he lost his dribble and tried to box out. I'm thinking maybe three out of a hundred high level D-1 players have that awareness.

Florida's second half adjustments were out of this world good. Been that way all season. They worked us in both games this season in the second half.

But I do think Houston's backcourt just completely melted when the momentum shifted and Florida tightened up around the 3. Honestly they just seemed fatigued. Some of Houston's offensive sets near the end were pretty bad though. A lot of that is due to Florida's ball screen D and how they swarm loose balls. But lawd get a shot up at least.

Walter Clayton Jr. didn't have his best game, but still reached double digits in the second half. He sat for an extended period, Florida clawed back, and then he just pounced on every opportunity he could

 

[#80]

UF win validates historic season for SEC.

 

[mando]

I had picked Florida but found myself pulling for Sampson to win one. His teams play tough hard nosed with great effort. You have to appreciate watching that.

 

[alabama mike]

I do not know who the defensive coach is for Houston but CNO needs to hire him for Bama. Those young men, flat out play defense. UF did not play well until late in the second half but a win is a win. Glad a SEC team won.

 

[TerryP]

Self-importance, perhaps?

The first image CBS Sports HQ airs for the final recap is Jim Nantz in the stands.

 

[TerryP]

https://x.com/hughhathcock?lang=en

 

[BamaFan334]

Florida's second half adjustments were out of this world good. Been that way all season. They worked us in both games this season in the second half.

But I do think Houston's backcourt just completely melted when the momentum shifted and Florida tightened up around the 3. Honestly they just seemed fatigued. Some of Houston's offensive sets near the end were pretty bad though. A lot of that is due to Florida's ball screen D and how they swarm loose balls. But lawd get a shot up at least.

Walter Clayton Jr. didn't have his best game, but still reached double digits in the second half. He sat for an extended period, Florida clawed back, and then he just pounced on every opportunity he could

I agree. That's why I felt it was an amazing game, all of those points in one game are a lot of "swings" and the defense still never truly seemed to give up on either side.