Florida wins national championship
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Houston’s vaunted defense held Florida and its star guard Walter Clayton Jr. in check for much of the game.
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Eleven voters picked Duke to win the national championship, followed by six for Florida and five for Houston.
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Gators won a combined 39 games in coach Todd Golden’s first two years but finished 36-4 this season, tying the 2014 team for the most wins in program history.
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Florida basketball clinched their third national title in program history on Monday night, once again coming from behind to top Houston.
The Cougars stunned Duke, outscoring the Blue Devils 15-3 to close their semifinal clash Saturday and win 70-67. L.J. Cryer finished with 26 points to lead Houston to their third title game appearance and first national championship.
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Florida attempts to do what only one other team has done since the final day of November - and do it on the season’s final game. The Gators will be going up aga
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Houston muscled its way into the national title game after a furious comeback against Duke on Saturday night in a Final Four for the ages.
Houston delivered one of the greatest comebacks in NCAA Tournament history on Saturday night, holding Duke to one field goal in the final 10:31 en route to a stunning 70-67 win.
Less than 24 hours after the Houston Cougars shocked Duke with a 9-0 run in the last 35 seconds of the Final Four, the Houston Astros pulled off their own stunning comeback -- scoring eight unanswered runs to erase a six-run deficit and beat the Twins,