A relatively mundane men’s NCAA Tournament was playing to script late Saturday night at the Alamodome, another boring double-digit Duke win to digest, leaving us with faint hopes of Florida phenom Walter Clayton Jr.
Two of the best teams in the country, Duke and Houston, both No. 1 seeds in the tournament, will meet in the Final Four on Saturday night. With a potential voyage to the national championship on the line, the game will air live from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, with tip-off projected to be at 8:49 p.m. ET.
The Florida All-American has repeatedly come up big in late-game situations and did so again on Saturday to lead the Gators to a 79-73 win over Auburn in the Final Four. Clayton hit multiple big 3s in the second half and helped seal the win with an and-1 layup and free throw with 1:33 to extend Florida's lead to six.
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