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Points were expected to be at a premium given how both teams were elite defensively.
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Clayton, a first-team All-American selection, is the head of the snake of No. 1 seed Florida.
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Florida became the first Southeastern Conference team and No. 1 seed to earn a trip to San Antonio behind a clutch performance by Walter Clayton Jr.
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To the delight of one of its biggest fans, the Cougars head to San Antonio with a chance of winning its first national title
The Big 12 will have a team in San Antonio Saturday for the Final Four, as Houston advanced. The Cougars eliminated Tennessee in the Elite Eight, 69-50. Joining
No. 1 seed Houston is headed to the Final Four for the second time in the past five seasons after imposing its will on No. 2 seed Tennessee for a 69-50 win in the Elite Eight on Sunday. The Cougars used a masterful defensive effort to build a 22-point first half lead and then held on late for their 17th consecutive victory.
INDIANAPOLIS — On Selection Sunday, Houston drew what was considered the toughest path for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. And now it’s been confirmed. Houston is the first No. 1 seed since North Carolina in 2017 “to take the hardest possible seed path,
The Final Four will have four No. 1 seeds for the second time since seeding began in 1979. It also will have lots of defense.
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Fittingly for an NCAA Tournament in which big schools from big conferences took record numbers of spots in the first week, then hogged them all for the second week, the Final Four will bring four teams seeded No.
SEC foes Auburn and Florida will meet in the early game with Big 12 Champion Houston and Duke, the ACC Champ, tangling in the nightcap. Houston is making their seventh appearance in the Final Four but still seeking their first national title.