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“We’ve kind of done it our way,” said Sampson who, at 69, would surpass Jim Calhoun to become the oldest coach to win the title if his Cougars prevail.
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The Houston Cougars rallied from seemingly insurmountable odds to defeat Duke in Saturday's second national semifinal, setting up a clash of No. 1 seeds against the Florida Gators in Monday's national...
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Todd Golden’s Florida Gators face Kelvin Sampson’s Houston Cougars for college basketball’s national title Monday night in the Alamodome.
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.
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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