No. 1 Seed Florida vs No. 1 Seed Houston Championship Game Thread

[Mark Wheeler]

Florida with six turnovers now. Houston with a six point lead.

 

[Mark Wheeler]

Richard hits the first three of the game.

 

[Mark Wheeler]

Richard with another three.

 

[Mark Wheeler]

Chinyelu is getting abused inside.

 

[Mark Wheeler]

UF has seven turnovers to 0 for Houston.

 

[Mark Wheeler]

Houston just contests every damn thing. They don't give an inch defensively.

 

[Mark Wheeler]

I don't think I have ever posted an opponent basketball highlight in a game thread on here, but this was a wow moment.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1909412319936889117

 

[Mark Wheeler]

Normally, I don't like in-game interviews with coaches, but both Sampson and Golden provided good insight during their interviews.

 

[Mark Wheeler]

Will Richard with another three pointer.

 

[Mark Wheeler]

Ouch. Damn, those are momentum killers.

 

[Mark Wheeler]

Houston is up by eight, but I didn't hear him call backboard.

 

[Mark Wheeler]

Condon with his third turnover. Florida has nine, Houston has one.

 

[Mark Wheeler]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1909416175261401093

 

[Mark Wheeler]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1909376645338706396

 

[Mark Wheeler]

Condon with another basket to give him six points.

 

[Mark Wheeler]

Condon blocked there.

 

[Mark Wheeler]

Richard with 11 points to lead the Gators.

 

[Mark Wheeler]

Richard with another three pointer. He is single handedly keeping UF in the game.

 

[Mark Wheeler]

Back to back bad three point attempts from Houston and UF can tie this up.

 

[Mark Wheeler]

Florida is down to Houston 31-28 at the half. Walter Clayton Jr. has yet to score a point, going 0-for-4 from the field, all three point attempts. Will Richard is single-handedly keeping UF in the game with 14 points (4-of-6 from beyond the arc). The stat that matters most though is the Gators have nine turnovers compared to just two by the Cougars.