Live Blog: Florida Gators 84, Texas Tech Red Raiders 79
SAN FRANCISCO — The No. 1 seed Florida Gators advanced to the Final Four on Sunday with an 84-79 comeback win over 3-seed Texas Tech. UF rallied from a 10-point deficit and closed out the game with an 18-4 run.
Florida’s Walter Clayton Jr. scored a team-high 30 points and made the go-ahead 3-pointer with 59 seconds left. Thomas Haugh matched his career-high 20 points and grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds for a double-double.
Below are live updates from the matchup between Florida and Texas Tech.
Florida vs. Texas Tech Live Blog
SCORE UPDATE: Florida 75, Texas Tech 75 (1:23 2H)
The Gators have tied this game up with a 9-0 run on a pair of 3-pointers Thomas Haugh and another triple Walter Clayton Jr.
SCORE UPDATE: Texas Tech 71, Florida 64 (3:52 2H)
Florida’s three senior guards had no 3-pointers until this triple by Walter Clayton Jr. The Red Raiders haven’t scored in 3:02 but they’re heading to the line for two shots after this timeout.
SCORE UPDATE: Texas Tech 67, Florida 57 (7:48 2H)
A 6-0 run for the Red Raiders to take a double-digit lead. The Gators haven’t scored in 3:48 and need to respond. Texas Tech has 20 points off 10 UF turnovers.
SCORE UPDATE: Texas Tech 55, Florida 53 (12:05 2H)
The Gators cut the deficit to two with an alley-oop dunk by Micah Handlogten from Walter Clayton Jr. UF briefly took the lead after three free throws by Clayton and Handlogten’s basket interference call was reversed.
SCORE UPDATE: Texas Tech 45, Florida 42 (15:58 2H)
The Red Raiders are on an 8-0 run and the Gators haven’t scored in almost four minutes (3:51). Alex Condon with three turnovers since the break.
HALF: Florida 40, Texas Tech 37
Florida forward Thomas Haugh has a team-high 12 points off the bench. The Gators were 10-for-10 from the line in the first period, shooting 45% from the floor (13-for-29) and 36% beyond the arc (4-for-11).
The Red Raiders made seven 3-pointers (7-for-16) in the half and shot 40% for the half (14-for-35). UF is winning the rebounding battle 22-17, but the Red Raiders have a 13-5 edge in second-chance points.
SCORE UPDATE: Florida 32, Texas Tech 31 (3:56 1H)
The Gators have made four of their last five shots and regained the lead for the first time since the 12:29 mark with the transition dunk by Thomas Haugh.
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SCORE UPDATE: Texas Tech 24, Florida 23 (7:59 1H)
No field goals for the Gators in 5:06. The Red Raiders have not scored in 2:36 and missed their last four shots, but they took the lead with an 8-0 run.
SCORE UPDATE: Florida 19, Texas Tech 19 (11:36 1H)
The Gators took the lead with a 10-0 run. Both teams are 7-for-14 from the floor but UF has the edge right now in rebounds (10-5) and bench points (10-2).
SCORE UPDATE: Texas Tech 11, Florida 10 (15:22 1H)
Hot start for the Red Raiders from downtown with three triples, but a big 3-pointer by Denzel Aberdeen on the last possession makes it a one-point game.
Florida Gators starters
| No. | Player | Position | Height/Weight | Class | Min. | Pts. | Rebs. | Misc. |
| 1 | Walter Clayton Jr. | Guard | 6-2, 195 pounds | Sr. | 32.4 | 17.7 | 3.7 | 4.2 ast |
| 15 | Alijah Martin | Guard | 6-2, 210 pounds | Gr. | 30.0 | 14.6 | 4.5 | 2.3 ast |
| 5 | Will Richard | Guard | 6-4, 206 pounds | Sr. | 31.6 | 13.5 | 4.5 | 1.6 stl |
| 21 | Alex Condon | Forward | 6-11, 230 pounds | So. | 24.8 | 10.9 | 7.7 | 2.3 ast |
| 9 | Rueben Chinyelu | Center | 6-10, 260 pounds | So. | 19.2 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 0.9 blk |
Texas Tech Red Raiders starters
| No. | Player | Position | Height/Weight | Class | Min. | Pts. | Rebs. | Misc. |
| 3 | Elijah Hawkins | Guard | 5-11, 160 pounds | Sr. | 31.8 | 9.3 | 3.5 | 6.4 ast |
| 4 | Christian Anderson | Guard | 6-2, 165 pounds | Fr. | 30.5 | 10.8 | 3.0 | 2.1 3fg |
| 24 | Kerwin Walton | Guard | 6-5, 210 pounds | Sr. | 18.7 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 1.7 3fg |
| 5 | Darrion Williams | Forward | 6-6, 225 pounds | Jr. | 30.0 | 14.8 | 5.5 | 3.7 ast |
| 15 | JT Toppin | Forward | 6-9, 225 pounds | So. | 27.1 | 18.2 | 9.3 | 1.5 ast |
March Madness coverage
* After facing Florida in March, Walter Clayton now dancing with UF
* Get to know Texas Tech, the Florida Gators’ Elite Eight opponent
* Matchup Breakdown: Florida Gators (1) vs. Texas Tech (3)
* Walter Clayton Jr., Alijah Martin preview Florida Elite Eight matchup
* Alex Condon misses practice Friday but plans to play in Elite Eight
* Ranking the Florida Gators’ most memorable Elite Eight wins
* Florida vs. Texas Tech: How to watch, betting lines, game notes
* Will Richard reacts to Sweet 16 win after scoring team-high 15
* Takeaways from the Florida Gators’ 87-71 win over Maryland
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