WATCH: Walter Clayton Jr. & Thomas Haugh Elite Eight postgame interviews

SAN FRANCISCO — Point guard Walter Clayton Jr. and forward Thomas Haugh came up big for the Florida Gators in their 84-79 comeback win over Texas Tech in the Elite Eight.

Haugh hit back-to-back 3-pointers to make it a one-point game and then Clayton made two straight triples, including the go-ahead shot with 59 seconds remaining.

Clayton scored a team-high 30 points, including 13 points in the last 5:24, and won West Regional MVP. Haugh posted a double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds.

Here’s everything Clayton and Haugh said after the victory over the Red Raiders and their postgame interviews on the court after UF’s net-cutting ceremony at the Chase Center.

Walter Clayton Jr. postgame interview

Thomas Haugh postgame interview

Clayton and Haugh Q&A

On Florida’s mindset trailing by 10:

WALTER CLAYTON JR.: Just staying together. We all kept telling each other to stay together, stay the course. There’s a lot of time left on the clock. Keep on playing to the final buzzer. Don’t break during adversity.

On if his go-ahead 3 was his biggest shot ever:

WALTER CLAYTON JR.: I don’t know. If you ask everybody, it was probably the one versus UConn. But, no, I honestly can’t even remember right now. I’d probably say the UConn one

On holding Texas Tech to two points in the last three minutes:

THOMAS HAUGH: I think I did a pretty bad job of limiting some of their bigs to tendencies. What’s his name, No. 5 kept getting to his right hand. I think at the end of the last couple minutes we locked in on a scout and just trusted it. And it worked off. That’s a credit to the coaches and also the players just for executing that.

On reaching the Final Four:

THOMAS HAUGH: It’s crazy. I feel like I’m dreaming. I was watching the round of 64 in the eighth grade sneaking my phone into science class watching it. Now to say I’m playing in the Final Four is wild. It’s wild.

WALTER CLAYTON JR.: Just an amazing feeling. I said it multiple times; we’ve just got a group of guys that love each other. Just doing this together, seeing each other’s success, it means a lot.

On how demoralizing his 3-pointers were:

WALTER CLAYTON JR.: For sure. I definitely seen them, a couple shots went in, they kind of turned around looked at their bench, like, how. Nothing was going through my mind. My mind was blank. Thankful that the shots went in. But we were locked in until the final buzzer sounded. My mind was blank, honestly.

On Florida’s ability to rally:

WALTER CLAYTON JR.: For sure, it’s definitely like you said undying belief. But it goes to show how together we all are. Many times could easily just break, start pointing the finger, blaming each other for this and that. But we just stayed together through the end and stayed the course. And thankfully we got it done today.

THOMAS HAUGH: You’ve got guards like these guys, the game’s never over with them, and Denzel, too. It’s just wild.

On what Haugh has meant to the team:

WALTER CLAYTON JR.: He’s meant everything. You know what I’m saying? I’ve said it multiple times, I think multiple guys don’t get enough recognition. Tommy is definitely one of them. He comes in every day, puts his head down and works. There’s a lot more to his game, but he’s sacrificing for the team. He plays his role and does everything we need him to do. I’m thankful for him and I love him and let’s get two more, my boy.

On if he’s comfortable with the Steph Curry comparisons:

WALTER CLAYTON JR.: I mean, I don’t know. That’s arguably the greatest point guard in the history of basketball. I’ve got a ways to go. I wouldn’t quite compare myself yet. But just thankful for the recognition.

THOMAS HAUGH: I think he is. (Laughter) I don’t know, man. Like he said, he’s the greatest point guard of all time.

On Florida’s never-say-die mentality:

WALTER CLAYTON JR.: For sure. I think like I said, guys could just break apart during those moments. We all stayed the course, stayed together. And I think that just goes to show the togetherness of the team, the love we have for each other to get through those tough times, because we went through tough times during the summer, through practice, stuff like that. But stay the course, like you said the Gator mentality.

On UF’s mindset going to San Antonio:

WALTER CLAYTON JR.: Definitely going to enjoy tonight. Definitely going to enjoy tonight, possibly tomorrow. We don’t know yet. Then we’ll see who we’re going to play, watching the games, focus on the next one. We understand it’s not over yet.