MBB OGT: NCAA Tournament Championship -- (1) FLORIDA v (1) Houston -- April 7, 2025 -- 8:50 PM [CBS]

Good defense from Houston but our boys just need a good half time break. They’ll be ready and bring it this half.

 

I think Clayton can have success with the mid range game...he has been hunting 3s and if he can get inside the arc he can pull up and hit the short jumper that he is good at.

 

With all the turnovers I’m happy to be down three.

 

9 turnovers to 2, Clayton can barely hit the rim, and only down 3…

 

Agree. This has been the blueprint to beat us. Hasn’t worked yet.

Need Clayton and Martin to start scoring.

Push the ball and keep wearing them down.

Unreal only 4 total fouls called.

 

TURNOVERS!
TURNOVERS!
TURNOVERS!

 

To only be 3 points down with Clayton and Martin 1-9 with zero threes is a testament to how good this team is.

 

Houston does play some stout D.

 

Houston not gonna allow it

 

If I'm Houston and I held Clayton to 0 in the 1st half, I'd want to be up by 15+ points at halftime.

 

Drive and dish baby!

 

Despite that he's our second leading scorer.

 

Seemed like it to me also.

 

If you told me we’d have 9 turnovers in the first half and Clayton wasn’t going to score I’d have thought it would be a lot worse than 3. Need to settle down and play a solid second half and we win.

 

That felt like the fastest first half ever.

 

If the turnovers were 9-1 in our favor this would be a fifteen point lead for us..if they are only up three they better hope we keep playing sloppy or they are gonna be in trouble.

 

To be down only by 3 as bad as we have played is a huge plus. Right now Richard alone is carrying this team on offense. Got to have help in second half. Another key problem is our best player Clayton is a non factor. It's these types of games where stars have to shine so he has half a game to do something.

 

Both teams are shooting 38%.
We're 4-of-14 from outside.
They're 2-of-14 from outside.