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

With Tuggler coming back second half, we are going to have to really fight for rebounds on both ends of the court. Do we try a lineup with Clayton, Richard, Haugh, Condon and Handy to get more rebounding and passing bigs in the game?

 

I hope they are channeling Tim Tebow “you have 20 more minutes for the rest of your life”. Go Gators

 

Clayton will have to drive to the rim to open up his outside game.

 

I don’t remember any.

 

You would've thought Baghdad Bob was one of the point guards.

 

Clayton finishes with 10+, book it

 

Can always count on @wingtee to throw negativity during a game thread lol

 

We clean up the TO's and get a few from Clayton and we're back in this.

 

One of the worst non calls I’ve ever seen. So obvious.

 

That drive by Haugh, into 3+ defenders, was: (a) dumb and (b) surprising (or not at all) no foul call.

 

These guys are playing slow and getting into their sets methodically and the guards need to be all over that getting turnovers. Very little risk tightening up the perimeter defense and forcing a few steals.

 

I say 17

 

I will say this: you better drive a stake in the heart of this team. No lead is safe.

 

We are

 

I remember Martin missing one near the end of the half but that’s about it.

 

No gaps

 

Florida is slowly winning the rebounding battle:
UF - 22 (4 OReb)
Hou - 19 (6 OReb)

As for blocked shots:
UF - 2 (Chinyelu & Handlogten have 1 Blk each)
Hou - 5 (Francis & Roberts have 2 Blks each)

Florida needs to keep playing tough defense inside and limit Houston to 1-shot offensively.

 

Bringing new meaning to "let them play". Watch them switch it up in the second half and start calling everything and bring the game to a halt.

 

Need to try some full court press on them. Force some turnovers