The Florida All-American has repeatedly come up big in late-game situations and did so again on Saturday to lead the Gators to a 79-73 win over Auburn in the Final Four. Clayton hit multiple big 3s in the second half and helped seal the win with an and-1 layup and free throw with 1:33 to extend Florida's lead to six.

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The first ticket to the national title game has been punched as No. 1 seed Florida defeated No. 1 overall seed Auburn 79-73 in the final Four to advance to Monday's NCAA championship game. The Gators will face No.

No. 1 seed Florida defeated fellow No. 1 seed Auburn 79-73 Saturday night in a Final Four thriller at the Alamodome in San Antonio to to advance to Monday's NCAA championship game, where it will take on either Duke or Houston.

One half of the NCAA men's tournament national championship game is set after Florida defeated Auburn in an all-SEC national semifinal.