Florida wins its third NCAA basketball title and denies Houston its first, rallying for 65-63 victory

Dave Portnoy ‘haunted’ by Florida winning national championship in gambling disaster

Dave Portnoy watched on as the Gators stole a few games late en route to the national championship.

Florida Gators rally to 3rd NCAA men's basketball title with thriller vs. Houston

The Florida Gators and Walter Clayton Jr. somehow overcame Houston's lockdown intensity, along with a 12-point deficit Monday night to will out a 65-63 victory in an NCAA title-game thriller.

Taking home the title

Alex Condon retrieves the ball on the buzzer to help the Florida Gators to a two-point win in the NCAA championship game against the Houston Cougars.

Florida edges Houston 65-63 in wild finish to win NCAA championship

Will Richard had 18 points to keep the Gators (36-4) in it, and they won their third overall title and first since 2007.

Florida wins its third national title and denies Houston its first, rallying for 65-63 victory

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Florida and Walter Clayton Jr. somehow overcame Houston’s spirit-crushing defense Monday night to will out a 65-63 victory in an NCAA title-game thriller not decided until Clayton’s own D stopped the Cougars from taking a game-winning shot at the buzzer.

Florida roar back to break Houston hearts and capture third NCAA title

Gators erase 12-point deficit to beat Cougars 65-63Cougars denied again after near misses in 1983, 1984UF win third NCAA championship, first since 2007The Gators looked cooked. Down 12. Their All-American guard scoreless. The crowd inside a hangar-like 70,000-seat football stadium, just 198 miles down the road from Houston’s campus, was a deafening sea of scarlet red.And yet Florida found a way. In one of the most dramatic NCAA men’s championshi…