Walter Clayton had carried Florida to the title game. But even was his scoring was off against Houston, he delivered in other ways.

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.

Points didn't come easy for the Final Four's most outstanding player, but in the end Clayton delivered how he always does for Florida.