Florida Gators vs. Houston Cougars

Apr 7, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
FLA	28	37	65
HOU	31	32	63

Game Recap

Walter Clayton Jr.'s defensive stop gives Florida its 3rd national title with 65-63 win over Houston. Florida’s Walter Clayton Jr. came up with the perfect going-away present for that spirit-crushing Houston defense that bullied, battered and bedeviled him all night.

Player Stats

FLORIDA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21Alex Condon	28	5-9	0-1	2-2	7	0	4	0	4	3	12
9Rueben Chinyelu	19	1-2	0-0	1-2	5	0	0	1	0	2	3
5Will Richard	33	5-10	4-7	4-4	8	2	2	1	2	2	18
1Walter Clayton Jr.	35	3-10	1-7	4-4	5	7	1	1	3	2	11
15Alijah Martin	34	2-10	1-6	2-2	1	0	0	0	1	0	7
10Thomas Haugh	24	2-5	0-2	1-1	5	3	0	1	1	1	5
3Micah Handlogten	9	1-3	0-0	0-2	4	2	0	1	0	0	2
11Denzel Aberdeen	18	2-4	0-1	3-4	2	0	0	0	1	0	7
TOTAL	-	21-5339.6%	6-2425.0%	17-2181.0%	37	14	7	5	12	10	65

HOUSTON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Joseph Tugler	16	2-3	0-0	1-2	4	0	2	0	1	5	5
13J'Wan Roberts	35	3-13	0-0	2-4	8	0	0	3	0	2	8
7Milos Uzan	35	2-9	0-4	2-2	5	1	0	0	1	3	6
21Emanuel Sharp	29	3-11	1-7	1-2	3	1	0	0	2	0	8
4LJ Cryer	37	6-18	4-11	3-4	6	2	1	0	3	3	19
5Ja'Vier Francis	21	4-5	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	2	0	4	8
23Terrance Arceneaux	8	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
8Mylik Wilson	19	4-9	1-2	0-0	2	1	1	1	0	1	9
TOTAL	-	24-6934.8%	6-2524.0%	9-1464.3%	35	5	5	6	8	19	63

Play-by-Play

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1st halfFLAHOU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Houston.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Florida.
(19:41) J'Wan Roberts missed Jumper.
(19:40) Alex Condon Defensive Rebound.
(19:28) Walter Clayton Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:25) L.J. Cryer Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:09) Joseph Tugler made Jumper.
02
(18:47) Alijah Martin missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:43) Milos Uzan Defensive Rebound.
(18:24) Emanuel Sharp missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:21) Joseph Tugler Offensive Rebound.
(18:19) L.J. Cryer missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:15) J'Wan Roberts Offensive Rebound.
(18:12) Emanuel Sharp missed Layup.
(18:12) Rueben Chinyelu Block.
(18:08) Rueben Chinyelu Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:06) Alex Condon made Dunk. Assisted by Walter Clayton Jr..
22
+2 (17:38) Milos Uzan made Jumper.
24
(17:30) Foul on J'Wan Roberts.
+1 (17:30) Alex Condon made Free Throw.
34
+1 (17:30) Alex Condon made Free Throw.
44
(17:12) J'Wan Roberts missed Jumper.
(17:07) Will Richard Defensive Rebound.
(17:02) Foul on Joseph Tugler.
(16:58) Alijah Martin missed Dunk.
(16:56) Alijah Martin Offensive Rebound.
(16:56) Alijah Martin missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(16:56) J'Wan Roberts Block.
(16:55) Houston Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:40) Joseph Tugler made Jumper. Assisted by L.J. Cryer.
46
+2 (16:24) Rueben Chinyelu made Dunk. Assisted by Walter Clayton Jr..
66
(16:04) Ja'Vier Francis missed Dunk.
(16:01) J'Wan Roberts Offensive Rebound.
(15:59) J'Wan Roberts missed Jumper.
(15:56) Will Richard Defensive Rebound.
(15:54) Walter Clayton Jr. Turnover.
(15:54) L.J. Cryer Steal.
(15:48) L.J. Cryer missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:46) J'Wan Roberts Offensive Rebound.
(15:44) Emanuel Sharp missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:41) Will Richard Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:37) Micah Handlogten made Layup. Assisted by Walter Clayton Jr..
86
+2 (15:20) Emanuel Sharp made Jumper.
88
(15:05) Walter Clayton Jr. Turnover.
+2 (14:50) Ja'Vier Francis made Dunk. Assisted by L.J. Cryer.
810
(14:32) Thomas Haugh missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:28) Ja'Vier Francis Defensive Rebound.
(14:21) Emanuel Sharp missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:18) Denzel Aberdeen Defensive Rebound.
(14:14) Walter Clayton Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:12) Thomas Haugh Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:11) Thomas Haugh made Tip-in Dunk.
1010
(13:44) J'Wan Roberts missed Jumper.
(13:43) Micah Handlogten Defensive Rebound.
(13:23) Thomas Haugh Turnover.
(13:23) Joseph Tugler Steal.
(13:13) L.J. Cryer missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:12) Florida Defensive Rebound.
(12:52) Walter Clayton Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:48) Ja'Vier Francis Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:26) Milos Uzan made Jumper.
1012
(12:05) Alex Condon Turnover.
(11:34) Mylik Wilson missed Jumper.
(11:30) Alex Condon Defensive Rebound.
(11:26) Will Richard Turnover.
(11:26) Terrance Arceneaux Steal.
(11:14) Terrance Arceneaux missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:10) Walter Clayton Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(10:53) Denzel Aberdeen missed Jumper.
(10:47) J'Wan Roberts Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:32) J'Wan Roberts made Jumper.
1014
(10:18) Foul on Joseph Tugler.
(10:14) Denzel Aberdeen Turnover.
(10:14) Mylik Wilson Steal.
+2 (10:10) Mylik Wilson made Layup.
1016
(9:43) Alex Condon missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:38) Rueben Chinyelu Offensive Rebound.
+3 (9:32) Will Richard made Three Point Jumper.
1316
+2 (9:08) Ja'Vier Francis made Jumper.
1318
+3 (8:58) Will Richard made Three Point Jumper.
1618
+2 (8:33) Ja'Vier Francis made Jumper.
1620
(8:08) Alex Condon Turnover.
(7:55) L.J. Cryer Turnover.
(7:55) Will Richard Steal.
(7:51) Will Richard missed Layup.
(7:51) Mylik Wilson Block.
(7:47) Ja'Vier Francis Defensive Rebound.
(7:42) Emanuel Sharp missed Jumper.
(7:42) Micah Handlogten Block.
(7:42) Micah Handlogten Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:29) Alijah Martin made Layup. Assisted by Micah Handlogten.
1820
(7:13) Foul on Thomas Haugh.
+1 (7:13) J'Wan Roberts made Free Throw.
1821
(7:13) J'Wan Roberts missed Free Throw.
(7:12) Thomas Haugh Defensive Rebound.
(6:42) Thomas Haugh missed Jumper.
(6:42) Ja'Vier Francis Block.
(6:38) Florida Deadball Team Rebound.
(6:38) Florida Turnover.
(6:23) Emanuel Sharp missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:20) Will Richard Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:11) Will Richard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Micah Handlogten.
2121
+3 (5:44) L.J. Cryer made Three Point Jumper.
2124
(5:29) Micah Handlogten missed Layup.
(5:29) Ja'Vier Francis Block.
(5:25) L.J. Cryer Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:24) Mylik Wilson made Dunk. Assisted by Emanuel Sharp.
2126
(5:14) Walter Clayton Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:11) L.J. Cryer Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:02) Mylik Wilson made Three Point Jumper.
2129
(4:46) Alex Condon Turnover.
(4:29) Milos Uzan missed Jumper.
(4:26) Terrance Arceneaux Offensive Rebound.
(4:23) Terrance Arceneaux Turnover.
(4:23) Alex Condon Steal.
+2 (4:06) Alex Condon made Layup.
2329
(3:43) Mylik Wilson missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:41) Will Richard Defensive Rebound.
(3:25) Alex Condon missed Jumper.
(3:25) J'Wan Roberts Block.
(3:23) Florida Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:21) Will Richard made Jumper. Assisted by Walter Clayton Jr..
2529
(2:49) Milos Uzan missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:46) Alex Condon Defensive Rebound.
(2:32) Rueben Chinyelu missed Jumper.
(2:29) Ja'Vier Francis Defensive Rebound.
(2:22) Mylik Wilson missed Jumper.
(2:19) Alex Condon Defensive Rebound.
(2:06) Alijah Martin missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:02) Mylik Wilson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:37) L.J. Cryer made Jumper.
2531
(1:24) Will Richard missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:21) Houston Defensive Rebound.
(0:59) J'Wan Roberts missed Jumper.
(0:56) Walter Clayton Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:52) Will Richard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Walter Clayton Jr..
2831
(0:16) L.J. Cryer missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:13) Milos Uzan Offensive Rebound.
(0:12) Milos Uzan missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:12) Florida Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Will Richard missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Milos Uzan Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

FLA

HOU

65Points63

21-53(39.6%)Field Goal(%)24-69(34.8%)

6-24(25.0%)3-Point(%)6-25(24.0%)

17-21(81.0%)Free Throw(%)9-14(64.3%)

40(8)Rebounds(Offensive)39(15)

14Assists5

7Steals5

5Blocks6

13Turnovers9

11(2)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

2Largest Lead12

Game Details

Monday, April 7, 2025 · 8:50 PM

Alamodome · San Antonio, TX

attendance: 66,602 (182.1%)

tv: CBS