Walter Clayton Jr. comes up clutch again for Gators: ‘He’s a cold man’

The game plan for Texas Tech on Saturday afternoon was to limit Florida’s Walter Clayton Jr. Do that, and the Red Raiders had a good shot to return to the Final Four since their first trip in 2019.

For most of the Elite Eight matchup, Texas Tech did that, and with just under eight minutes to go, led the Gators by 10. At that point, Clayton had 17 points, with 11 coming from the free-throw line. He was 3-for-8 from the field − all layups − and had gone more than 15 minutes without making a shot.