Clayton's late flurry sends No. 1 Florida into Final Four

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SAN FRANCISCO -- With Florida on the brink of elimination from the NCAA men's basketball tournament, All-American guard Walter Clayton Jr. answered with one of the great clutch performances in school history to guide the Gators to the Final Four with an 84-79 win against third-seeded Texas Tech.

Clayton Jr. scored 13 of his game-high 30 points over the game's final 5:24, helping the Gators erase a 10-point deficit at the Chase Center, home of the Golden State Warriors.

With 3:14 left in the game, it looked like Florida would be the first No. 1 seed to be eliminated from the tournament. Texas Tech star JT Toppin scored inside to put the Red Raiders up 9 and the Gators had…