NCAA Tournament Game Capsules

Apr 1, 2007, 4:55 GMT

Atlanta, GA - Greg Oden ended with only 13 points but had nine rebounds and helped spark a late second-half run, as the Ohio State Buckeyes earned a berth in the national championship game with a 67-60 win over Georgetown in Final Four action of the NCAA Tournament. Mike Conley Jr. had a team-leading 15 points, scoring 11 in the first half with Oden on the bench, for Ohio State (35-3), which has won 22 straight games and will next face defending national champion Florida in the championship game on Monday. The Gators beat the Bruins 76-66 in the second national semifinal. Oden did all of his damage in the second half thanks to first-half foul trouble. He played just over 2 1/2 minutes in the opening 20 minutes, but took control down the stretch to help the Buckeyes advance to their first championship game since 1962. Roy Hibbert, Georgetown's seven-footer, also played with foul trouble, ending with 19 points and six rebounds. But it was the disappearing act of Big East Player of the Year Jeff Green that was the difference for the Hoyas (30-7). Green ended with just nine points, taking only five shots, as Georgetown failed to follow-up the dramatics of last weekend's regional final win over North Carolina with more magic.

Final Score: Florida 76, UCLA 66

Atlanta, GA - Corey Brewer scored 19 points and Lee Humphrey added 14 to lead the defending national champion Florida Gators over the UCLA Bruins, 76-66, in Final Four action of the NCAA Tournament. The duo shot a combined 10-of-18, including 8-of-13 from three, for Florida (34-5), which will now have the chance to become the first back-to-back champions since Duke won its second of consecutive titles in 1992 when it faces Ohio State on Monday. The Buckeyes beat Georgetown, 67-60, in the first semifinal of the night, setting up a familiar title tilt. It was in January when Florida's football program beat heavily favored Ohio State to come away with the Bowl Championship Series national title. In a rematch of last year's national title game that the Gators easily won, 73-57, UCLA (30-6) again barely put up a fight. The Bruins' leader Aaron Afflalo was in foul trouble most of the night, ending with 17 points that all came in the second half. Josh Shipp led UCLA with 18 points. Joakim Noah ended with eight points, 11 rebounds and four blocks and Chris Richard had 16 points for the Gators, who have won nine straight overall, 11 in a row in the NCAA Tournament and 17 straight single-elimination games that includes two SEC Tournament titles. Al Horford added nine points and 17 boards and Taureen Green had 10 points for Florida, which broke open a close game in the second half.

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