Elite Eight picks, predictions, odds for Texas Tech vs Florida West Region NCAA Tournament March Madness game Saturday, March 29, 2025. Who wins game?

Dan Patrick recaps the Elite Eight and questions if NIL and the transfer portal will result in less mid-major upsets during future years of the NCAA Tournament.

It also incorrectly referred to the lead Texas Tech had with three minutes left. Texas Tech led by nine. No. 1 seed Florida is moving on to the Final Four. The 84-79 victory didn't come easily for the Gators,

Walter Clayton Jr. scored 22 of his game-high 30 points in the second half to lead Florida to a stunning comeback win over Texas Tech and into the Final Four.

Walter Clayton Jr. rescued top-seeded Florida with two late 3-pointers, and the Gators rallied from nine points down late to reach the Final Four with an 84-79 victory over Texas Tech in the NCAA Tournament’s West Region final on Saturday.

The Florida Gators are headed back to the Final Four for the first time since 2014, and they're doing so on the back of Walter Clayton Jr. With his team trailing by nine with just over three minutes to go—and again by two with 0:59 on the clock—the senior guard scored 10 points down the stretch to help the Gators take down the Texas Tech Red Raiders 84-79.

With three minutes to go, Florida trailed by nine, but the Gators were not ready for the season to end and willed themselves to the Final Four.