European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 4, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday april 4 2007 stars and stripes Page 39 repeat future unclear for Fla Mcaa tournament Mark Florida Taurean Green 11 drives around Ohio state guard Mike Conley or 1 in the second half of the Mcaa mens basketball championship game at the Georgia dome in Atlanta of monday night Green went 3for3 from three Point Range and finished with 16 Points repeat from Back Page Hor Ford had 18 Points and 12 rebounds Taurean Green had 16 Points and Greg Odens 25 Points and 12 rebounds we rent enough for Ohio state 354 to Stop the gators from their rare repeat these Guys turned their backs on millions and they came Back for a reason athletic director Jeremy Foley said this is the reason they played All season with a target on their Back it was hard to do this is quite an exclamation Point this Victory completes a 2007 championship game sweep of the buckeyes in the two biggest col lege sports mens hoops and football Florida a 4114 Winner in the football title game in Janu Ary remains the Only program in history to hold bom Champion ships at the same time the gators finished with a 10game winning Streak and Haven lost a postseason game in 18 tries counting sweeps of the Southeastern conference tournaments the last two years we went out not Only As Cham pions but we did it twice senior Chris Richard said we rewrote history again we broke every sin Gle record for our team this year we did a great Job and had a lot of fun doing it All season including in the 8660 Victory Over Ohio state in december the gators have morphed into whatever kind of team they needed to be to win and this one was no different stopping Oden figured to be the key but it was More Complex than that the 7foot freshman who May be oneyear Randone with the Aba beckoning stayed out of foul trouble and played 38 minutes just what the buckeyes figured they needed to have a Chance but he  do this on his own Donovan stuck Hor Ford Richard Noah and 610 freshman mar Reese Speights on the big Fella they had four bodies running in at me Oden said Chris Rich Ard i swear he plays on the foot Ball team meanwhile Ivan Harris was the Only Buckeye to make a three Pointer Over the first 39plus minutes of the game and he finished 2for8 Mike Conley or finished with 20 Points for Ohio state but lots of them came late after the buckeyes were play ing big time catchup that led to a lot of 3for2 Trade offs with Florida getting the better end of the Deal the gators went 10for18 from three Point Range and did lots of Little things that kept Ohio state in comeback Mode How frustrating it must have been for the buckeyes to watch Oden Block shot after in All Only to see the gators grab the rebound and feed it Back out to Lee Humphrey for a three that happened twice in the Sec Ond half both times when an Oden Block looked like it might fuel Ohio state which kept the game in reach but  get the deficit below six i thought we fought about As hard As we could Ohio state coach Thad Matta said we just  turn the Corner on them which is what teams Fike that do to you Gerry Florida coach Billy Donovan Speaks after being presented the Siemens trophy in Atlanta on tuesday it was Florida second straight title Green finished 3for3 from three Point Range and Humphrey was his usual self going 4for7 and scoring 14 Points Florida versatility showed most in the first half when those two and Corey Brewer 13 Points hit  threes to push the Lead to double digits Hor Ford had a monster game boding up with the 7fobt Oden on defense and More than holding his own on the other end clearly another year in College has helped this 610 Junior who now looks every bit like a top pick Noah on the other hand Proba Bly sacrificed the most he might have been the top pick had he left last season but the presence of Oden and Texas Kevin Durant to say nothing of Noah dwindling stats have pushed him Down he finished with eight Points and three rebounds in this one but big individual numbers were never the Point with the gators this year they came Back for the championship and anything less would have Felt hollow but there will be no regrets in Stead Treyve triggered a Nice Little debate about the Best pro Grams of All time and about next year right now i dont know what we Are going to do Noah said i feel like if s All about enjoy ing this moment right now the Florida fans chanting one More year after the game May have been hoping to influence the coach too opening round at Dayton Ohio tuesday March 13 Niagara 77 Florida 69 East regional first round thursday March 15 at Winsto Sajem no Boston College 84 Texas tech 75 Georgetown 80 Belmontes Michigan state 61 Marquette 49 North Carolina 86 Eastern Kentucky 65 at Sacramento Calif Washington state 70 Oral Roberts 54 Vanderbilt 77 George Washington 44 Friday March 16 at Spokane Wash Texas 79 new Mexico state 67 Southern California 77 Arkansas 60 second round saturday March 17 at Winston Salem no Georgetown 62 Boston College 55 North Carolina 81 Michigan state 67 at Sacramento Calif Vanderbilt 78 Washington state 742ot sunday March 18 at Spokane Wash Southern California 87 Texas 68 regional semifinals Friday March 23 at East Rutherford n j Georgetown 66 Vanderbilt 65 North Carolina 74 Southern California 64 regional championship sunday March 25 at East Rutherford no Georgetown 96 North Carolina 84 of South regional first round thursday March 15 at Lexington by Louisville 78 Stanford 58 Texas 68 Pennsylvania 52 Ohio state 78 Central Connecticut state 57 xavier79 Brigham Young 77 Friday March 16 at Columbus Ohio Virginia 84 Albany by 57 Tennessee 121 Long Beach state 86 at new Orleans Memphis 73 n9rth Texas 58 Nevada 77 Creighton 71 of second round saturday March 17 at Lexington by Ohio state 78 Xavierth of Texas 72 Louisville 69 sunday March is at Columbus Ohio Tennessee 77 Virginia 74 at new Orleans Memphis 78 Nevada 62 regional semifinals thursday March 22 at san Antonio Memphis 65 Texas 64 Ohio state 85 Tennessee 84 regional championship saturday March 24 at san Antonio Ohio state 92 Memphis 76 Midwest regional first round thursday March 15 at Buffalo by Maryland 82 Davidson 70 butlers old Dominion 46 Friday March 16 at Chicago univ 67 Georgia tech 63 wis 76 Texas Christ 63 at Spokane Wash Winthrop 74 notre Dame 64 Oregon 58 Miami Ohio 55 at new Orleans Purdue 72 Arizona 63 Florida 112 Jackson state 69 second round saturday March 17 at Buffalo by Butler 62 Maryland 59 sunday March 18 at Chicago univ 74 Wisconsin 68 at Spokane Wash Oregon 75 Winthrop 61 at new Orleans Florida 74 Purdue 67 regional semifinals Friday March 23 at St Louis Florida 65 Butler 57 Oregon 76 univ 72 regional championship sunday March 25 at St Louis Florida 85 Oregon 77 West regional first round thursday March 15 at Buffalo by Virginia Commonwealth 79 Duke 77 Pittsburgh 79 Wright state 58 at Sacramento Calif Urcla 70 Weber state 42 Indiana 70 Gonzaga 57 Friday March 16 at Chicago Kansas 107 Niagara 57 Kentucky 67 Umanova 58 at Columbus Ohio Virginia tech 54 Illinois 52 Southern Illinois 61 holy Cross 51 second hound saturday March 17 at Buffalo by Pittsburgh 84 a Commonwealth 79 of at Sacramento Calif Urcla 54 Indiana 49 sunday March 18 at cof limbos Ohio Southern Illinois 63 Virginia tech 48 at Chicago Kansas 88 Kentucky 76 regional semifinals thursday March 22 at san lose Calif Kansas 61 Southern Illinois 58 Urcla 64 Pittsburgh 55 regional championship saturday March 24 at san Jose Calif Urcla 68 Kansas 55 final four at Atlanta Hati Onai semifinals saturday March 31 Ohio state 67 Georgetown 60 Florida 76 Urcla 66 National championship monday april 2 Florida 84 Ohio state 75