During a pregame interview, sitting next to Florida Gators coach Todd Golden, Sampson addressed the recent performances of Walter Clayton Jr., who has dominated throughout the tou

The 6-foot-3 Clayton, an Associated Press first-team All-American who started his career under Rick Pitino at Iona, is averaging 24.6 points through the five NCAA games, with his 123 points standing 18 more than Duke star freshman and AP national player of the year Cooper Flagg as the next-closest player.

Florida (35-4) won its 11th straight and will move on to face the winner of Saturday night’s game between Duke and Houston in the national championship on Monday.