Balanced Gators too much for Oregon

That three-pointer with 8:16 to play, however, would be Florida's last field goal. The Gators instead began a march to the free-throw line, missing nine from the charity stripe down the stretch.

"Everybody was talking about our free-throw shooting," Donovan said, "and free-throw shooting kept them in the game."

Porter, who ripped a regional record eight three-pointers against UNLV on Friday but missed his first eight triples against Florida, sunk one from long distance with 40 seconds to play, making it 78-72.

Green stepped on the line as Florida inbounded the ball and Noah fouled Brooks. The senior, who led all scorers with 27, sunk both. Forced to foul, Oregon grabbed Green. He made one for a 79-74 lead with 31 seconds left.

Looking for a miracle, Brooks drove the lane but this time Brewer stepped in and swatted the shot away and basketball's version of Vidal Sassoon started snipping at another net. The piece of twine from yesterday becomes the fifth net snipped by the Gators in the last calendar year, joining the rope gathered from two SEC Tournament titles, last year's Midwest Regional final and of course, last year's national championship game souvenir.

"It was a lot harder this year," Brewer said. "Night in and night out, we got everybody's best shot, so we've had to adjust. But it's been really rewarding because we got the same five guys back from last year and we just love playing with each other. It feels so good to get back to the Final Four." *