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Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Ohio State falls to Florida 84-75

Gators win second-straight National Championship
David Briggs
Issue date: 4/3/07 Section: The Lantern - Sports

In a reprise of January's BCS disaster, Ohio State fell hard to Florida, 84-75, Monday night in the national title game.

The Buckeyes knew this familiar ending left little reason to feel sorry as the scarlet and gray's effort never lapsed. But in the end, as confetti again drenched a Florida champion and Joakim Noah and friends madly danced at center court, the result seemed just as cruel.

"I don't know how to feel right now," said Ron Lewis in a solemn Buckeyes locker room, as the Gators' "One Shining Moment" montage blared through the walls.

"It hurts," Mike Conley Jr. said. "I don't know what else to say..."