NCAA Championship Game

Author:
SI Staff
Publish date:
Apr 3, 2007

NCAA Championship Game

Florida 84, Ohio State 75

Florida's Corey Brewer and Taurean Green get fired up in pregame introductions.

Florida 84, Ohio State 75

Greg Oden goes up for a shot over Florida's Al Horford in first-half action.

Florida 84, Ohio State 75

Ohio State's David Lighty fends off the defense of Florida's Corey Brewer.

Florida 84, Ohio State 75

Joakim Noah emerges from a crowd of Ohio State players in first-half action at the Georgia Dome.

Florida 84, Ohio State 75

Al Horford passes the ball up the court to a teammate as Ohio State's Daequan Cook gives chase.

Florida 84, Ohio State 75

Florida's Corey Brewer skies for a breakaway dunk in the first half.

Florida 84, Ohio State 75

After his dunk, Corey Brewer taunts Ohio State's Mike Conley Jr. during a timeout.

Florida 84, Ohio State 75

Lee Humphrey hit 4-of-7 3-pointers for 14 points for the Gators.

Florida 84, Ohio State 75

In another view of the previous image, Lee Humphrey shoots over Mike Conley Jr. and the outstretched arms of Jamar Butler.

Florida 84, Ohio State 75

Ohio State's Mike Conley Jr. slips past Taureen Green and Marreese Speights in second half action. Conley finished with 20 points in the loss.

Florida 84, Ohio State 75

Florida's bench celebrates in the second half of the Gators' victory.

Florida 84, Ohio State 75

Florida's Joakim Noah and Ohio State's Othello Hunter fight for position in the paint.

Florida 84, Ohio State 75

Mike Conley Jr. and Walter Hodge fight for a loose ball during the second half in Atlanta.

Florida 84, Ohio State 75

Greg Oden's 25 points and 12 rebounds weren't enough for Ohio State, which lost for the second time to Florida this season.

Florida 84, Ohio State 75

Joakim Noah finds his mother in a sea of fans after the Gators won their second straight NCAA title.

Florida 84, Ohio State 75

Joakim Noah and Chris Richard celebrate after the Gators became the first team to repeat since 1992.

Florida 84, Ohio State 75

Florida celebrates on the podium after being presented with the championship trophy.

Florida 84, Ohio State 75

All eyes were on Florida junior Joakim Noah, who may leave Florida for big dollars in the NBA.

Florida 84, Ohio State 75

Florida players watch the "One Shining Moment" highlights on the Georgia Dome's big screen.

Florida 84, Ohio State 75

Florida's starting lineup -- Al Horford, Corey Brewer, Joakim Noah, Lee Humphrey and Taurean Green -- celebrate becoming the first team to go back-to-back with the same starting five.

NCAA Championship Game