Everyone inside the building at Chase Center on Saturday knew if push came to shove, first-team All-America guard Walter Clayton Jr. would take the shot. Clayton

Coach Todd Golden cut the final strand of the net, waved it to the crowd and performed the famed Gator Chomp. A celebration that seemed completely improbable just a few minutes earlier was in high gear.

The senior All-American averaged 22.25 points per game, which included a 30-point outing on Saturday, across Florida's run to the Final Four.

The Florida Gators are headed back to the Final Four for the first time since 2014, and they're doing so on the back of Walter Clayton Jr. With his team trailing by nine with just over three minutes to go—and again by two with 0:59 on the clock—the senior guard scored 10 points down the stretch to help the Gators take down the Texas Tech Red Raiders 84-79.

Clayton, Florida's big shot maker, scored a game-high 30 points and hit several huge 3-pointers down the stretch.

Both versions of the Texas Tech basketball team were on full display in Saturday's Elite Eight collapse against Florida.

Florida Gators All-American point guard Walter Clayton Jr. put on another Steph Curry-like performance in the Gators 84-79 win over Texas Tech in the Elite 8.

As Florida prepares to play in "The House That Steph Built," Clayton Jr.'s range and off-the-dribble shooting prowess reminds some of Curry.

Florida is one of the hottest national title picks entering March Madness. What you need to know about the team's biggest star, Walter Clayton Jr.