Resilient Florida relies on defense, playmakers in NCAA title game comeback

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer
SAN ANTONIO — Dribbles bounced off hips, no-look passes went to no one and Florida’s best player couldn’t make a basket.
And when the Gators’ bench was assessed a technical foul early in the second half, a frustrating night appeared to be hitting its low point.
But then the resilient Gators got going as they fought back from a 12-point deficit in the second half to beat Houston, 65-63, in the NCAA title game for the school’s third nat