NEWS » He was a big reason why they even made it to OT

ATLANTA -- Top-ranked Florida capped a perfect run through the Southeastern Conference when Kentucky failed to get off a shot on its final possession, allowing the Gators to escape with a 61-60 victory in the league championship game Sunday. Jim Umbricht Jersey . Florida (32-2) built a 16-point lead early in the second half, but Kentucky nearly pulled off an improbable comeback to hand the Gators their first loss since early December. Two missed free throws gave the Wildcats (24-10) a final possession, but James Young slipped trying to drive into the lane. The ball squirted loose, and the horn sounded while Floridas Scottie Wilbekin and Kentuckys Andrew Harrison dived for it. A giddy Wilbekin popped up and sprinted toward the Gators bench in celebration. Harrison rolled over with the ball, then put his hands over his face in anguish. The Gators extended their school-record winning streak to 26 games and awaited a sure No. 1 seed when the NCAA pairings were announced Sunday evening. Patric Young and Michael Frazier II led Florida with 14 points apiece, while Wilbekin and Casey Prather had 11 each. Kentucky, also headed for the NCAAs, was paced by Aaron Harrison with 16 points. Young added 13, while Willie Cauley-Stein had 10 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks. Florida led 40-30 at halftime and scored the first six points of the second half for its biggest lead. But Kentucky used a 14-0 run to close within one point with just over 6 minutes remaining. It was a nail-biter the rest of the way, the Wildcats coming oh-so-close to beating the first team to go 18-0 in SEC play during the regular season. First, Andrew Harrison drove down the middle of the lane and put up a running jumper with 33 seconds remaining, but the shot clanked off the rim. Dorian Finney-Smith grabbed the rebound for the Gators. Kentucky was forced to foul three times to get Florida into the bonus. With 23 seconds left, Wilbekin missed the front end of a 1-and-1, but Finney-Smith came up with another huge rebound and was quickly fouled by the Wildcats. Finney-Smith missed the front end, too, giving Kentucky a chance to win it. Coming out of a timeout, the Wildcats didnt even get off a shot. Andrew Harrison dribbled the clock down at the top of the key, then dished off to Young on the right wing. He tried to cut into the lane, bumped a Florida player and tumbled to the court. That was it. Florida ran off the court with its first conference tournament title since 2007, when the Gators went on to capture the second of consecutive national titles. They had lost in the tournament final two of the last three years. Kentucky was denied its 28th tournament championship. The Wildcats have more titles than all the other SEC schools combined. Chris Devenski Jersey . PETERSBURG, Fla. Wholesale Custom Astros Shirts . Vonn punctuated her near-perfect season in perfect fashion Friday, earning her fourth overall World Cup title with a dominating giant slalom victory. http://www.customastrosjersey.com/custom-hector-rondon-jersey-large-1016y.html . Gorges is believed to have suffered the injury while blocking a shot with a hand during Montreals win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday. The Canadiens added to their defensive depth this week by acquiring veteran Mike Weaver from the Florida Panthers.Every night of the Stanley Cup playoffs, TSN hockey analyst and former NHL goaltender Jamie McLennan breaks down each goalies performance. Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers (4)- Did has he always does, gives the Rangers a chance to win a game. Outstanding on the penalty kill, as the Rangers were short eight times, he made big saves early on Brian Gionta backdoor and Daniel Briere in tight. He was really locked in as far as rebound control and exploding into pucks. His comfort level with the DEPTH of his game is always amazing to watch, as theres not much margin for error if hes deep on the play. He closes holes and swallows pucks up as good as anybody in tthe league. Billy Wagner Jersey. Three big saves in OT show what hes capable of when the chips are on the line. Dustin Tokarski, Montreal Canadiens (3) - Very aggressive game, was explosive and played at the top of his crease quite often. It started early on with a big save on Marc Staal, continued good work in the second. As he made two, ten bell saves on Martin St. Louis and Derick Brassard respectively, allowed two breakaway goals to Carl Hagelin and Brassard. GWG was a great shot by St. Louis, but he looked to activate in the VH position early, and from a tough angle. He was a big reason why they even made it to OT, but came up short. ' ' '