Walter Clayton Jr. pulls through for Florida again as the Gators fend off Auburn late to make the program's first national title game since 2007.

Walter Clayton Jr. did it to Auburn again. Except this time, it wasn’t a wakeup call, it was the end to the Tigers’ season. Florida’s star point guard exploded for a career-high 34 points in the Gators’ 79-73 Final Four win over Auburn, one-upping his own impressive day when Florida beat Auburn at Neville Arena in February.

Yet time and time again, that man showed up. Any moment it seemed Auburn might pull away, Walter Clayton Jr. surged down the lane and finished at the rim. Florida's star guard stepped behind the three-point line, quieting a boisterous Tigers crowd—one eagerly awaiting the moment to explode.

Walter Clayton put together another historic performance in Florida's Final Four win over Auburn, becoming the first player to have back-to-back 30-plus point games in the Elite Eight or later since Larry Bird.

The senior guard scored at least 30 points in the regional final and national final, the first time since Larry Bird, to help the Gators rally over Auburn.