At one point, a victory seemed impossible for the No. 1 seed Florida Gators on Saturday’s Elite Eight matchup. The Gators were on the brink of elimination with six minutes remaining, struggling to match No.

Florida will play the winner of Auburn vs. Michigan in the South Region final. The Red Raiders collapsed down the stretch after leading by nine points with three minutes left in the game. A combination of the Gators' success from long range and a pair of missed free-throw attempts by Texas Tech benefited Florida.

Walter Clayton Jr. rescued top-seeded Florida with two late 3-pointers, and the Gators rallied from nine points down late to reach the Final Four with an 84-79 victory over Texas Tech in the NCAA Tournament's West Region final.

The comeback provided a happy ending to Golden's return to the Bay Area, where he played in college at Saint Mary’s and got his start as a head coach at San Francisco.

Florida basketball coach Todd Golden's combination of intellect, personality and roster-building has guided UF to a 34-win season and Final Four trip:

Auburn knows plenty about Florida, and Florida knows plenty about Auburn. The Tigers had won 14-straight and were the No. 1 team in America when Florida traveled to The Plains on Feb. 8. The result was a 90-81 Gators victory at Neville Arena that felt at the time like a Final Four -level game.

Florida is Final Four bound for the first time in over a decade! But who will the Gators face in the national semifinal?

This is the fourth time Tampa has played host to the Final Four in the women's basketball tournament. UConn has made it each time, with success varying.