| Florida Gators received on Monday their first NCAA | | | | Joakim Noah or the outstanding player of the Final |
| Championship title after a basketball game played | | | | Four, as he was named, scored 16 points, nine |
| against UCLA Bruins which final score was 73 - 57. | | | | rebounds and six blocks. With this, Noah has set a |
| UCLA has already won 11 NCAA titles. | | | | new record of blocked shots during an NCAA title |
| More than 43,000 fans were at the limit of their | | | | game. |
| emotions cheering at their favorite team. Florida won | | | | Corey Brewer, Taurean Green and Humphrey were |
| the first 17 games of the season and then got better. | | | | also named for the All Final Four Team, joining Noah |
| Joakim Noah, who took care of keeping Florida's | | | | with this distinction. |
| opponents away from the rim, jumped into a press | | | | The Gators were playing its second title game. They |
| table and after some Gator-like movements ran | | | | lost the first one against Michigan State in 2000. On the |
| toward the crowd to hug his father and other | | | | other hand the Bruins were trying to achieve their 12th |
| members of his family. Noah's father is the former | | | | title and increase their record of most national |
| French Open tennis champion Yannick Noah. | | | | championships. |