SAN ANTONIO – Here came the inevitable question about Walter Clayton Jr., and the array of spin moves and contested jumpers and lightning-quick drives past the defense that was designed to stop him.
Bruce Pearl, the Auburn coach whose team had spent two-plus hours flailing and failing to slow down the single most dominant player in this NCAA Tournament, closed his eyes, tilted his head back ever so slightly and let out a deep breath.
“I guess you could say all things were kind of equal,” Pearl said. “And he was the difference. Just flat out the difference.