ET • 3 min read The final game of the 2025 NCAA Tournament will cap a historic college basketball season. No. 1 seed Houston faces No. 1 seed Florida on Monday in San Antonio in the national championship game (8:50 p.

Whoever said there were no great underdog stories left in March Madness, or that the title would go to whoever spends the most money — or amasses the best collection of big names from the transfer portal — clearly never checked out Houston.

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While Walter Clayton Jr. did his thing with 14 points on 5 of 9 shooting, bringing his pure hoops to the floor, only Alijah Martin proved key in the scoring column with 10 points. Florida had five turnovers at the break to just two for Auburn, while the Tigers also dominated in the paint at 26 to 14, mainly thanks to Broome.

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UH is the nation’s top 3-point shooting team at 40%. However, the Cougars don’t usually beat teams with their first shot, and the Gators said the goal is to force them to “take tough 2s” as the Cougars shoot 45.8% on two-point attempts.

The Florida Gators beat the Auburn Tigers in the Final Four of the men’s NCAA Tournament on Saturday, April 5 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Florida will face the winner of Duke vs. Houston in the NCAA men’s basketball national championship game on Monday.