Live updates, highlights and analysis as the Gators battle the Cougars with the national championship on the line

In the final clash of a Final Four packed with top seeds, Florida and Houston will meet in the 2025 NCAA men’s basketball championship game on Monday night at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Tipoff is at 8:50 p.m. ET, and the game will be broadcast on CBS and streamed on Paramount+.

Florida, meanwhile, defeated conference foe Auburn for the second time in as many tries this season. Longtime coach Kelvin Sampson looks for his first national title and Houston's first as a program,

The Athletic has live coverage of Florida vs Houston in the March Madness men’s national championship game. Three weeks ago, 24 staffers submitted their predictions for The Athletic’s consensus men’s NCAA Tournament bracket.

Florida is looking for its first championship since winning back-to-back national titles in 2006 and 2007. The Cougars, on the other hand, have never won in the championship round, only coming as close as the runner up in 1983 and 1984.

Watch as the No. 1 seed Florida Gators (35-4) and the No. 1 seed Houston Cougars (35-4) meet in the NCAA Tournament National Championship on Monday at Alamodome, tipping off at 8:50 p.m. ET.The

NCAA Tournament is officially in the books. No. 1 seed Florida defeated No. 1 seed Houston 65-63 in a dramatic comeback victory to claim the program's first national title since 2007. The Gators trailed by as many as 12 points in the second half before flipping the switch behind a big performance from All-American guard Walter Clayton Jr.

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Clayton got out on Houston guard Emanuel Sharp, interrupting his potential game-winning 3-pointer. But Sharp had already left his feet. He dropped the ball in an attempt to keep t