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Following a heart-stopping 65-63 victory over the Houston Cougars in the 2025 NCAA Tournament Finals, the Florida Gators have won their third national championship in program history.
From Gators Wire
Tonight, the Florida Gators meet the Houston Cougars with the 2025 NCAA men's basketball championship on the line.
From USA Today
Houston leads the nation in scoring defense at 58.3 points per game allowed.
From OKC Thunder Wire
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Will Richard and Thomas Haugh share how Florida overcame a 12-point deficit and leaned on team chemistry to win the NCAA men's basketball national championship on Monday.
The 2025 men's NCAA tournament came to a close on Monday night, with the Florida Gators earning a hard-fought 65-63 victory over the Houston Cougars for their first national championship since they won back-to-back titles in 2006 and 2007.
Walter Clayton Jr. and Alijah Matrin were both unranked as basketball players coming out of high school, and both of them played football. Clayton was recruited by Rick Pitino at Iona, and Martin began his career playing for Dusty May at Florida Atlantic before they transferred to Florida.
Madness continued Saturday with the men’s Final Four games from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.Florida is headed back to the NCAA Tournament national championship game for the first time since 2007 after a Final Four victory over SEC rival Auburn.
On Saturday, the Florida Gators will face the Auburn Tigers in the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament, a matchup no one will want to miss.
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