The road ended in San Antonio, where the finale between Florida and Houston went to the wire at the Alamodome with Florida ultimately winning the 2025 men's NCAA championship. Our reporters on-site broke down how the Gators mounted another come-from-behind victory to cut down the nets in San Antonio.

Florida secured its first men's basketball national championship since 2007 after defeating Houston in the NCAA Tournament title game.

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+.

"We have a set where it's a stack or gate... We thought if we get Emanuel to shot fake and get downhill... he probably should've shot faked that." — Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson on the final play of the National Championship Game vs. Florida pic.twitter.com/KJx91Tzu1p

Kelvin Sampson may scoff at the term analytics, but he has embraced math and probabilities as valuable tools in shaping his decisions.

The national title game between Florida and Houston could come down to the NCAA Tournament’s best clutch player against the country’s best clutch defense.

Duke's dramatic exit from the NCAA Tournament was a big win for most sportsbooks, and they can cap March Madness with another big win if Houston can upset Florida in Monday night's championship game.