After the Cougars couldn't hold a 12-point lead vs. the Gators, time may have run out on Kelvin Sampson, 69, winning a title

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 has won its first national championship since 2007 and its third overall after beating Houston 65-63 in the 2025 men’s NCAA title game. Houston was in front for the majority of the game, leading by as many as 12 points,

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

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.

Todd Golden’s Florida Gators face Kelvin Sampson’s Houston Cougars for college basketball’s national title Monday night in the Alamodome.

L.J. Cryer finished with 26 points to lead Houston to their third title game appearance and first national championship. Florida also trailed for much of their semifinal affair before overwhelming Auburn in the late stages of the second half.

Florida is a unanimous No. 1 in the final Associated Press men’s college basketball poll of the 2024-25 season after winning the national championship.