Men’s march madness brought the final four return from the early upset on the promise of their name.
The road ended at San Antonio, where the closing between Florida and Houston moved into the wire in Almodome with Florida, eventually won the 2025 male NCAA Championship.
Our reporters broke on the site how the gates won from another win to cut the nets in San Antonio.
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Last: Florida defeated Houston 65-63
How to win Florida: For gaters, Monday’s leadup was almost fully concentrated around Walter Clayton Junior. The All-America Guard was not seen on one run as Shabaz Napier and Kemba Walker took Ucon in a pair of titles in 2011 and 2014. It was immediately clear that Houston’s scouting report was also focused on Clayton.
After scoring a combined 64 points in his last two matches, Clayton did not score his first point, until the second half mark of the second half against the coagars. He did not score his first field goal until 7:54 were left in the game. It was a recipe for a comfortable Houston Championship win, essentially continued the story about the top ranked defense of the cougar.
But Florida’s tributaries kept the gates for a long time in the game, to go to the second half for Clayton, erased 12 points on their way to win the 65–63 victory for Florida’s third national championship since 2006. »Read more from Jeff Borzelo
defining moment: There were many sections in this game which looked decisive. Houston took a 12 -point lead after second half A wild sequence It had a dishonesty on Will Richard, after which there was a technical on the Florida bench. Cougar gates were felt to keep Now! Out of reach from there, but did not take another double point lead at the final 13:24 of the game.
The Clayton had calmed down for most of the game, but his 3-pointer with 3:14 was not only tied to 60, but also to reinforce the gates, who used to use it as fuel until a defensive stop on Bazar sealed the title. – Myron Medklaf
Decisive player: Although he was struggling in the second half, Richard’s 14 points kept Florida in the game as Clayton was scorched for the third time in half a time this season. Richard was important for a gaters team who did not have lots of answers to the difficult defense of the Kugars. Florida does not win, without their efforts. – Medcalf
