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The Cougars are seeking their first national championship in program history, while Florida can win its third championship overall but first since going back-to-back in 2006-07.
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Duke saw its season end in heartbreaking fashion during a 70-67 loss to No. 1 seed Houston in San Antonio.
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Houston's 70-67 win here will be played back and referenced as part of the dramatic power of this tournament for decades to come.
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The NCAA championship game between University of Houston's Cougars and University of Florida's Gators will be taking place at 7:50 p.m. on April 7.
The No. 2 Houston Cougars square off against the No. 3 Florida Gators in the NCAA Tournament National Championship. The teams meet Monday for the first time this season.
Houston wipes away a 14-point deficit over the final eight minutes to win 70-67 as Duke’s Cooper Flagg misses a step-back jumper in the final seconds, sending the Cougars into the title game
Duke ended Houston's season with a victory in the Sweet 16. Saturday, the Cougars get their shot at revenge, as they face the Blue Devils for the se
Coach Kelvin Sampson’s gritty, defense-first Cougars take aim at their first national title, facing off with overlooked Florida in Monday’s championship game.
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Has Houston been to Final Four? Cougars championship history after 2025 Elite Eight winThe third spot in the Final Four of the men's NCAA Tournament has been clinched. And it belongs to Kelvin Sampson and Houston. The top-seeded Cougars, who have been college basketball's top defensive team for much of the season per KenPom, won the Midwest ...
Florida, which has won 11 in a row, has returned to the NCAA championship game for the first time since Billy Donovan's Gators won back-to-back crowns in 2006-07. The sportsbooks favor Florida by 1 or 1.5 points while the predictive analytics (such as KenPom) suggest Houston should win by 1.
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SAN ANTONIO — J'Wan Roberts has been at Houston for six seasons and played in 149 wins for the Cougars. Win one more time in his final game Monday night against Florida, and the Cougars will be first-time national champions.
With the Blue Devils leading by one point and 20 seconds left in the second half, Cooper Flagg fouled Cougars forward J'Wan Roberts following a missed free throw. Roberts sunk both of his fouls shots to put Houston up by one, and a jumper from Flagg on Duke's ensuing possession fell short.