For 30-plus minutes in Monday's NCAA title game, Houston's defense flustered a freewheeling Florida offense into playing its own grinding game. But Florida would not be denied. The Gators looked ...

SAN ANTONIO — Towels covered the faces of Houston’s teary-eyed players. The locker room was as silent as a library, interrupted only by a scream tinged with agony. The top-seeded Cougars ...

The 2025 NCAA Tournament has reached the finish line for Monday night's finale in San Antonio's Alamodome when No. 1 seeds Florida and Houston meet in the NCAA championship game. The Cougars are ...

SAN ANTONIO — This ending was gritty and ugly, just the way Houston usually likes games. Except it was Florida forcing bad shots and turnovers against Houston to finish off the national ...

The Houston Cougars held a 31-28 halftime lead at the Alamodome in San Antonio in the men's national championship Monday night. The final 20 minutes brought the latest moment of heartbreak for ...

It happened twice for Houston on Monday night. Down by one with 30 seconds left, guard Emanuel Sharp drove to the basket and lost the handle of the ball. It went off his knee and gave Florida ...

Now, they sit on college basketball’s throne. Overcoming yet another first-half deficit, Florida defeated Houston 65-63 on Monday night, scraping by to win its first NCAA championship since 2007.

In a bruising battle that featured 11 lead changes and a wild final sequence, Florida rallied from a 12-point deficit for its third NCAA men’s basketball championship with a 65-63 victory over Houston ...

It'll be a match of contrasting styles when Florida and Houston clash in San Antonio. The Gators want to play fast and rely on their offense - led by Walter Clayton Jr. - that has scored at least ...

After a thrilling Final Four, the Florida Gators and Houston Cougars will square off in the national championship game Monday night. Both teams were No. 1 seeds in their regions, and both came ...

No. 1 seed Houston is advancing to Monday's national title game against Florida after recording a stunning 70-67 comeback win over No. 1 seed Duke. Houston forward J'Wan Roberts knocked down two ...

There was a monkey on No. 1 Houston's back entering its Final Four contest against Duke. They'd been sitting on the doorstep of the national championship game for over 40 years and lost seven stra ...