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Florida roared back from a 12-point deficit to stun Houston and claim the program's first national championship since 2007 on Monday night, 65-63.
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Florida's title win put a feather in the cap of the SEC, which had an eye-popping 14 representatives in the Big Dance this spring and saw four of its member schools participating in the Elite Eight.
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The Florida Gators men’s basketball team brought home its first national title in 18 years on Monday in the most-watched National Championship game since 2019. The Florida-Houston matchup averaged 18.
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Florida roared back from a 12-point deficit to stun Houston and claim the program's first national championship since 2007 on Monday night, 65-63. The Gators trailed 42-30 early in the second half before finding the same late surge that carried them past Auburn in the Final Four on Saturday.
Florida stuns Houston with late rally to win third men's NCAA basketball championship
But Florida would not be denied. The Gators looked cooked when Houston opened up a 42-30 second-half lead. But Florida persevered and rallied for a 65-63 win to secure the program's third national championship. The victory denied Houston and head coach Kelvin Sampson each their first.
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The Florida Gators men's basketball team earned a 65-63 win over the Houston Cougars on Monday night to capture the NCAA national championship. During a Cabinet meeting on Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave the team a shoutout,
Duke blows late lead as Houston stunningly advances to NCAA final
Houston’s top-ranked defense, its calling card, flipped the game. Duke (35-4) managed just one made field goal over the final 10:31 and eight points over the last 8:17. The Cougars (35-4) manhandled them on the glass by 11, turning 18 offensive rebounds into 19 second chance points.
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It's not like the Cougars aren't talented either. They ranked No. 9 in offensive efficiency in college basketball this season, via KenPom.com, with the best 3-point percentage in the nation. The defense was No. 1, and that's obvious any time you watch Houston.
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Houston tops Andy Katz's way-to-early men's basketball Power 37 rankings
As another men's college basketball season comes to a close, Andy Katz reveals his way-to-early Power 37 rankings for next season.
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How did Kelvin Sampson become the Houston men's basketball coach? A look back at the NCAA sanctions that helped lead Sampson to the Cougars:
Houston's Kelvin Sampson on failed final play in NCAA championship loss to Florida: 'At the end, you've gotta get a shot'
Houston, in its seventh Final Four, is a program with a rich history and a proud lineage that features Phi Slama Jama, Hakeem Olajuwon, Clyde Drexler and Elvin Hayes. It's a history that does not include an NCAA championship.
Houston shocks Duke, and suddenly this NCAA Tournament has a new legacy, with echoes of 1983
A relatively mundane men’s NCAA Tournament was playing to script late Saturday night at the Alamodome, another boring double-digit Duke win to digest, leaving us with faint hopes of Florida phenom Walter Clayton Jr.
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