The road ended in San Antonio, where the finale between Florida and Houston went to the wire at the Alamodome with Florida ultimately winning the 2025 men's NCAA championship. Our reporters on-site broke down how the Gators mounted another come-from-behind victory to cut down the nets in San Antonio.

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Florida won its third men's basketball national championship Monday night with a hard-fought 65-63 victory over Houston. After the final whistle, the entire team wanted in on the postgame interview.

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Florida basketball proved it could play physical and tough enough on defense, beating Houston at its own game for the national championship. Here's a breakdown:

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.

Madness is now over. The Florida Gators beat Houston to win the men's NCAA championship game, while UConn defeated South Carolina to take the women's championship. And while

Monday's national title bout between Florida and Houston drew 18.1 million viewers, making it the most-watched title game since 2019. The game peaked at 21.1 million viewers and was up 22 percent from last year.

It was fitting that Florida arrived nearly two hours late to its on-campus celebration Tuesday. After all, it was exactly how the Gators played while winning the NCAA Tournament. Coaches and players returned to Gainesville roughly 16 hours after rallying to beat Houston 65-63 in San Antonio to secure the program’s third national title.