Madness odds for UConn Huskies vs UCLA Bruins women's Final Four March Madness NCAA Tournament game for betting on Friday, April 4, 2025.

In one of the better games of the men's NCAA basketball tournament so far, two-time defending champion UConn pushed No. 1 seed Florida to its absolute limit. However, timely clutch shooting from the Gators' Walter Clayton Jr. and the inability to capitalize on Florida's poor free throw shooting down the stretch ultimately doomed Dan Hurley's crew.

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The Auburn Tigers men’s basketball team continues their dance in this month’s tournament. Auburn took down Michigan State over the weekend to advance to the Final Four. They’re set to take on their SEC rival Florida Gators on Saturday for a chance to play for the national championship.

The former five-star recruit enters an uncertain offseason following an uneven sophomore campaign. In the locker room after Michigan State’s 70-64 loss to Auburn in the Elite Eight on Sunday night, the Spartans were obviously disappointed about not making a Final Four and seeing a special season end.

Madness' top overall seed, proved to be a clearly superior team as Michigan State couldn't recover from a slow start in an Elite 8 loss.

Broome was going to be what he’s been for much of this historic season. A wounded warrior. Taped up and ready to wrap up Auburn’s second trip to the Final Four.

Johni Broome had 25 points and 14 rebounds, and Auburn took command with 17 unanswered points in the first half to beat Michigan State 70-64 and complete a sweep of No. 1 seeds advancing to the Final Four.

SEC Tournament Final against Auburn. ESPN college basketball analyst Joe Lunardi weighed in on this upcoming Auburn-Florida matchup, offering his prediction on which team will advance to the national championship game and what the score will be.