No. 1 seed Florida defeated fellow No. 1 seed Auburn 79-73 Saturday night in a Final Four thriller at the Alamodome in San Antonio to to advance to Monday's NCAA championship game, where it will take on either Duke or Houston.

The national championship game that will draw the curtain on the 2025 NCAA Tournament has been finalized after No. 1 seed Florida knocked off No. 1 overall seed Auburn and No. 1 seed Houston rallied to stun No.

Florida has gone from being picked to finish sixth in the rugged Southeastern Conference to playing for national championship.

Duke appeared to be in control in the game's final two minutes. But Houston's pressure defense and 3-point shooting sparked a stunning late rally to beat the Blue Devils.

Madness games later, the men's national championship game is set after a stunning finale to Saturday's Final Four in San Antonio. The Houston Cougars launched a late second-half comeback to upset the Duke Blue Devils and earn a shot at the national title.

The Houston Cougars' epic comeback win over the Duke Blue Devils set up an NCAA tournament championship game matchup with the Florida Gators. The pair of No. 1 seeds will face off on Monday night in San Antonio.

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While Walter Clayton Jr. did his thing with 14 points on 5 of 9 shooting, bringing his pure hoops to the floor, only Alijah Martin proved key in the scoring column with 10 points. Florida had five turnovers at the break to just two for Auburn, while the Tigers also dominated in the paint at 26 to 14, mainly thanks to Broome.