The Florida Gators will face the Houston Cougars on Monday, April 7, at 8:49 p.m. EDT to decide the men's college basketball national championship.

The two champions of that league, Auburn (Regular Season) and Florida (Tournament) exemplified that claim on the biggest stage on Saturday. For the first eight minutes of the fifth Final Four matchup between SEC adversaries,

Florida and Auburn are facing off for a spot in the national championship game. Follow updates from our team of reporters live from the game below. Subscribe to The Athletic on an exclusive offer here.

Florida (35-4) won its 11th straight and will move on to face the winner of Saturday night’s game between Duke and Houston in the national championship on Monday.

There were no major upsets in the men's NCAA basketball tournament this year, resulting in all four top seeds making it to the Final Four. The first game on the semifinal schedule will feature No. 1 seed Auburn vs.

Florida basketball has overcome two second half deficits in the NCAA Tournament. UF may need to summon that resolve again in Saturday's Final Four matchup with Auburn