Florida pulls away from Auburn in Final Four battle to reach championship game

The Florida Gators are heading to the nationalist title crippled for the archetypal clip since 2007.

Florida pulled disconnected a 79-73 triumph implicit Auburn successful the Final Four Saturday nighttime to clinch the archetypal spot successful the rubric game. 

The Gators await the victor of Duke vs. Houston. 

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Florida Gators guardant Alex Condon attempts to artifact a changeable by Auburn Tigers defender Tahaad Pettiford (0) successful a Final Four crippled during the 2025 NCAA Tournament astatine the Alamodome.  (Robert Deutsch/Imagn Images)

Walter Clayton Jr. scored 34 points to pb Florida and had a driving layup with 2:24 near aft Australian large antheral Alex Condon drew a complaint against Johni Broome, the different All-American successful the nationalist semifinal who was dealing with an injured close elbow.

After a grounds 14 SEC teams made this NCAA Tournament, 7 reached the Sweet 16. SEC teams besides made up fractional of the Elite Eight and a Final Four filled with No. 1 seeds.

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Florida Gators defender Alijah Martin and Auburn Tigers guardant Chaney Johnson (31) dive for a escaped shot during the 2nd fractional successful a Final Four gathering during the 2025 NCAA Tournament astatine the Alamodome.  (Scott Wachter/Imagn Images)

The Gators volition person a accidental Monday nighttime to triumph the SEC’s archetypal rubric since Kentucky successful 2012. Florida takes an 11-game winning streak into the rubric crippled astatine the Alamodome against either Duke oregon Houston.

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Forward Sam Alexis and halfway Micah Handlogten of the Florida Gators observe aft defeating the Auburn Tigers successful the Final Four of the 2025 NCAA Tournament astatine the Alamodome.  (Robert Deutsch/Imagn Images)

Auburn (32-6), successful its 2nd Final Four with manager Bruce Pearl, was the tournament's apical wide seed.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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