2025 College Basketball Crown highlights: UCF, Nebraska advance to title game

The College Basketball Crown continued Saturday with two semifinal matchups, and now the stage is set for the inaugural championship game between UCF and Nebraska on Sunday evening at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Earlier on FOX, the Huskers took down Boise State by double digits, 79-69, to punch their ticket to the title game. Then, an exhilarating back-and-forth battle ended with the Knights topping Villanova in overtime, 104-98.

Here are the highlights!

UCF went on a 5-0 run to start, but Villanova pulled within one point early in the first half after some tough buckets.

After a back-and-forth battle, UCF carried a slight edge into halftime, 48-44.

The Knights were rolling to start the second half, pulling ahead by double digits at the 13:13-minute mark.

Just when you thought things were over in this one, the Wildcats went on a 9-0 run late in the game to take a three-point lead, 77-74, with 4:12 to play. Both teams traded 3s in the game's final minutes to keep things competitive, and it was a two-point game with roughly one minute remaining, with Villanova in front.

Things came down to the wire in this one, and a clutch 3 from the Knights with less than 10 seconds left sent the game into overtime, where UCF cashed in for the eventual six-point win.

Boise State started strong, cashing in for the first 3 of the day to open the scoring. The Broncos never trailed until the 4:51-minute mark in the first half, when Nebraska took its first lead, 29-27.

After that, the Huskers started firing on all cylinders and took a six-point lead into halftime, 39-33. 

It was an immediate back-and-forth battle to start the second half, as both teams made buckets right out of the gate. Nebraska had the slight edge and continued to build