No. 1 seeds Houston and Florida will battle for the men’s national championship tonight

The GIST: The Madness isn’t over just yet: No. 1 seeds Florida and Houston will battle for the men’s championship tonight at 8:50 p.m. ET on CBS in the U.S. and TSN in Canada. One (last) shining moment, loading.

What happened in the Final Four: One of the chalkiest Final Fours in history turned unexpectedly dramatic on Saturday. Call ’em comebacks, call ’em chokes — whatever your take, both of the victors came roaring back from sizable halftime deficits to survive and advance.

• In the early game, Florida emerged from a sloppy, foul-heavy second half to upset No. 1 overall seed Auburn 79–73. First-team All-American Walter Clayton Jr. put the Gators on his back with 34 points to top the Tigers for the second time this year.

• Then came the real shocker: Houston’s 70–67 win over No. 1 Duke, who had it in the bag until the literal last minute. Down by six with 34 seconds remaining, the Cougars clawed their way back with their signature defense, not to mention a 26-point night from guard L.J. Cryer.

Tonight’s matchup: No matter which team wins, the HC will be a first-time champ: Houston’s old-school HC, Kelvin Sampson, is seeking a ring to prove he’s one of the GOATs, while Florida’s problematic Todd Golden is among the youngest HCs to ever make the Final Four, let alone the title game.

• This will be a battle between Houston’s nation-best defense and Florida’s third-ranked offense, and the guard duel between Clayton and Cryer is bound to be captivating. And one thing’s for sure — it’s not over ’til it’s over.