2025 College Basketball Crown: UCF and Nebraska Secure Spots in Title Game
UCF and Nebraska have made it to the championship match of the College Basketball Crown in Las Vegas after their recent victories.
The inaugural College Basketball Crown from Las Vegas continued Saturday with tickets to the championship game on the line. Nebraska defeated Boise State 79-69 to advance to Sunday’s title game at T-Mobile Arena against UCF. The Knights upset Villanova with a 104-98 win behind 42 points from Darius Johnson.
Boise State jumped out to a 26-19 advantage in the first half before Nebraska went on a big run to end the first half. The Cornhuskers extended their lead to as many as 14 and cruised to a win behind 21 points from forward Juwan Gary.
Nebraska opened the CBC with a win over Arizona State and defeated Georgetown in the quarterfinals to advance.
Boise State ends its season with a 26-11 record, having lost the Mountain West title game to Colorado State last month.
The CBC awarded automatic bids to the top two non-NCAA Tournament teams from the Big Ten, Big 12, and Big East. The rest of the bracket was filled by a committee.
2025 College Basketball Crown schedule
All times Eastern
First round
MONDAY, MARCH 31
- Game 1: Butler 86, Utah 84 | Recap
- Game 2: Boise State 89, George Washington 59 | Recap
- Game 3: Nebraska 86, Arizona State 78 | Recap
- Game 4: Georgetown 85, Washington State 82 | Recap
Quarterfinals
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2
Championship
SUNDAY, APRIL 6
- Nebraska vs. UCF, 5:30 p.m. | Fox
