Many analysts around the sport described the SEC 2024-2025 conference as one of the greatest leagues college basketball has ever seen. 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, the pair of No. 1 seeds exchanged shots, body blows, and spars. In a city that often reminds its citizens to never forget the Alamo, the first quarter of Saturday's highly-anticipated tilt provided the type of drama seen only in the greatest western films.