Overview
- UCF will face Nebraska in the College Basketball Crown championship game on Sunday evening at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
- Darius Johnson has been a standout for UCF, scoring 73 points across the last two games, including a career-high 42 points in the semifinal victory over Villanova.
- Nebraska reached the final with a strong 79-69 win over Boise State, fueled by Juwan Gary's 21 points and 4-for-4 shooting from three-point range.
- The tournament features a $500,000 NIL prize pool, with $300,000 awarded to the champion and $100,000 to the runner-up.
- Villanova's season ended with the semifinal loss to UCF, marking the start of a new era under incoming head coach Kevin Willard.