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It’s time to crown a newNCAA champion!
As another eventfulMarch Madness tournamentwinds down, two teams have made it all the way to the championship game: the Virginia Cavaliers and the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
Monday night’s game is bound to be one for the history books, as either winner will score a first-ever championship title for its school, according toCBS Sports.
Here’s everything you need to know about the culmination of the Big Dance.
When is it on — and how to watch
The 2019 NCAA Championship game begins on Monday at 9:20 p.m. EST.
The match will be broadcast on CBS from the U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
How do Virginia and Texas Tech stack up against each other?
Monday’s game should be a clash of the titans, as both teams came into the tournament seeded high.
Virginia came into March Madness as the top-ranked team, while Texas Tech ranked third.
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What’s their journey to the final game been like?
Virginia started off this year’s tournament with a pair of decisive wins against No. 16 seed Gardner-Webb in the first round and against No. 9 seed Oklahoma in the second round.
The team then went on to face No. 12 seed Oregon in the Sweet 16, winning the game 53-49, before triumphing over No. 3 seed Purdue in an Elite Eight game that ended in an 80-75 overtime victory.
Virginia had another nail-bitingly close game on Saturday, when they took on No. 5 seed Auburn in the Final Four.
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Increasing their winning margin even more, the Read Raiders beat No. 2 seed Michigan 63-44 in the Sweet 16, but had a much harder time pulling off a 75-69 win over No. 1 seed Gonzaga.
In their Final Four game, the team faced off against No. 2 seed Michigan State, winning 61-51.
So who’s going to win?
Although it’s likely to be a close game, the odds are in Virginia’s favor.
The Cavaliers are going into the championship face-off as a one-point favorite, according to CBS Sports.
The NCAA Championship game airs on CBS at 9:20 p.m. EST.
source: people.com
