Unrivaled Playoff Bracket 2025: Championship Preview After Semis Results

Unrivaled Basketball kicked off its first playoff bracket Sunday, with four teams vying for the opportunity to advance to the championship game on Monday.

The Rose and Laces were up first while the Vinyl had the unenviable task of attempting to do what no other team had been able to in this inaugural Unrivaled season: slow down the seemingly insurmountable Lunar Owls.

Who emerged victoriously and what can fans expect from the season's finale?

Find out with this championship preview.

Semifinal Results

Rose defeated Laces (63-57)

Vinyl defeated Lunar Owls (73-70)

Championship Game – Monday, March 17

Rose vs. Vinyl (7:30 p.m. EST, TNT and Tru TV)

Championship Preview

The Vinyl pulled off the biggest upset of the Unrivaled season, besting the Lunar Owls in Sunday's semifinals on the strength of Dearica Hamby's 15 rebounds and the game-winning two-point shot.

Rhyne Howard's 23 points in 27 minutes and Jordin Canada's 21 points added to the underdog victory over newly named league MVP Napheesa Collier and Co.

Now, Hamby, Howard, and Canada will battle Unrivaled Defensive Player of the Year Angel Reese, electrifying scorer Chelsea Gray, and Azurá Stevens for a chance to etch their names in history as the inaugural Unrivaled champions.

Gray put up 39 points in 26 minutes Sunday against the Laces, dominating the scoring while Stevens amassed 11 rebounds, controlling the boards and ensuring her team had second and third opportunities to find the basket.

The Rose has excelled at rebounding this season, with Reese leading the league with 12.1 per game. With Stevens picking up where the former LSU Tiger left off (Reese did not play Sunday), the team has the pieces in place to match the Vinyl defensively and tally the rebounds necessary to push past the Vinyl and slow down their suddenly red-hot starting trio.

It would be easy to say that the Rose has been the second-best team in the league all season and thus, should be favored to win Monday's title game. The Vinyl, though, just knocked off the best team in the league to set up the championship clash, suggesting it will come down to the best team on the court, not some preordained winner or numbers on a stat line.

Whichever team's stars are hottest, and whoever can take advantage of second chances and manipulate the defense to find buckets, will take the title as the first Unrivaled champions.