NCAA Tournament - Round of 32

Final

• Tampa, FL
Iowa edged Florida 73-72 in a nail-biting neutral-site thriller at Tampa's Benchmark International Arena.

Matchup

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Iowa Hawkeyes
Florida Gators

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Recap

Iowa pulled off a stunning upset over No. 1 seed Florida in the NCAA Tournament Second Round, winning 73-72 at a neutral site. The Hawkeyes trailed by as much as 12 points but refused to quit, with the lead changing hands six times throughout this thriller. Bennett Stirtz delivered the dagger with a clutch jump shot at 0:58 to put Iowa ahead 71-70, and after Isaiah Brown's free throw tied it at 72, Alvaro Folgueiras buried a 3-pointer from 23 feet with just four seconds left to seal the 73-72 victory. Florida fought back hard in the second half, mounting a devastating 9-1 run to take a 60-58 lead and erase Iowa's earlier dominance. But the Gators couldn't close the deal down the stretch, unable to answer Folgueiras's heroic shot. For Iowa, this 10-point underdog victory ranks as one of the most improbable comebacks of the tournament—surviving a Gators team that had controlled much of the game to advance with ice in their veins.

Key Players

Florida Gators
avatar for Alex Condon
ALEX CONDON
F/C Florida Gators JR
21 Points
6 Assists
8 Field Goals Made
Reveal
Florida Gators
avatar for Xaivian Lee
XAIVIAN LEE
G Florida Gators SR
17 Points
3 Three Pointers Made
7 Field Goals Made
Reveal
Florida Gators
avatar for Thomas Haugh
THOMAS HAUGH
F Florida Gators JR
19 Points
11 Free Throws Made
6 Rebounds
Reveal
Iowa Hawkeyes
avatar for Alvaro Folgueiras
ALVARO FOLGUEIRAS
F Iowa Hawkeyes JR
14 Points
6 Free Throws Made
5 Rebounds
Reveal
Iowa Hawkeyes
avatar for Tavion Banks
TAVION BANKS
G/F Iowa Hawkeyes SR
20 Points
6 Rebounds
4 Offensive Rebounds
Reveal
Iowa Hawkeyes
avatar for Bennett Stirtz
BENNETT STIRTZ
G Iowa Hawkeyes SR
13 Points
5 Assists
5 Rebounds
Reveal

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