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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 32

AwayIowa73
Final
HomeFlorida72
Sunday, March 22, 2026All Evanston sports
FinalFinalTBSPlay by play
12T
IOWA334073
FLA314172
Final

Iowa edges Florida 73-72

#9 Iowa Hawkeyes held off #1 Florida Gators 73-72 on Sunday at Benchmark International Arena.

The first half made the difference: Iowa outscored Florida 33-31.

Iowa shot 51% to 50%.

For Iowa, Tavion Banks (G): 20. For Florida, Alex Condon (F): 21.

Iowa improves to 23-12. Florida falls to 27-8.

Attendance: 14,717.

Full recap at ESPN: Iowa beats No. 1 seed and defending champ Florida in March Madness on Folgueiras' 3 in final seconds

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#6
IOWA · PointsTavion Banks G20
#11
IOWA · AssistsKael Combs G6
#6
IOWA · ReboundsTavion Banks G6
#21
FLA · PointsAlex Condon F21
#21
FLA · AssistsAlex Condon F7
#10
FLA · ReboundsThomas Haugh F6
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
C. Manyawu F2163-50-00-140110404
C. Koch F28124-74-60-031000033
B. Stirtz G40135-160-93-455010050
T. Banks G30207-101-25-1061310424
K. Combs G3363-50-10-016100012
A. Folgueiras F18143-52-46-651310054
T. Jirak C300-10-10-000100000
T. Sage G1321-20-10-000000001
I. Howard G1400-00-00-100000001
Team7326-517-2414-2227141040101719

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