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Iowa Upsets No. 1 Florida With Last-Second 3 to Reach Sweet 16

The result ends Florida’s title defense, tilting the second weekend toward a Big Ten–heavy bracket.

The Texas Longhorns have gone from the First Four to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. Check out the teams remaining in the March Madness bracket.
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Overview

  • The No. 9 Hawkeyes, who won 73-72 on Sunday after Alvaro Folgueiras hit a corner three with 4.5 seconds left, denied Florida even a final shot.
  • The victory sends Iowa to a Thursday regional semifinal in Houston against No. 4 Nebraska, a conference rematch in a bracket now set for the second weekend.
  • Florida’s loss makes the defending champions the first No. 1 seed eliminated in this year’s tournament, ending their bid to repeat.
  • Tavian Banks led Iowa with 20 points as first-year coach Ben McCollum guided the program to its first Sweet 16 since 1999.
  • The Big Ten advanced six teams to the Sweet 16, its most since 1975, as other late-game drama included St. John’s beating Kansas on Dylan Darling’s buzzer-beater.