Iowa Hawkeyes vs Florida Gators, NCAA Men's Basketball Championship South Region 2nd Round

College Basketball

Iowa

23-12

73-72

Final

Florida

27-8

Benchmark International Arena

Lead tracker

IOWA leadsBiggest lead IOWA 12, FLA 4

FLA leads

Team	1H	2H	T
IOWA	33	40	73
FLA	31	41	72

Who won: Iowa 73-72

The Iowa Hawkeyes beat the Florida Gators 73-72 in NCAA Men's Basketball Championship South Region 2nd Round on Sunday, March 22, 2026 at Benchmark International Arena. Tavion Banks led the Iowa in points (20). Alex Condon led the Florida in points (21).

Win probability

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:04
Iowa Timeout
THREEH2 0:04
Three! Jumper, 22 ft
Alvaro Folgueiras
Alvaro Folgueiras makes 22-foot three point jumper (Bennett Stirtz assists)
IOWA 73 - 72 FLA
H2 0:08
Florida Timeout
H2 0:08
+1
Isaiah Brown makes free throw 2 of 2
IOWA 70 - 72 FLA
H2 0:08
Florida Deadball Team Rebound.
H2 0:08
Isaiah Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
H2 0:08
Foul on Kael Combs.
H2 0:09
Isaiah Brown Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:11
Bennett Stirtz misses driving layup
H2 0:27
Cooper Koch Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:30
Thomas Haugh misses 26-foot three point jumper
H2 0:32
Florida Offensive Rebound.
H2 0:35
Thomas Haugh misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
H2 0:57
+2
Bennett Stirtz makes 7-foot floating jump shot
IOWA 70 - 71 FLA
H2 1:10
TO
Boogie Fland bad pass turnover
H2 1:36
Alex Condon Steal.
H2 1:36
TO
Alvaro Folgueiras bad pass turnover
H2 1:58
+2
Xaivian Lee makes layup (Alex Condon assists)
IOWA 68 - 71 FLA
SLAMH2 2:14
Dunk, 1 ft
Tavion Banks
Tavion Banks makes 1-foot dunk (Alvaro Folgueiras assists)
IOWA 68 - 69 FLA
H2 2:40
Florida Timeout
H2 2:42
+2
Alex Condon makes layup (Thomas Haugh assists)
IOWA 66 - 69 FLA
H2 2:56
Thomas Haugh Defensive Rebound.
H2 2:57
Tavion Banks misses free throw 1 of 1