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Iowa Hawkeyes vs Clemson Tigers, NCAA Men's Basketball Championship South Region 1st Round

College Basketball
Iowa
22-12
67-61
Final
Clemson
24-11
Benchmark International Arena

Lead tracker

IOWA leadsBiggest lead IOWA 14, CLEM 0
H1H2
CLEM leads
Team1H2HT
IOWA323567
CLEM253661

Who won: Iowa 67-61

The Iowa Hawkeyes beat the Clemson Tigers 67-61 in NCAA Men's Basketball Championship South Region 1st Round on Friday, March 20, 2026 at Benchmark International Arena. Bennett Stirtz led the Iowa in points (16). RJ Godfrey led the Clemson in points (15).

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Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of 2nd half
  3. H2 0:05

    Cooper Koch Defensive Rebound.

  4. H2 0:06

    Ace Buckner misses free throw 2 of 2

  5. H2 0:06
    +1

    Ace Buckner makes free throw 1 of 2

    IOWA 67 - 61 CLEM
  6. H2 0:06

    Foul on Tavion Banks.

  7. H2 0:10
    +1

    Bennett Stirtz makes free throw 2 of 2

    IOWA 67 - 60 CLEM
  8. H2 0:10
    +1

    Bennett Stirtz makes free throw 1 of 2

    IOWA 66 - 60 CLEM
  9. H2 0:10

    Foul on Dillon Hunter.

  10. H2 0:13

    Iowa Timeout

  11. H2 0:16

    Clemson Timeout

  12. THREEH2 0:19

    Three! Jumper, 25 ft

    Butta Johnson

    Butta Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper

    IOWA 65 - 60 CLEM
  13. H2 0:27
    +1

    Alvaro Folgueiras makes free throw 2 of 2

    IOWA 65 - 57 CLEM
  14. H2 0:27
    +1

    Alvaro Folgueiras makes free throw 1 of 2

    IOWA 64 - 57 CLEM
  15. H2 0:27

    Foul on Dallas Thomas.

  16. H2 0:42

    Kael Combs Defensive Rebound.

  17. H2 0:47

    Dallas Thomas misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot

  18. H2 0:56

    Iowa Timeout

  19. H2 0:56
    +2

    Kael Combs makes driving layup

    IOWA 63 - 57 CLEM
  20. H2 1:28
    +2

    Ace Buckner makes driving layup (RJ Godfrey assists)

    IOWA 61 - 57 CLEM
  21. H2 1:31

    RJ Godfrey Defensive Rebound.

  22. H2 1:35

    Bennett Stirtz misses 12-foot floating jump shot

  23. H2 2:00
    +1

    Nick Davidson makes free throw 2 of 2

    IOWA 61 - 55 CLEM
  24. H2 2:00
    +1

    Nick Davidson makes free throw 1 of 2

    IOWA 61 - 54 CLEM
  25. H2 2:00

    Foul on Kael Combs.

Leaders

IOWACLEM
Points
Bennett Stirtz
16
RJ Godfrey
15
Assists
Bennett Stirtz
2
RJ Godfrey
3
Rebounds
Cam Manyawu
10
RJ Godfrey
7

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