Iowa's Alvaro Folgueiras got here up clutch towards Florida

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Well timed pictures and a gritty efficiency helped the Iowa Hawkeyes knock off the defending NCAA males’s basketball nationwide champion Florida Gators on Sunday evening, 73-72.

Down two factors, Iowa inbounded the ball to protect Bennett Stirtz who dribbled up the ground and located Alvaro Folgueiras within the nook. Folgueiras took one dribble again to verify he was above the 3-point line and nailed the go-ahead bucket for simply over 4 seconds left.

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Iowa ahead Alvaro Folgueiras (7) places up a 3 level shot towards Florida through the second half within the second spherical of the NCAA faculty basketball match Sunday, March 22, 2026, in Tampa, Florida. (AP Photograph/Chris O'Meara)

Folgueiras pointed to the sky to honor his late father. Florida couldn’t get a last-second shot up and Iowa received the sport. He was seen hugging his mom within the stands.

"It’s actually particular," Folgueiras stated after the sport. "We went by means of loads of moments within the season. I’ve been in loads of moments in my life. My mother is there after combating for me her entire life. That is actually particular. It’s for the dreamers and there’s no higher dreamers than us."

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Iowa ahead Alvaro Folgueiras (7) and Florida ahead Thomas Haugh (10) go after a free ball through the first half within the second spherical of the NCAA faculty basketball match, Sunday, March 22, 2026, in Tampa, Florida. (AP Photograph/John Raoux)

Folgueiras scored 14 factors and had 5 rebounds within the win. Iowa star Tavion Banks added 20 factors on 7-of-10 from the sphere.

Florida’s Alex Condon led the Gators with 21 factors, seven assists and 5 rebounds. Thomas Haugh added 19 factors and Xavian Lee had 17 factors.

It will likely be the primary time since 1999 that Iowa will be capable to compete within the Candy 16. In that yr, J.R. Koch and the Hawkeyes misplaced to the Rip Hamilton-led UConn Huskies.

Florida ahead Alex Condon (21) reacts after the workforce misplaced to Iowa through the second spherical of the NCAA faculty basketball match Sunday, March 22, 2026, in Tampa, Florida. (AP Photograph/Chris O'Meara)

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Florida is the primary No. 1 seed within the males's match to fall.

The Gators will not be within the working to be repeat champions. It means the Dan Hurley-led UConn team stays the one back-to-back champions since Florida started its personal dynasty in 2006 and 2007.