Iowa Stuns Florida in NCAA Tournament Upset

0:00A March 23rd in a stunning second-round upset in the men's NCAA tournament, the 9th-seated Iowa Hawkeyes edged the top-seated Florida Gators. 73-72 Sunday night in Tampa before nearly 18,000 fans. Avaro Fulgera's drained a three-pointer from the corner, with just four seconds left to seal the win for Iowa, sending the defending national Chevin's packing. The games stayed tight from start to finish, pitting Iowa's top-ranked defense against Florida's explosive offense. The Hawkeyes built a 12-point lead midway through the second half, but the Gators caught back to take a brief advantage before Iowa's final push. Physical battles defined the match-up, including a first half-scrum under the basket that drew double technical fouls, but no ejections. Both teams showed grit, with Florida overcoming a cold shooting start, to keep things close at halftime, trailing by just two. Cavion Banks led Iowa with 20 points, while Fulgera's added 14-point guard Bennett Sturtz

1:01chipped in 13 points in 5 assists. Florida got 21 from Iowa's Condon, but couldn't answer the late dagger. Iowa now heads to the sweet 16 in Houston on Thursday to face fourth-seated Nebraska, carrying the momentum from this hard-fought victory into. Deeper tournament waters.