Takeaways as Iowa basketball advances in March Madness over Clemson
It took all 40 minutes and the entire roster, but Iowa advanced in the NCAA Tournament over Clemson. Takeaways as the Hawkeyes move on.
It's March Madness, and the Iowa Hawkeyes are still dancing! With a gutsy win over the Clemson Tigers, Iowa is moving on to the Round of 32 and has picked up an NCAA Tournament win in Ben McCollum's first season. Iowa played their style to perfection and dragged Clemson into the mud with them.
In a methodical team effort that saw contributions from all over the court, Iowa took down Clemson 67-61 in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament and has set up a date with the winner of No. 1 Florida or No. 16 Prairie View A&M.
As Iowa rests up and begins preparations for the Round of 32, check out the takeaways from Iowa's NCAA Tournament victory over Clemson. The supporting cast showed up All year long, the question was whether Iowa could get help when a team throws defenders at Bennett Stirtz. Well, tonight, was that in some sort of way.
Bennett Stirtz did not have his best game as a Hawkeye, but Iowa still found a way with the supporting cast shouldering the load. Led by Kael Combs, who was absolutely massive for Iowa today with 15 points, Iowa also got 14 points from Alvaro Folgueiras, 8 from Cooper Koch, and 7 from Tate Sage off the bench, which proved to be a difference maker. Iowa needed this support as Stirtz was just 4-17 on the day.