Iowa's Alvaro Folgueiras, Florida's Alex Condon get in tussle in March Madness game
Iowa's Alvaro Folgueiras and Florida's Alex Condon got into tussle after a held ball call in the first half of their second-round NCAA tournament game
In one of the final games of the first week of the 2026 NCAA Tournament , some sparks flew — and, by the looks of it, a balled-up fist. With about nine minutes remaining in the first half of No. 9 seed Iowa’s game against No.
1 seed and reigning national champion Florida , Hawkeyes forward Alvaro Folgueiras collected a rebound off an Alex Condon miss, but Condon reached in, leading to a tie-up. Shortly after a referee blew the whistle, signaling a held ball and the end of the play, Condon continued to pull at the ball and dragged Folgueiras to the court. REQUIRED READING: March Madness?
More like March Blandness in as NCAA Tournament has too much chalk After the play, Iowa and Florida players rushed to the scene, with the two sides eventually separated. A replay on the TBS broadcast showed Folgueiras balling up his fist and throwing it in Condon’s direction, though it appeared that it was Folgueiras’ forearm, not his fist, that made contact with Condon’s chest, with the motion of his arm going in the direction of the tie ball. Tensions are high in Tampa.
Iowa & Florida had to be separated after this play. pic. twitter.