Watch Alvaro Folgueiras' game-winning 3-pointer to send Iowa basketball to Sweet 16
Watch Alvaro Folgueiras' game-winning 3-pointer for Iowa basketball, sending the Hawkeyes to the Sweet 16.
Alvaro Folgueiras sent Iowa basketball to the Sweet 16 on Sunday night with a clutch 3-pointer with 4 seconds left. Folgueiras took a pass from Bennett Stirtz and swished a 3-pointer from the corner, giving Iowa a 73-72 victory over top-seeded Florida . IOWA TAKES THE LEAD LATE!
pic. twitter. com/SkTT5OP2w9 ā CBS Sports (@CBSSports) March 23, 2026 The Gators had one last chance to win the game but couldn't get a shot off.
This is Iowa's first trip to the Sweet 16 since 1999 . Florida was the defending NCAA Tournament champion and the No. 1 seed in the South Region.
Iowa is the 9-seed. Folgueiras was involved in a brief tussle in the first half , on a held-ball situation with Florida's Alex Condon. Both players were called for technicals.