Iowa 3 sends No. 1 seed Florida home. See the shot that shocked defending champs
A 3-pointer from Alvaro Folgueiras with 4.5 seconds left lifted Iowa to a 73-72 win over reigning national champion Florida in the NCAA Tournament
On the final day of the first week of the 2026 NCAA Tournament , the reigning national champion saw its dream of a repeat come to an end. In arguably the biggest upset of the opening week of the tournament, No. 9 seed Iowa knocked off No.
1 seed Florida 73-72 thanks to a 3-pointer from Alvaro Folgueiras with 4. 5 seconds remaining. The Hawkeyes had led by as many as 12, but saw the Gators claw back to take a two-point lead with eight seconds remaining after Isaiah Brown split two free throws.
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