Down by two points with 4.5 seconds left against defending national champion and No. 1 seed Florida, Iowa forward Alvaro Folgueiras took a pass from guard Bennett Stirtz and drilled a go-ahead 3-pointer that clinched a 73-72 victory Sunday night, sending Benchmark International Arena into an absolute frenzy and the ninth-seeded Hawkeyes into the Sweet 16 for the first time since the 1999 NCAA tournament.
It was Iowa’s second win against a No. 1 seed since seeding began in 1979 (versus Syracuse in the 1980 regional semifinals), according to ESPN Research. It also was the first game winner in the final five seconds against a top seed in the tournament since Kris Jenkins’ buzzer-beater for Villanova versus North Carolina in the 2016 national championship game.