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What a way to end the first weekend of March Madness.
After a mostly tame opening round of the men’s NCAA Tournament, the second round absolutely cooked. Whether it was the outstanding performances, thrilling finishes and shocking upsets, Saturday and Sunday truly brought the unexpected to set the stage for an exciting Sweet 16.
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It’s tough to pick which moments were the best since there were so many to choose from the two days, but these ones stood out as ones we’ll remember from this year’s tournament.
The fight to make it to the Sweet 16 provided some all-time moments. Here are the best ones from the 16 games of the second round:
Iowa stuns defending champion Florida
It starts with the biggest upset of the tournament so far.
The defending champions will not get to keep their crown after Iowa sent Florida home packing early. The Hawkeyes controlled the majority of the game but the Gators stormed back to take a late lead, looking like they would survive.
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However, Iowa didn’t falter. It stuck around until the very end, when Alvaro Folgueiras knocked down the go-ahead 3-pointer with four seconds left. What makes it even sweeter is Folgueiras honors his late father with every bucket, and he pointed to the sky after he hit the shot that will live in Iowa history forever, sending his team to its first Sweet 16 since 1999.
Folgueiras also hit the shot in front of his mom, who hadn’t seen him play for Iowa in two years.
“This one is for her and my dad,” he said. “He’s watching up there.”
Iowa forward Alvaro Folgueiras (7) makes the go-ahead 3-pointer against Florida during the second round of the 2026 NCAA men’s tournament at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Fla.
Texas clutch shot from Camden Heide
Camden Heide picked the best time to score his first points of the second round.
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After not recording a single point for 39 minutes against Gonzaga, Heide came in with the Longhorns up one point in the final seconds. Texas needed a bucket to avoid a Bulldogs win, and Heide got the ball in the corner and drilled a 3-pointer with 14 seconds left for the dagger in the…
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Publish date : 2026-03-23 09:30:00
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