Iowa Hawkeyes vs Clemson Tigers, NCAA Men's Basketball Championship South Region 1st Round

College BasketballNCAA Men's Basketball Championship · South Region - 1st Round

#9Iowa

22-12

67-61

Final

#8Clemson

24-11

Benchmark International Arena

Lead tracker

IOWA leadsBiggest lead IOWA 14, CLEM 0

CLEM leads

Team	1H	2H	T
IOWA	32	35	67
CLEM	25	36	61

Who won: Iowa 67-61

The Iowa Hawkeyes beat the Clemson Tigers 67-61 in NCAA Men's Basketball Championship South Region 1st Round on Friday, March 20, 2026 at Benchmark International Arena. Bennett Stirtz led the Iowa in points (16). RJ Godfrey led the Clemson in points (15).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

IOWACLEM

18-47FG22-54

38Field Goal %41

7-253PT9-26

28Three Point %35

24-31FT8-12

77Free Throw %67

40Rebounds27

15Offensive Rebounds10

25Defensive Rebounds17

5Assists12

3Steals4

1Blocks2

8Turnovers3

1Team Turnovers0

8Total Turnovers3

0Technical Fouls0

0Total Technical Fouls0

0Flagrant Fouls0

1Points Off Turnovers11

1Fast Break Points7

22Points in Paint26

14Fouls21

14Largest Lead0

0Lead Changes0

98Percent Led0

Player of the game

Alvaro Folgueiras

IOWA · 14 PTS, 4 REB

7.5

Win probability

100%IOWA final

IOWACLEM

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:05
Defensive rebound
Cooper Koch Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:06
Misses free throw 2 of 2
Ace Buckner misses free throw 2 of 2
A. Buckner · 5 PTS
H2 0:06
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Ace Buckner makes free throw 1 of 2
A. Buckner · 5 PTS
IOWA 67 - 61 CLEM
H2 0:06
Foul on Tavion Banks
Foul on Tavion Banks.
T. Banks · 6 PTS
H2 0:10
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Bennett Stirtz makes free throw 2 of 2
B. Stirtz · 16 PTS
IOWA 67 - 60 CLEM
H2 0:10
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Bennett Stirtz makes free throw 1 of 2
B. Stirtz · 16 PTS
IOWA 66 - 60 CLEM
H2 0:10
Foul on Dillon Hunter
Foul on Dillon Hunter.
D. Hunter · 8 PTS
H2 0:13IOW
Regulartimeout
Iowa Timeout
H2 0:16CLE
Shorttimeout
Clemson Timeout
THREEH2 0:19
Three! Jumper, 25 ft
B. Johnson · 11 PTS
Butta Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper
IOWA 65 - 60 CLEM
H2 0:27
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Alvaro Folgueiras makes free throw 2 of 2
A. Folgueiras · 14 PTS
IOWA 65 - 57 CLEM
H2 0:27
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Alvaro Folgueiras makes free throw 1 of 2
A. Folgueiras · 14 PTS
IOWA 64 - 57 CLEM
H2 0:27
Foul on Dallas Thomas
Foul on Dallas Thomas.
D. Thomas · 3 PTS
H2 0:42
Defensive rebound
Kael Combs Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:47
Misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
Dallas Thomas misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
D. Thomas · 3 PTS
H2 0:56IOW
Shorttimeout
Iowa Timeout
H2 0:56
+2
Driving layup
Kael Combs makes driving layup
K. Combs · 15 PTS
IOWA 63 - 57 CLEM
H2 1:28
+2
Driving layup
Ace Buckner makes driving layup (RJ Godfrey assists)
A. Buckner · 5 PTS · ast R. Godfrey
IOWA 61 - 57 CLEM
H2 1:31
Defensive rebound
RJ Godfrey Defensive Rebound.
H2 1:35
Misses 12-foot floating jump shot
Bennett Stirtz misses 12-foot floating jump shot
B. Stirtz · 16 PTS
H2 2:00
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Nick Davidson makes free throw 2 of 2
N. Davidson · 8 PTS
IOWA 61 - 55 CLEM
H2 2:00
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Nick Davidson makes free throw 1 of 2
N. Davidson · 8 PTS
IOWA 61 - 54 CLEM
H2 2:00
Foul on Kael Combs
Foul on Kael Combs.
K. Combs · 15 PTS