*****Iowa vs Florida NCAAT Game Thread*****

[Rambler Hawk]

That is the most gritty, impressive, tough-minded half of basketball I’ve seen from the Hawks in some time.

Leading at half against a #1 seed that is essentially a home game for them in a very physical game where the refs are doing us no favors. Not to mention we’re ice cold from 3 point land.

Completely impressive!

Was thinking the same!! Outside of Howard’s airball, nobody looks like a nervous Nellie on the Big Stage…

 

[oldxbbc]

They are keeping fresh bodies guarding Stirtz like a dirty shirt also double teaming him. Some one else has to start hitting from outside to give Stirtz a chance.

 

[MAKhawks]

Iowa played in four second round games under Fran.
Iowa trailed by double digits each time.

If they don’t win today, that really doesn’t matter except blowing a double digit lead.

 

[longliveCS40]

Please dear baby Jesus let us come out hitting threes in the second half.

 

[MAKhawks]

Florida #9 just floored Jirak with a shove in the back.
Should have been his 3rd foul.

Nope. Play on…..
Commentators worried about the clock.

 

[HawkinAnk74]

Not as bad as Golden sprinting to the scuffle...

But he has a Florida logo on this shirt, so it's ok

McCollum was out there too. Lot of things to beat up on the officials about, that is not one of them

 

[BaseBallerP27]

 

[HawkBall23]

Experts already setting up the "controversial" win for Iowa - if it happens.

Seth Davis going on and on, about agreeing with Steratore, that Folgers should have gotten an F2 and thrown out for "striking" Condon's hand/fist on the "closed fist" swing.

Get these guys a semi-load of tissue to cry into!!

 

[BubsFinn]

Defending champs only down 2 on their home floor with the crowd going nutz and then you got the Zebes.

Eerily similar.

 

[MAKhawks]

Condon should have been T'd up for the takedown. Dirty SOB

Then threw an elbow right to the head of Sage on the FT right after. Sage should have went to the ground whether it connected or not.

 

[BubsFinn]

I guess you can call a ref a mother f***** and not get T'ed up.

 

[HawksRule25]

Handshake after game could be fun!

 

[Hawksfor3]

WTH, I'm just going to mute this now. Don't need to hear the Gator crowd.

 

[Amahawk]

I have my fingers crossed!

 

[Amahawk]

Handshake after game could be fun!

I love it!

 

[Tenacious E_rivals41982]

20 minutes from our FIRST SWEET 16 in 27 fooking years!!!!

If we win you must change your handle.

 

[Anon1751457816]

Well can't shoot that bad from 3 in the second half right?

 

[Franisdaman]

I demand that we score more points than Florida in the 2nd half.

Thank you.

 

[MFinn]

I really started hating Florida around January, 2006.

 

[MAKhawks]

I guess you can call a ref a mother f***** and not get T'ed up.

Fran would have been in the locker room for that

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Stage is too big

They really need to shake off the nerves.

 

[Rambler Hawk]

Condon should have been T'd up for the takedown. Dirty SOB

Yup!

 

[BaseBallerP27]

 

[MAKhawks]

I really started hating Florida around January, 2006.

Sitting in the stands that day was brutal.

 

[2D]

Iowa will need to play their best half of basketball of the year to win this.

 

[HawkBall23]

Only thing that would have made that in-game interview with McCollum any better was if had said, "They threw our guy to the ground and then got all sensitive about it.".

 

[SA_Hawk]

This is the exact spot Iowa has failed at for the last 27 years.

UF 71
Iowa 60

 

[HoggI74]

Pretty weak tech on AF.

He balled up his fist....and grabbed the ball.

Oooooo scary

 

[Hawk48]

Jirak is a taller version of Little Lick. No business being on the floor in D1

he is a freshman

 

[HawksRule25]

Dude ran over Jirak! Good block for football though.

 

[NIhawk79]

Please step up Bennett

 

[HawkBall23]

Please dear baby Jesus let us come out hitting threes in the second half.

 

[HawksRule25]

Ten 73 - UVA 71 with 26.4 left. FTs for Ten.

 

[QChawks]

 

[Hawkfan_08*]

So clear F1 and no call. Cool.

 

[Franisdaman]

unbelievable

 

[GeorgePeeples2]

Really his 4th foul. Damn it.

 

[HawksRule25]

Announcers finally see the play at the end of the half.

 

[QChawks]

FTs 🫤

 

[HawkBall23]

Banks ........ love the aggression, but make all your FTs, buddy!