It ended Sunday night, not with a net being cut down, but with a locker room that was way too somber, a season that was over way too soon, and a group of Florida Gators who walked off the floor in tears.

Florida had their season come to a stunning end on Sunday night as they were upset by Iowa in the Round Of 32 by a score of 73-72. Playing against an Iowa team mostly made up of mid-major transfers coached by D2 legend Ben McCollum the Gators struggled to get stops against the pick and roll conducting of Bennett Stirtz and in the final minutes when they desperately needed a score they simply couldn’t generate enough.

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Ninth-seeded Iowa eliminated top-seeded and defending national champion Florida 73-72 on Sunday night when Alvaro Folgueiras made a 3-pointer with 4.5 seconds remaining in the NCAA Tournament Southeast Region second round at Benchmark International Arena.