Iowa's Alvaro Folgueiras hits game-winning 3, embraces mom who traveled 4,500 miles to watch
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Key Points:
- Iowa's Alvaro Folgueiras hit a game-winning 22-foot corner three-pointer with seconds left to secure a 73-72 upset victory over top-seeded Florida in Tampa, ending the defending champions' run.
- The arena was predominantly filled with Florida fans, making Folgueiras' clutch shot an even more remarkable and silent-defying moment.
- Folgueiras immediately celebrated by embracing his mother, Beatriz Campos, who traveled 4,500 miles from Spain to watch him play in person for the first time since his freshman year.
- Folgueiras described his mother as a fighter who inspires him daily, and Campos expressed overwhelming emotion and excitement witnessing her son's pivotal moment.
- This victory marked one of the biggest wins for Iowa men's basketball this century, with Folgueiras emerging as an unlikely hero in a historic March Madness upset.
