No. 8Clemson Tigers

South Region · 1st Round

Ugh, no.

Clemson Tigers lost to the Iowa Hawkeyes

Ranked #9 · 22-12 67 – 61

Ranked #8 · 24-11

Final · Fri, Mar 20

Game Details

Benchmark International Arena (Tampa) · 20,112 fans · TNT View tournament bracket →

Recap

Stirtz weathers cold shooting to score 16 and help Iowa beat Clemson 67-61 in March Madness

Bennett Stirtz scored 16 points and No. 9 seed Iowa weathered his erratic shooting to hold off eighth-seeded Clemson 67-61 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night.

Recap via ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	T
IOWA	32	35	67
CLEM	25	36	61

Game Flow

IOWA CLEM

H1H2

9-0Biggest Run8-0

14Largest Lead0

0 lead changes · tied 1 time

Win Probability · Clemson Tigers

tip-offnow: 0%

Game Leaders

Iowa Hawkeyes

Bennett Stirtz · 16Points
Bennett Stirtz · 2Assists
Cam Manyawu · 10Rebounds

Clemson Tigers

RJ Godfrey · 15Points
RJ Godfrey · 3Assists
RJ Godfrey · 7Rebounds

2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings

Team	GB
Michigan	-
Nebraska	4
Michigan State	4
Illinois	4
Wisconsin	5
Purdue	6
UCLA	6
Ohio State	7
Iowa	9
Indiana	10
Minnesota	11
USC	12
Washington	12
Rutgers	13
Northwestern	14
Oregon	14
Maryland	15
Penn State	16

2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

Team	GB
Duke	-
Virginia	2
Miami	4
North Carolina	5
Clemson	5
Louisville	6
NC State	7
Florida State	7
California	8
Stanford	8
Virginia Tech	9
SMU	9
Wake Forest	10
Syracuse	11
Pittsburgh	12
Notre Dame	13
Boston College	13
Georgia Tech	15

Team Stats

Iowa HawkeyesClemson Tigers

Shooting

18-47, 38% Field Goals 22-54, 41%

7-25, 28% 3-Pointers 9-26, 35%

24-31, 77% Free Throws 8-12, 67%

Possessions

40 Rebounds 27

15 Offensive Rebounds 10

5 Assists 12

3 Steals 4

1 Blocks 2

8 Turnovers 3

14 Fouls 21

Scoring

22 Points in Paint 26

1 Fast Break Points 7

14 Largest Lead 0

Box Score

Iowa Hawkeyes ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
C. ManyawuF	1	10	1	23	0-0	0-0	1-4	1	0	1	4	6	2
C. KochF	8	4	1	38	1-3	1-3	5-5	1	0	0	1	3	3
B. StirtzG	16	5	2	40	4-17	3-10	5-6	1	2	0	3	2	0
T. BanksG	6	4	0	26	2-6	0-2	2-2	1	0	0	1	3	5
K. CombsG	15	4	0	30	5-7	2-3	3-3	3	0	0	1	3	2
Bench
A. FolgueirasF	14	4	1	20	3-8	1-5	7-7	0	1	0	2	2	1
T. SageG	7	1	0	13	3-5	0-1	1-4	0	0	0	0	1	1
I. HowardG	0	4	0	10	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	3	0
T. ThompsonF	DNP: Did not play
J. MatteoniF	DNP: Did not play
T. JirakC	DNP: Did not play
P. McCollumG	DNP: Did not play
J. KochG	DNP: Did not play
B. HausenG	DNP: Did not play
Team	67	40	5		18-47	7-25	24-31	8	3	1	15	25	14

Clemson Tigers ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
RJ GodfreyF	15	7	3	28	6-10	0-1	3-5	1	0	0	2	5	3
N. DavidsonF	8	1	1	30	2-7	0-2	4-5	0	0	1	0	1	4
B. JohnsonG	11	2	2	31	4-9	3-7	0-0	0	1	0	0	2	3
J. PorterG	9	1	2	25	3-6	3-6	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	1
D. HunterG	8	2	3	31	3-6	2-3	0-0	1	2	0	2	0	4
Bench
C. ThompsonF	2	2	0	14	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	1
J. WahlinF	0	4	0	16	0-4	0-2	0-0	0	0	1	1	3	1
D. ThomasF	3	0	0	5	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1
A. BucknerG	5	5	1	20	2-8	0-3	1-2	0	0	0	2	3	3
B. DavidsonF	DNP: Did not play
T. SteinourF	DNP: Did not play
C. WellingF	DNP: Did not play
Z. FosterG	DNP: Did not play
Team	61	27	12		22-54	9-26	8-12	3	4	2	10	17	21

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