Florida earned its ticket to the round of 32 by virtue of an absolute shellacking of the Prairie View A&M Panthers on Friday night, 114-55<\/a>. It was a monumental bounce-back effort after the Gators’ worst loss of the 2025-26 campaign \u2014 a 17-point humiliation at the hands of the Vanderbilt Commodores in the SEC Tournament semifinals.<\/p>\n Iowa advanced to the next stage thanks to a 67-61 victory<\/a> over the Clemson Tigers<\/a> on Friday in a game that, despite the close final score, it never trailed. Like Florida, the triumph represented a rebound from a disappointing conference tournament loss, falling to the Ohio State Buckeyes<\/a> in the third round of the Big Ten Tournament.<\/p>\n Stream Florida vs. Iowa with Sling<\/a>How to watch Florida vs Iowa in NCAA Tournament second roundDate: Sunday, March 22Time: 7:10 p.m. ETBroadcast: TBSLive stream:\u00a0Sling<\/a>\u00a0(Regional restrictions may apply)Need a news break? Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!<\/a><\/p>\n The Florida vs. Iowa game starts at 7:10 p.m. ET inside Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida.<\/p>\n Follow us\u00a0@GatorsWire<\/a>\u00a0on X, formerly known as Twitter, as well as Bluesky<\/a>, and like our page on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0to follow ongoing coverage of Florida Gators<\/a> news, notes and opinions.<\/p>\n![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774114152_596_82604684007-20250322-t-011042-z-779806020-mt-1-usatoday-25734617-rtrmadp-3-ncaabasketballncaatournam.webp\")