With the Iowa men’s basketball team trailing Michigan State, 91-78, on Saturday afternoon, many Hawkeye fans headed for the Carver-Hawkeye Arena exits as the clock ticked under two minutes.

But the Hawkeyes prevailed in one of the biggest late-game comebacks in NCAA history, and the Iowa faithful were vocal on Twitter during the comeback and after the victory.

End of game summary:

2:03 left: 89-76 MSU
0:48 left: 96-86 MSU
0:19 left: 100-95 MSU
0:00 left: 101-101.

End of OT: 112-106 IOWA

One of the most ridiculous finishes you’ll ever see. Hawks save a disaster season.

LETS GO HAWKS!!!!!!!

— I Love Iowa Basketball (@ILoveIowaBball) February 25, 2023

I can’t be the only one who finds the difference in philosophy between Iowa’s football program and its basketball program hilarious, can I?

— Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) February 25, 2023

I’ve been watching Iowa Basketball since, quite literally, before I can remember. I used to rattle off the 1986 starting five to my grandma for candy.

Can’t remember seeing anything like that before.

— Ivan Bologna (@PV_GIA) February 25, 2023

Incredibly painful to watch the last two minutes of the game in Iowa City. Wow. @MSU_Basketball #GoGreen

— Lawrence Baisch (@LRBaisch) February 25, 2023

It took 8 1/2 games for Brian Ferentz’s offense to score as many points as Iowa basketball scored in todays game alone.

This stretch included Iowa’s 4 highest scoring games of the season.

— Nate Marchese (@CFFNate) February 25, 2023

Michigan and MSU basketball choking a game away in Iowa city pic.twitter.com/W7aFgOg9jw

— The Blue Wall (@tBlueWall) February 25, 2023

Nine different players scored 15+ points in the Michigan State-Iowa game.

That’s gotta be the record or close to it in a college basketball game.

— The Brotherhood (@BrotherhoodCBB) February 25, 2023

Wow. #Iowa comes back after being down 13 with 93 seconds to go to beat #Spartans This is college basketball!

— Tracy Wolfson (@tracywolfson) February 25, 2023