Iowa knocked off Nebraska 94-89 to win its third consecutive Big Ten tournament championship Sunday.
With under 40 seconds to play, Caitlin Clark intercepted a Huskers pass and was fouled. She hit both free throws to give the Hawkeyes a 91-87 lead after scoring their last six points. She’d intercept another pass with under five seconds to go to seal Iowa’s victory.
“It’s really special, we’ve been in the Big Ten championship every single year I’ve been here. … Each one gets better and better,” Clark said postgame.
In regulation, Clark hit a 3-pointer with 2:12 left to bring the Hawkeyes within five. Clark then assisted Hannah Stuelke and Kate Martin on the following two possessions to bring Iowa within two. After a Nebraska turnover, Clark netted a layup to even the game at 77 with 29.3 seconds to play. That score would stand, sending the game to overtime.
Clark started the game slow before heating up in the third quarter and finishing with 34 points, 12 assists and seven rebounds. She missed all six of her first 3-point attempts and finished the first quarter with two points on 1 of 8 field goals. But her first-half assists accounted for 19 of Iowa’s points, according to the CBS broadcast.
“I think our first half obviously wasn’t very good across the board,…
