Iowa women’s basketball standout Caitlin Clark scored a game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift the No. 6 Hawkeyes to an 86-85 win Sunday against the No. 2 Indiana Hoosiers in the league’s regular-season finale. Here’s what you need to know:
- Indiana center Mackenzie Holmes hit two free throws to give Indiana an 85-83 lead with 1.5 seconds left. Iowa got the ball at midcourt, and Clark hit the final shot.
- Carver-Hawkeye Arena, which was hosting ESPN’s “College GameDay” live for the first time, hit 119 decibels as the venue erupted.
- The game marks Iowa basketball’s second late-game win in as many days after the men’s team completed one of the great comebacks in school history, a 112-106 win against Michigan State, on Saturday.
The Athletic’s instant analysis:
Momentous game for Iowa
There’s really no better way to write a script for Iowa women’s basketball. College GameDay aired live from Carver-Hawkeye Arena with half the bowl filled. The game was sold out at 15,056, the sixth in school history. And the most exciting player in America drilled the game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer for Iowa. More than 20 minutes later, fans remained in their seats cheering, hugging, even crying.
It was a day that will live forever in Iowa City. As for the Hawkeyes, it…
