No. 4 Iowa survived an upset scare against Michigan State with a 76-73 win on Tuesday. Hawkeyes star Caitlin Clark ended the night with one of her most memorable plays yet.
Clark hit a mind-blowing buzzer beater from the logo to finish her 40-point night on a high note, sending Carver-Hawkeye Arena into a frenzy.
“We practice those plays every single day at practice,” Clark told NBC after the game. “That’s what we run every single time. … They contested it pretty well, honestly. A close game, they played us really well. You gotta give them credit. Things didn’t really go our way tonight, but we just persevered.”
This was Clark’s 100th game with at least 20 points. It was also her fourth consecutive 35-point game, tied for the most of any Division I women’s basketball player over the last 25 seasons. As if that wasn’t enough, this was Clark’s 10th 40-point game, and according to ESPN Stats & Info that’s the most by any DI player in 25 years.
Clark had 14 successful field goals on Tuesday, and eight of those were from 3-point range. The senior guard is now at 3,189 career points, which helped her pass Brittney Griner for fourth on the women’s college basketball all-time scoring list.
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