Caitlin Clark recorded her eighth career triple-double Monday night at Value City Arena in Columbus, leading her No. 10 Iowa Hawkeyes to an 83-72 victory over the No. 2 and previously unbeaten Ohio State Buckeyes.
Monika Czinano returned to the game with four fouls at 5:48 remaining and scored the next six Iowa points for a 6-2 run vs. Ohio State after which the Hawkeyes led by 10 and by at least eight the rest of the way. It was reminiscent of the 10 straight Iowa points Czinano scored in the first quarter. There were times when Czinano (22 points, 11-of-13 from the field) got exactly what she wanted and Clark was always there to deliver the ball to her and others, finishing with 15 assists to go along with her 28 points and 10 rebounds.
Kate Martin added 13 points, 11 boards and four assists for the winners, while freshman Hannah Stuelke was good for eight points and a game-high 13 rebounds.
A three from Molly Davis opened the fourth-quarter scoring and was huge because it gave the Hawkeyes (16-4, 8-1 Big Ten) a five-point lead and took the lid off the bucket for them after a rough finish to the third.
After a 4-0 individual run by Sydney Affolter made it 56-44 Iowa, Ohio State (19-1, 8-1 Big Ten) shut down the Hawkeyes for the remaining 5:56 of the third. The…
