Iowa State star Caitlin Clark showed once again why she is one of the best basketball players in the nation. Clark took a shot from the edge of the half-court logo at the buzzer on Tuesday night, helping the fourth-ranked Hawkeyes survive an upset scare against Michigan State.
Clark's game-winning 3-pointer capped off her incredible 40-point performance. With this win, Iowa State's record improved to 14-1. Immediately after making her shot, Clark sprinted to the front row to celebrate with a raucous crowd inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
If Clark had missed his shot from far beyond the 3-point arc, the game likely would have gone into overtime.
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Iowa State player Caitlin Clark celebrates after hitting the winning shot in the final minute of a game against Michigan State University on January 2, 2024 in Iowa City. (Matthew Holst/Getty Images)
“We practice those plays every day in practice,” Clark said in the postgame interview. “That's what we do every time. Get the ball to Hannah, let me create space. They competed pretty well, to be honest, when it came down to it. I was very lucky.”
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The reigning varsity player of the year scored 40 points 10 times during her illustrious college basketball career. Clark surpassed former Missouri State basketball player Jackie Stiles in her 40-point game, the most by a Division I player in the past 25 seasons.
Iowa State lost 102-85 to the LSU Tigers in last year's NCAA Division I women's basketball title game, but the Hawkeyes appear poised to make another run at the championship this season.
LSU is off to a strong start this season, going 13-1 through 14 games.
Iowa's Caitlin Clark celebrates after hitting a buzzer-beater against Michigan State on Jan. 2, 2024 in Iowa City. (Matthew Holst/Getty Images)
Clark also scored at least 35 points in four consecutive games.
“It was a close game. They played us really well. You have to give them credit,” Clark continued. “but [I’m] I'm proud of this group. Things didn't go well tonight, [we] Just endure and get through it and you will emerge victorious. After all, no one cares about the score as long as you win. ”
Iowa State's Caitlin Clark is shown after defeating South Carolina during the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Final Four semifinal game in Dallas on March 31, 2023. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
Clark is the presumptive top pick in this April's WNBA draft. She is also on pace to break the Division I all-time scoring record.
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She averages 31.5 points per game, which leads the nation. Iowa heads to New Jersey later this week to take on Rutgers.
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