No. 14 Indiana secured an announcement victory on Thursday, quieting star Caitlin Clark en path to a surprising 86-69 win over No. 4 Iowa.
Indiana’s protection gave Iowa and Clark matches. They held the Hawkeyes to 39% taking pictures from the sector (26-of-67) and 18% from past the arc (5-of-28).
Clark nonetheless stuffed up the stat sheet, ending an help shy of a triple-double. Nevertheless, Indiana minimized her affect with stifling protection, holding the ladies’s all-time main scorer to solely 4 factors within the second half.
It was clear from the tip that Clark was a bit off in opposition to the Hoosiers. She recorded 24 factors – tied for her second-lowest output of the season – and had a tough evening from past the arc, ending 3-of-16.
On the opposite finish, Sara Scalia and Mackenzie Holmes led the best way for Indiana, combining for 49 factors and 13 rebounds within the victory. The Hoosiers moved to 22-4 (13-3 within the Large Ten) whereas positioning themselves for a greater slot within the upcoming NCAA Event.
So far as Clark-mania goes, it was on full show Thursday. Regardless of having already secured the all-time girls’s scoring mark, an extended line of followers waited exterior Meeting Corridor to see the Iowa star in particular person. As was the case for her record-setting second in opposition to Michigan, the Hawkeyes contest in opposition to Indiana was solely out there on the Peacock streaming platform.
Clark has etched her title within the report books a number of occasions this season, however there’s nonetheless extra historical past left to make. Following Thursday’s 24-point efficiency, she’s solely 75 factors behind Corridor of Famer Pete Maravich for the all-time Division I scoring mark (3,667) with three video games left to play within the common season.