All rights reserved.Problems playing this file? See media help. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and Safety Information / Your California Privacy Rights are applicable to you. ^ Back to Top ^ © 2024 ESPN Internet Ventures. Ohio State: At Big Ten Tournament on Friday Bluder said she would know the extent of Davis' injury on Monday. Davis, who played a key role in Iowa’s run to the national championship game last season, came out for the Senior Day ceremonies after the game in a wheelchair with her right leg completely wrapped up. Davis, who has started 27 games this season and came in averaging 6.3 points per game, fell to the court and grabbed her knee.
Iowa: The Hawkeyes might have suffered a serious loss for the postseason when guard Molly Davis was injured with 6:42 left in the first half. We can control how we react and what we do, and we can learn from that.” “And as I tell them all of the time, we can't control that. “The players sometimes don't feel like they're getting officiated evenly, and they react,” McGuff said. Four of Clark’s points came off the technicals. Rikki Harris got a technical foul in the second half. Ohio State: There were times when the Buckeyes lost their composure - besides McMahon’s technical foul. “But now we can focus and get ready for the Big Ten Tournament.” I think that was the story of the game for the most part.” “And we had some really costly turnovers they turned into points. “We weren't good enough with our transition defense or our rebounding,” Ohio State coach Kevin McGuff said. The Buckeyes were outrebounded 38-31 and Iowa got 16 points off 17 Ohio State turnovers. Rebeka Mikulasilova had 14, Taylor Thierry had 11 and McMahon and Celeste Taylor each had 10 points. Jacy Sheldon led Ohio State with 24 points. The Hawkeyes kept control in the second half, leading by as much as 17 points. It kind of takes the air out of them after they had just gone down and made a layup.” “Hannah stepping up and making two free throws was huge,” Clark said. Stuelke hit her two free throws, then Clark hit two to break Maravich’s record, and Iowa led 48-39 at halftime. McMahon was then called for a technical foul after the play for bumping Clark during the dead ball. Stuelke was fouled on a layup attempt with three-tenths of a second left. Ohio State rallied in the second quarter to get within four points twice, and trailed 44-39 after Rikki Harris’ 3-pointer with seven seconds left before a wild sequence of events closed the half. The Hawkeyes went on an 18-3 run in the first quarter to take a 25-10 lead. “Two top teams just battling it out right here in the Big Ten.” “This conference is so incredible,” Iowa coach Lisa Bluder said.
But there was no need for late drama as Iowa took control of this game in the first half.
The Hawkeyes were facing a similar scenario when they finished last season, when they defeated regular-season champion Indiana on a buzzer-beating 3-pointer by Clark. Clark has 3,685 points heading into the postseason. So I think building off this is really important.”Ĭlark, who announced on Thursday that she would enter the WNBA draft after the season despite having another year of eligibility remaining, made two free throws with less than a second left in the first half to eclipse Pete Maravich's 3,667 career points. You never want to go into the Big Ten Tournament on a loss. “But more than anything, it's just good momentum for our team going into the Big Ten Tournament. “I think you can say it's a statement,” Clark said when asked what the win means heading into the conference tournament. The regular-season champion Buckeyes (25-4, 16-2) had their 15-game winning streak snapped. 2 seed behind Ohio State in next week’s Big Ten Tournament. Hannah Stuelke scored 23 points and Gabbie Marshall added 12 for the Hawkeyes (26-4, 15-3 Big Ten), who secured the No. IOWA CITY, Iowa - Caitlin Clark scored 35 points in her final regular-season home game, becoming the NCAA’s all-time scoring leader in No. Women's College Basketball, Iowa Hawkeyes, Ohio State Buckeyes Record-setting Caitlin Clark scores 35 as No.