Iowa won its 3rd successive Big Ten Women's Tournament in exhilarating style Sunday, as the Hawkeyes finished a furious fourth-quarter resurgence to require overtime and ultimately beat Nebraska, 94-89. It was a tale of 2 halves– plus an additional duration– for Iowa star Caitlin Clark, who scored just 4 points over the very first 20 minutes before ending up with 34 to accompany 12 helps, 7 rebounds and 3 takes.
Nebraska had control for much of the video game, with Natalie Potts and Alexis Markowski blazing a trail en path to a combined 44 points. When Iowa required a rally most, it came through. The Hawkeyes closed policy on a 10-2 run over the last 2:12, and Clark scored or helped on each and every single among those points.
Overtime, however, was mainly the Kate Martin program. Clark's long time running mate tore down 2 of her 4 3-pointers in the last 5 minutes, offering the Hawkeyes the push they required to hold down a Nebraska group that was starving for its very first Big Ten Women's Tournament title considering that 2014.
Iowa reached the title video game after Clark created a dominant efficiency in a 95-68 semifinal win over Michigan. Clark ended up being the very first ladies's NCAA D-I gamer to strike 1,000 points in 2 different seasons because video game, as she blew up for 28 points, 15 helps and 4 rebounds.
Iowa's Big Ten Women's Tournament title contributes to what's been a historical month for Clark. The Des Moines native just recently passed Pete Maravich for sole belongings of No. 1 on the NCAA Division I all-time scoring list with 3,685 profession points, and Friday she broke Stephen Curry's record for the most 3-pointers in a NCAA D-I single season.
Below is a total take a look at how the competition played out.
2024 Big Ten Women's Tournament ratings
Round– Wednesday, March 6
Video game 1: No. 12 Purdue def. No. 13 Northwestern, 78-72
Video game 2: No. 11 Minnesota def. No. 14 Rutgers, 77-69
Video game 3: No. 8 Maryland def. No. 9 Illinois, 75-65
Video game 4: No. 5 Nebraska def. No. 12 Purdue, 64-56
Video game 5: No. 7 Penn State def. No. 10 Wisconsin, 80-56
Video game 6: No. 6 Michigan def. No. 11 Minnesota, 76-57
Quarterfinals– Friday, March 8
Video game 7: No. 8 Maryland def. No. 1 Ohio State, 82-61
Video game 8: No. 5 Nebraska def. No. 4 Michigan State, 73-61
Video game 9: No. 2 Iowa def. No. 7 Penn State, 95-62
Video game 10: No. 6 Michigan def. No. 3 Indiana, 69-56
Semifinals– Saturday, March 9
Video game 11: No. 5 Nebraska def. No. 8 Maryland, 78-68
Video game 12: No. 2 Iowa def. Michigan, 95-68
Big Ten Women's Championship– Sunday, March 10
Video game 13: No. 2 Iowa def. No. 5 Nebraska, 94-89 (OT)
