The Riverside Press-Enterprise
Iowa's Clark becomes all-time top scorer in NCAA Division 1
Caitlin Clark stood alone at the free-throw line on Sunday and made the foul shots that put her atop the all-time NCAA Division I scoring chart.
The flash and pizzazz of her game have made her the biggest name in all of college basketball. Yet it was two free throws after a technical foul that pushed Clark past the late Pete Maravich’s 54-year-old record in No. 6 Iowa’s 93-83 win over No. 2 Ohio State.
Clark entered the game in Iowa City needing 18 points to pass Maravich’s total of 3,667, amassed in just 83 games over three seasons at LSU (1967-70). She finished with 35 to run her total to 3,685 in 130 games.
Maravich’s mark fell four days after Clark broke Lynette Woodard’s major college women’s record when she scored 33 points against Minnesota on Wednesday.
“Just to be in the same realm of all these players who have been so successful, whether it’s Pete or Kelsey Plum or Lynette Woodard — all these people have just given so much to the game,” Clark said. “Hopefully somebody comes after me and breaks my records and I can be there supporting them.”
Best known for her long 3-pointers, Clark was called on to go to the foul line after Cotie Mcmahon was assessed a technical for giving her a little push during a dead ball with less than a second to go in the first half.
Clark had no immediate reaction after the second shot went through, as if it hadn’t sunk in yet. She said she knew the record had fallen only after it was announced.
It didn’t matter to her that she made history with two free throws rather than
a half-court logo 3-pointer.
“That’s like the hardest thing to do in basketball is to make free throws with nobody (around you) at the free-throw line,” she said.
On Thursday, Clark announced she would enter the 2024 WNBA draft.
Hannah Stuelke added 23 points on Sunday for the Hawkeyes (26-4, 15-3 Big Ten), who secured the No. 2 seed behind Ohio State in next week’s Big Ten Tournament. The regular-season champion Buckeyes (25-4, 16-2) had their 15-game winning streak snapped.
NO. 1 SOUTH CAROLINA 76, TENNESSEE 68 >> Kamilla Cardoso had 18 points and 14 rebounds for her 13th double-double of the season and the 29th of her career as the host Gamecocks (29-0, 16-0 SEC) completed their second straight perfect regular season.
NO. 7 USC 70, ARIZONA STATE 55 >> Juju Watkins scored 26 points, Rayah Marshall added 15 points and 15 rebounds, and the Trojans ended their Pac-12 regular season with a road rout on the road Saturday.
USC (23-5, 13-5 Pac-12)
has won nine of its last 10 games. Watkins, a freshman averaging nearly 28 points, shot 10 of 22 from the field, grabbed 12 rebounds and had three assists.
Arizona State (11-19, 3-15) has lost five straight. NO. 8 UCLA 61, ARIZONA 41 >> Londynn Jones scored 16 points, Lauren Betts had 11 points and 12 rebounds, and the visiting Bruins dominated on the boards Saturday night in the Pac12 regular season finale for both teams.
UCLA (24-5, 13-5 Pac12) shot 57.5% and outrebounded Arizona 43-17.
Jones, a Centennial High product, was 5 of 9 from the field including 4 of 7 from 3-point range.
Men’s top 25
NO. 1 HOUSTON 85 >> Jamal Shead hit a short follow shot with 0.4 seconds left and the topranked Cougars won on Saturday night.
L.J. Cryer led Houston (26-3, 13-3 Big 12) with 23 points, making 5 of 9 3-pointers. J’wan Roberts added 20 points on 10-of12 shooting.
87, OKLAHOMA NO. 2 PURDUE 80, MICHIGAN STATE 74 >>
Zach Edey had 32 points and 11 rebounds, Braden Smith added 23 points and nine boards, and the Boilermakers (263, 15-3) clinched a share of the Big Ten regular-season championship.
NO. 23 GONZAGA 70, NO. 17 SAINT MARY’S 57 >>
Graham Ike scored 24 points and the Zags (24-6, 14-2 West Coast Conference) bolstered their NCAA Tournament hopes by handing the Gaels (24-7, 15-1) their first conference loss of the season.
Inland men HAWAII 76, UC RIVERSIDE 73, OT >>
Nate Pickens had 16 points to lead the Highlanders (13-17, 8-10), who lost in the Big West Conference game at SRC Arena on Saturday.
CALIFORNIA BAPTIST 88, UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY 52 >>
Scotty Washington had 20 points as the host Lancers won the Western Athletic Conference game. Blondeau Tchoukuiengo had 19 points and Yvan Ouedraogo had 11 points and 10 rebounds as CBU (15-14, 8-10) snapped a sixgame losing streak.
Inland women
HAWAII 62, UCR 51 >> The Highlanders had their fourgame win streak snapped Saturday night on the road. Makayla Jackson had 10 points and seven rebounds for UCR (16-12, 11-7). Daejah Phillips had 18 points and nine rebounds for Hawaii, which improved to 15-3 atop the BWC standings.
CBU 72, UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY 58 >>
Nae Nae Calhoun had 13 points and 10 rebounds and Chloe Webb scored 19 points as the Lancers moved into a tie atop the WAC standings. Kinsley Barrington added 14 points for CBU (24-3, 16-2), which won its fifth straight.