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Final: Iowa 97, Louisville 83
Next stop: Dallas. For the first time in 30 years, the Hawkeyes are going to the Final Four.
Caitlin Clark is the first player in NCAA tournament history with a 30-point triple-double ... and a 40-point triple-double, finishing with 41 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists.
"I thought our team played really well, that's what it's all about," Clark told ESPN's Holly Rowe. "I was gonna give every single thing I had. When I came here, I said I wanted to take this program to the Final Four, and all you've gotta do is dream and all you've gotta do is believe and work your butt off to get there. That's what I did and that's what these girls did and that's what our coaches did and we're going to Dallas, baby."
Iowa will play South Carolina or Maryland on Friday.
The final seconds. pic.twitter.com/3VLzUTuSIk
— Jeff Linder (@jtlinder) March 27, 2023
1:09 4th: Iowa 93, Louisville 80
A Gabbie Marshall 3-point play out of the press break just about wraps this one up. Caitlin Clark waves her hand and puts the other up to her ear as she turns toward the crowd.
2:12 4th: Iowa 86, Louisville 76
A 13-1 run, aided by some turnovers, gets Louisville at least within striking distance.
4:13 4th: Iowa 85, Louisville 69
Now 36 points, eight rebounds and 11 assists for Caitlin Clark.
Triple-double watch
36, 8 and 11 for Caitlin Clark with 6:21 left.
End 3rd: Iowa 78, Louisville 59
The fourth quarter might be a 10-minute celebration. Iowa ended the third on an 11-2 run to take complete control. Caitlin Clark is up to 33 points, 10 assists, eight rebounds and three steals.
3:29 3rd: Iowa 67, Louisville 54
Caitlin Clark hit all three free throws, then Kate Martin hit a wide-open 3.
4:54 3rd: Iowa 59, Louisville 52
Caitlin Clark will shoot three free throws after the media timeout. She had four points and two assists in the first five minutes of the third.
Foul trouble
Iowa's McKenna Warnock picked up three fouls in less than a minute.
8:04 3rd: Iowa 56, Louisville 47
Louisville scored the first four points of the second half, but Iowa responded in a flash with eight straight. It started with a Gabbie Marshall second-chance 3, then a Caitlin Clark no-look assist to McKenna Warnock, then a Clark transition 3 after a Louisville miss, all in 29 seconds. Timeout Louisville.
Beautiful basketball 🤩@CaitlinClark22 x @McKennaWarnock pic.twitter.com/Q7fzhGruFq
— Iowa Women's Basketball (@IowaWBB) March 27, 2023
Half: Iowa 48, Louisville 43
Iowa's Caitlin Clark totaled 22 points on 7-for-11 shooting, including 5-for-9 from 3-point range, and eight assists. McKenna Warnock scored 13.
"Picking and choosing when to use my quickness and getting around them, knowing when to use my step-back, turn, going to the rims at times, too, so I think deciding between those things is what's going to lead us to the victory. I think getting the ball inside too. (Monika Czinano has to) get more shots," Clark told ESPN's Holly Rowe.
Louisville's Hailey Van Lith had 17 points on 6-for-10 shooting.
Halftime stats. pic.twitter.com/Pc1whMOlT4
— Jeff Linder (@jtlinder) March 27, 2023
4:52 2nd: Iowa 41, Louisville 29
Caitlin Clark made it a 9-0 Iowa run with her fifth 3, giving her 21 points and seven assists.
5:54 2nd: Iowa 38, Louisville 29
McKenna Warnock drilled back-to-back 3-pointers to give Iowa its biggest lead. Louisville called timeout. Warnock started 5-for-7 from the field, including 3-for-5 from 3-point range, scoring 13 points.
7:55 2nd: Iowa 30, Louisville 25
Caitlin Clark's corner 3 extended the Iowa lead to seven. But she (gasp!) had a couple turnovers as well. She's still accounted for 100 percent of Iowa's scoring so far via points or assists.
End 1st: Iowa 25, Louisville 21
The Caitlin Clark show. She scored 15 first-quarter points, including back-to-back off-the-dribble 3-pointers to give the Hawkeyes their first lead with 2:07 left in the quarter. Iowa's other 10 points? They came on four Clark assists, including a McKenna Warnock bucket inside in the final seconds.
FROM THE LOGO, CLARK! ARE YOU KIDDING?!#MarchMadness x @IowaWBB pic.twitter.com/18RFxq1bhT
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessWBB) March 27, 2023
4:03 1st: Louisville 13, Iowa 12
Caitlin Clark scored seven straight points to bring the Hawkeyes within a point, with a drive, steal and transition layup and 3-pointer on an inbounds play. She added two assists, including on a McKenna Warnock 3, to help Iowa keep pace.
The steal & the bucket. @CaitlinClark22 x #Hawkeyes
— Iowa Women's Basketball (@IowaWBB) March 27, 2023
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Unfamiliar territory
Iowa's early 8-0 deficit against Louisville is its largest of the postseason. It had been five vs. Colorado.
7:45 1st: Louisville 8, Iowa 0
Hailey Van Lith scored six of Louisville's first eight points, going 3-for-4 in the mid-range. The Hawkeyes missed their first three shots.
The crowd in Seattle:
Definitely pro-Iowa and definitely loud.
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Let’s do this. Iowa-Louisville, with a spot in the Final Four on the line. Less than 2 hours away. pic.twitter.com/m9lv9FFjWi
— Jeff Linder (@jtlinder) March 26, 2023
Iowa’s lone women’s Final Four team wants to be joined by current Hawkeyes
Among those cheering hardest for the Iowa women’s basketball team Sunday night are the only women who have played for a Hawkeyes Final Four team.
“I’m partying!” Necole Tunsil texted from St. Petersburg, Fla., moments after Iowa defeated Colorado Friday night in their Sweet 16 NCAA tournament game in Seattle.