Every single person in Carver-Hawkeye Arena knew who was going to get the ball. Trailing by one with just over one second remaining, the No. 6 Iowa Hawkeyes needed a bucket to secure the home win over the No. 2 — and red hot — Indiana Hoosiers.
It was Caitlin Clark time.
The once-in-a-lifetime shooter got the ball on the inbounds play, moving to her right and letting loose the ball from beyond the arc. After a second on the rim, which seemed more to savor the moment than cause any added stress, the ball dropped through for the 86-85 victory.
CAITLIN CLARK WINS IT pic.twitter.com/0NoFUcyBJS
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It was an incredible moment to end an incredible game. The Hoosiers took a late lead at the free throw line after a controversial foul call that seemed to come after Indiana’s Mackenzie Holmes traveled in a tie game.
Well, ball certainly does not lie.
For Iowa fans, it has been a rather tumultuous (but exciting) weekend of basketball after the Hawkeyes pulled off a mind-blowing comeback to win in overtime on Saturday. Clark finished the game with 34 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists.
