Caitlin Clark is off to the WNBA soon, but before she goes, the back-to-back national player of the year has another Final Four to attend.
Scratch that. She doesn’t just have another Final Four to attend, but another national championship game. Because after a thrilling 71-69 win over UConn in the semifinal, a game that featured seven ties, two lead changes and one end-of-game controversial foul call, Clark and the Hawkeyes are headed back to the national championship.
Behind 21 points from Clark and 23 points from Hannah Stuelke, Iowa earned a date with South Carolina in the national title game Sunday. It will be a rematch of last year’s semifinal, when Clark and the Hawkeyes stunned the undefeated Gamecocks. Since March 31, 2023, South Carolina hasn’t lost a game. Can Clark & Co. play heartbreaker again?
Iowa started the 2024 NCAA Tournament with a win, as Clark scored 27 against Holy Cross in a 91-65 victory. Then the Hawkeyes survived West Virginia, 64-65 before handling Colorado 89-68 in the Sweet 16. In the Elite Eight, Clark and top-seeded Iowa got their revenge on LSU, beating the Tigers 94-87 behind 41 points from Clark.
Last year, Clark led the Hawkeyes to their first Final Four in 30 years. After stunning top-ranked South Carolina in the semifinals, Clark & Co. lost to LSU and Most Outstanding Player Angel Reese, 102-85, in the national title matchup.
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Clark’s been busy since then, becoming the top scorer in women’s and men’s Division I college basketball while hitting 196 3s (and counting) this season, an NCAA record previously held by Stephen Curry of Davidson.
As Clark continues to rewrite the record books, USA TODAY Sports is tracking all her stats during the NCAA Tournament.
How many points did Caitlin Clark score in Iowa’s last NCAA Tournament game?
Caitlin Clark scored 21 points in Iowa’s come-from-behind 71-69 win over UConn in the national semifinals.
How many points has Caitlin Clark scored in the NCAA Tournament?
Through 16 career NCAA Tournament games, Caitlin Clark has scored 462 points, an average of 28.9 per game.
How many career points has Caitlin Clark scored?
Caitlin Clark has 3,921 career points after scoring 21 in Iowa’s national semifinal win over UConn.
How many rebounds, assists and steals does Caitlin Clark have in the NCAA Tournament?
Rebounds: 104 in 16 games, or 6.5 rpg
Assists: 145 in 16 games, or 9.1 apg
Steals: 21 in 16 games, or 1.3 spg
When is Caitlin Clark’s next game on TV?
Every game of the women’s NCAA Tournament will be broadcast on the ESPN family of networks. Iowa next plays vs. South Carolina in the national championship on Sunday. The game will be broadcast on ABC and tip at 3 p.m. ET.
Do Caitlin Clark’s NCAA Tournament points count toward her record?
Yes! Though some sports, including MLB, don’t count postseason stats toward career stats, that’s not the case in the NCAA. So any points Clark scores during 2024 March Madness will count toward her career point total of 3,798.
What is Caitlin Clark’s highest scoring game?
In regular-season play, Clark scored 49 points vs. Michigan on Feb. 15, 2023.
In the NCAA Tournament, Clark has scored 41 points three times, including in Iowa’s 94-87 Elite Eight win over LSU. She also scored 41 points in back-to-back 2023 NCAA Tournament games vs. Louisville in the Elite Eight (March 26, 2023) and then vs. South Carolina in the Final Four (March 31, 2023).
Caitlin Clark NCAA Tournament game log
Here’s a breakdown of Clark’s scoring in each of her career 16 NCAA Tournament games:
Freshman year
vs. Central Michigan, 3/21/2021: 23 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals
vs. Kentucky, 3/23/2021: 35 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal
vs. UConn, 3/27/2021: 21 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals
Sophomore year
vs. Illinois State, 3/18/2022: 27 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 steals
vs. Creighton, 3/20/2022: 15 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists, 1 steal
Junior year
vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 3/17/2023: 26 points, 7 rebounds, 12 assists, 2 steals
vs. Georgia, 3/19/2023: 22 points, 3 rebounds, 12 assists, 3 steals
vs. Colorado, 3/24/2023: 31 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals
vs. Louisville, 3/26/2023: 41 points, 10 rebounds, 12 assists, 3 steals
vs. South Carolina, 3/31/2023: 41 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal
vs. LSU, 4/2/023: 30 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists, 0 steals
Senior year
vs. Holy Cross, 3/23/2024: 27 points, 8 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 steals
vs. West Virginia, 3/25/2024: 32 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
vs. Colorado, 3/30/2024: 29 points, 6 rebounds, 15 assists, 1 steal
vs. LSU, 4/1/2024: 41 points, 7 rebounds, 12 assists, 2 steals
vs. UConn, 4/6/24: 21 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals
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