Iowa’s Clark is NCAA Division I scoring leader; No. 1 So. Carolina closes out perfect regular season
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark scored 35 points in her final regular-season home game, becoming the NCAA’s all-time Division I scoring leader in No. 6 Iowa’s 93-83 win over No. 2 Ohio State on Sunday.
Hannah Stuelke scored 23 points and Gabbie Marshall added 12 and Kate Martin added 11 for the Hawkeyes (26-4, 15-3 Big Ten), who secured the No. 2 seed in next week’s Big Ten Tournament behind the regular-season champion Buckeyes (25-4, 16-2), who had their 15-game winning streak snapped.
Clark made two free throws with less than a second left in the first half to eclipse Pete Maravich’s 3,667 career points. Clark has 3,685 points heading into the postseason.
Jacy Sheldon led Ohio State with 24 points. Rebeka Mikulasilova had 14, Taylor Thierry had 11 and McMahon and Celeste Taylor each had 10 points.
NO. 1 SOUTH CAROLINA 76, TENNESSEE 68
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Kamilla Cardoso had 18 points and 14 rebounds for her 13th double-double of the season and the 29th of her career as South Carolina completed its second straight perfect regular season.
Te-Hina Paopao scored 14 points as the Gamecocks (29-0, 16-0 Southeastern Conference) won their 47th straight SEC regular-season game, their 57th straight at home and their sixth in a row over the Lady Vols (17-11, 10-6).
Rickea Jackson had a game-high 29 points for Tennessee.
NO. 21 BAYLOR 67, OKLAHOMA STATE 45
WACO, Texas (AP) — Aijha Blackwell had 20 points and 18 rebounds as Baylor used a strong defensive effort to stymie Oklahoma State in its regular-season finale.
Dre’una Edwards added 16 points and 10 rebounds for Baylor (23-6, 12-6), which has won five straight. The Bears shot 37% (28 of 75) with eight 3-pointers.
Hannah Gusters had 20 points for Oklahoma State (14-15, 7-11), which shot 38.5% (20 of 52). Quincy Noble had 10 points.
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