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South Carolina has watered down Caitlin Clark’s parade, as the Iowa superstar failed to finish her college career on a high with an NCAA championship victory ahead of the WNBA Draft later this month, while the Gamecocks are crowned this year’s national champions.
Guards Tessa Johnson, Kamilla Cardoso and Te-Hina Paopao combined to score 48 points in Sunday’s impressive 87-75 comeback at Rocket Morgage FieldHouse, home of the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers, while Clark had 30 points of her own.
Iowa (34-5) came out firing in the first quarter, outscoring its opponents, 27-20, before undefeated South Carolina (38-0) made up for the 7-point differential at the end of the quarter by scoring 29 in the first quarter. second, while the Hawkeyes only added 19.
Once the score was in the Gamecocks’ favor at halftime (49-46), they never looked back despite Clark’s heroics that nearly led to a double-double (8 assists).
South Carolina scored 19 points each in the final two quarters, while the Hawkeyes scored 13 in the third quarter and 16 in the fourth.
Iowa’s Caitlin Clark stands with her hands on her hips as she came close to winning an NCAA title for the second straight year.
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