Iowa State star Caitlin Clark became the NCAA Division I scoring leader on Sunday, breaking the late Pete Maravich’s 54-year-old record as the No. 6 Hawkeyes Hawkeyes) and the No. 6 Hawkeyes (No. 6 Hawkeyes) made two free throws due to a technical foul. .2 Ohio State University.
Clark entered the game in Iowa City needing 18 points to surpass the 3,667 points Maravich scored in just 83 games in three seasons at LSU (1967-70).
On Wednesday, Clark broke Lynette Woodard’s major college women’s record by scoring 33 points against Minnesota, four days after Maravich’s record fell.
Clark set a scoring record in improbable fashion on Sunday. She’s known for her long 3-pointers, but with less than a second left in the first half, Ohio State was called for a technical foul but she went past Maravich.
Clark hit two free throws, bringing her career total to 3,668 points; after the second shot was fired, she didn’t react immediately, as if she hadn’t accepted it yet.
Asked during a halftime TV interview if she knew about the record when she stepped to the free throw line, Clark said: “Not really. When they announced it and everyone was screaming, I was like knew.”
Clark got off to a slow start. Her first shot was a three-pointer that bounced off the rim. She missed a layup deep on the right wing and then made her first 3-pointer from the left wing.
After going 2-for-7 from the field in her first start, she went 3-for-3 from her next four — including back-to-back 3-pointers, each one deeper than the previous one.
Woodard was among those in attendance at Carver-Hawkeye Arena to help Clark celebrate Senior Day. Also in attendance were Clark’s favorite basketball great Maya Moore and Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan.
On Thursday, Clark announced she would enter the 2024 WNBA draft and skip a fifth year of eligibility for athletes competing during the COVID-19 pandemic. She’s projected to be the No. 1 draft pick of the Indiana Fever, and the WNBA is already seeing an increase in ticket sales.
Logitix, which studies prices on ticket resale platforms, reported that tickets purchased for this game since Feb. 1 sold for an average of $598.
“Listen, this is the best ticket on the planet right now,” Woodard said in a pregame interview with ESPN. “Hey, I’m going to enjoy this now.”
Clark is almost certain he will make one or two more appearances at the Iowa City Arena after Sunday. Iowa State is expected to be the No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament, which means the first two rounds will be played at home.
Francis Marion’s Pearl Moore holds the AIAW Small College level girls’ total points record from 1975-79 with 4,061 points. Moore scored 177 points at Anderson Junior College before attending Francis Marion College.
Clark trailed Moore by 393 strokes as of halftime Sunday and has between three and 10 games left in an Iowa uniform, depending on how far the Hawkeyes advance in the Big Ten and NCAA tournaments.
The decline in Maravich’s record will be closely watched.
Maravich’s all-time scoring streak is one of the most remarkable in sports history. In his era, there was no shot clock and no three-point line. The three-point line was adopted in 1986.
Maravich averaged 44.2 points per game. He scored more than 60 points in a single game four times, including a high of 69 points on February 7, 1970 against the University of Alabama.
Clark, who has averaged 28.3 points for her career, was playing in her 130th game Sunday. Her career best was 49 points against Michigan on February 15, when she passed Kelsey Plum for the NCAA women’s Division I career scoring lead.
Clark has 54 games with at least 30 points, the most by any player in men’s and women’s college basketball over the past 25 years. She has six triple-doubles this season and 17 in her career.
“What Caitlin does is amazing. She’s a great player, great for the women’s game and great for basketball,” Maravich’s eldest son, Jason, told The Associated Press last week.
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