Watch Caitlin Clark's highlights from historic Final Four showing
Watch Caitlin Clark's highlights from historic Final Four showing originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
To say Caitlin Clark is a walking highlight reel is no hyperbole and she proved that on the biggest stage yet.
Facing the top-overall seed and undefeated South Carolina, Clark accounted for over half of Iowa's 77 points and led the Hawkeyes to a four-point win to secure their spot in the national championship.
Clark made her presence known from the opening tip, playing a role in each of Iowa's first 15 points. That included assists in transitions and this layup past South Carolina's star forward Aliyah Boston.
Caitlin Clark took it right to Aliyah Boston ð pic.twitter.com/yi3vCbWywD
— ESPN (@espn) April 1, 2023
The Hawkeyes finished the quarter with a nine-point lead, their largest of the night.
Minutes later, Clark showed some NBA range over the outstretched arm of Raven Johnson.
Caitlin Clark doing Caitlin Clark things ð¤©
She is the 6th player in D-I history to score 1,000 points in a single season ð pic.twitter.com/jPIsT1Rq6X— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) April 1, 2023
Heading into Friday's game Clark's average distance from 3-point range was nearly 26 feet, well past the 22-foot mark for the NBA.
Caitlin Clark regularly hits from NBA RANGE ð³ ð¯
(via NBA Today) pic.twitter.com/OexO8CrMrK— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) March 31, 2023
Part of what makes Clark so much of a matchup nightmare for opponents is her ability to burn the defense from so many different angles. She put those moves on display time and time again against the Gamecocks.
This hesi from Caitlin Clark was tough ð¥#WFinalFour pic.twitter.com/QFL4rssOdc
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) April 1, 2023
Within a minute of the fourth quarter, Boston hit a layup that gave South Carolina its first lead of the half. Like clockwork, clutch Caitlin stepped up.
Clark hit another logo 3 for good measure before scoring the next eight points for Iowa and securing the 77-73 win. Her 41 points were the most ever in a men's or women's NCAA semifinal.
CAITLIN CLARK FROM THE LOGOâ¼ï¸ pic.twitter.com/KVkXZPtVnO
— The Players' Tribune (@PlayersTribune) April 1, 2023
The Caitlin Clark show continues on Sunday when Iowa and LSU face off in the national championship for the first time in either program's history.