COLUMBUS, OHIO – No. 18 Ohio State (15-3, 6-1) defeated No. 2 Iowa (18-2, 7-1), 100-92 (OT), inside a sold-out Value City Arena on Sunday afternoon.
National Player of the Year candidate, Caitlin Clark, notched her 11th career game with 40+ points. Clark tied her career-high in scoring with 45 points. It was Clark’s 48th career game with 30+ points in her career, the most in men’s or women’s college basketball history over the last 25 seasons.
UI 14-5 in its last 19 road games.
The Hawkeyes helped sellout Value City Arena (18,809) on Sunday, Ohio State’s average home attendance coming into today’s game was 5,668.
Iowa has either assisted in selling out or broken an attendance record in 29-of-32 venues this season.
Molly Davis registered double figures for the fifth time this season.
Davis became the second Hawkeye this season to notch seven or more assists.
Clark has scored 20+ points in 105-of-120 career games which is the most in program history.
Since 2020-21, Iowa has scored 80+ points on 93 occasions which is the best nationally.
The Hawkeyes have scored 80+ points in 16 contests this year.
Since 2020-21, the Hawkeyes lead the country in games with 90+ points. (48)
Clark kept her alive streak of 78 consecutive games making a 3-point basket. (NCAA best)
Clark is the first Division-I player to record 3,300+ points, 900+ assists, and 800+ rebounds in a career.
Iowa owns the longest active streak in the AP Top 5 at 12 consecutive weeks.
Iowa is 7-4 all-time when Clark records 40+ points.
UP NEXT
The second-ranked Hawkeyes will return home to face Nebraska on Jan. 27. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. (CT) inside a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The game will air on BTN and the Hawkeye Radio Network.
