CLEVELAND, OHIO – Iowa will face Carolina in the National Championship of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. (CT) inside Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio. The game will be televised on ABC.
Iowa defeated the UConn Huskies, 71-69, in the Final 4 Friday night to reach the Championship game versus #1 and undefeated South Carolina. This will be final game in an Iowa uniform for Caitlin Clark, Kate Martin, Gabbie Marshall and Molly Davis.
The Hawkeyes, who have won a school record 34 games this season, are playing in their second straight NCAA Championship Game.
THE SERIES
» The all-time series is tied, 1-1.
» In the last meeting, Iowa beat South Carolina in the National Semifinal in 2023.
SCOUTING SOUTH CAROLINA
» Kamilla Cardoso scored 22 points and unbeaten South Carolina emphatically kept its perfect season going, advancing to the championship game of the women’s NCAA Tournament with a 78-59 victory over North Carolina State on Friday night.
» The Gamecocks’ 37 wins is a school record.
» South Carolina’s path: 16-Seed Presbyterian, 8-Seed North Carolina, 4-Seed Indiana, 3-Seed Oregon State, and 3-Seed NC State.
The University of Iowa Athletics Department will be hosting a FREE women’s basketball watch party Sunday afternoon at Carver-Hawkeye Arena for the second-ranked Hawkeyes’ NCAA Championship game against top-ranked South Carolina. Doors at the North, South and West entrances to Carver-Hawkeye Arena will open at 1 p.m. (CT) — 60 minutes prior to the 2 p.m. scheduled tipoff from Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. Fans attending the watch party will be asked to view the game on the jumbotron from the east side of the arena in Sections NN, N, M, L, MM, LL, KK. Parking will be free in all Carver-Hawkeye Arena surrounding lots.
