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Iowa’s Caitlin Clark breaks Pete Maravich’s NCAA Division I scoring record

Caitlin Clark stood alone at the free-throw line Sunday and made a foul shot to become the sole leader on the NCAA Division I all-time scoring list.

The flashiness and flashiness of her game made her the biggest name in the entire college basketball world. But it was Clark’s two free throws after a technical foul that helped No. 6 Iowa State beat No. 2 Ohio State 93-83, breaking the 54-year-old record set by the late Pete Maravich. .

Clark entered the game in Iowa City, but needed 18 points to surpass Maravich’s total of 3,667 points, which he scored in just 83 games over three seasons at LSU (1967-1970). She finished with 35 points, totaling 3,685 points in 130 games.

Four days after Clark broke Lynette Woodard’s college women’s major league record with 33 points against Minnesota on Wednesday, Maravich’s performance declined.

Clark, known for his long 3-point shooting, was given a technical call for pushing Coty McMahon a little on a dead ball with less than a second left in the first half and was asked to stand at the foul line.

Clark didn’t react immediately after the second shot passed, as if it hadn’t sunk in yet.

Asked in a halftime television interview whether he was aware of the record when he took the field, Clark said, “Not really.” When they announced it and everyone screamed, that’s when I realized. ”

Then the celebration began, with Clark jumping up and down and pumping his fist in the air.

She had a slow start Sunday. Her first shot was a 3-pointer that bounced off the rim. She missed a layup from deep on her right side, but she made a three from the left side for her first basket.

After starting 2-for-7, she made three of her next four shots, including three straight threes, each one deeper than the last.

Woodard was among those in attendance at Carver-Hawkeye Arena to help celebrate Clark’s Senior Day. Basketball great Maya Moore, who was Clark’s favorite player, and Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan were also in attendance.

“It’s a great time for women’s basketball,” Woodard said in a television interview. “Caitlyn is leading the way. As I watched her get scraped away, I said, ‘Records are made to be broken.’ They are also made to be respected. Because of her, my record is respected. She’s surpassed that now, surpassed her Pete…I passed the baton to her to go ahead and break through her ceiling, and I’m so happy for her. Masu. ”

On Thursday, Clark announced he will enter the 2024 WNBA Draft and skip the fifth year of eligibility given to athletes who compete during the COVID-19 pandemic. She is projected to be the No. 1 overall pick by the Indiana Fever and is already seeing an increase in ticket sales in the WNBA.

Logitics, which tracks ticket resale platform prices, reported that the average sale price for tickets for Sunday’s game purchased after February 1 was $598.

Kiran Nanjappa, who was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and now lives in Denver, said she paid more than $200 for tickets.

“She’s truly a once-in-a-lifetime player. I’ve been watching Iowa State basketball for 40 years and I’ve never seen a player like her, men or women. Let me just say this: I paid more money to see her today than I paid to see Michael Jordan three times at the end of his career. And I never thought I’d say that. .”

Clark is almost guaranteed to make one or two more appearances at the Iowa City arena. Iowa State is projected to be the No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament and will play the first two rounds at home.

Pearl Moore of Frances Marion holds the overall record for women at the AIAW college level with 4,061 points from 1975-1979. She earned a 177 at Anderson Junior College before Moore enrolled at Francis Marion.

Clark is 376 points behind Moore, and she only has two to nine games left in an Iowa uniform, depending on how far the Hawkeyes advance in the Big Ten and NCAA tournaments.

Maravich’s declining record has come under scrutiny.

Maravich’s all-time scoring record is one of the most remarkable in the history of the sport. In his era, there was no shot clock or 3-point line. The 3-point line was adopted in 1986.

Maravich averaged 44.2 points per game. He scored 60 or more points in a game four times, including 69 points against Alabama on February 7, 1970.

Clark averages 28.3 points for his career. Her career high came on February 15, when she scored 49 points against Michigan, passing Kelsey Plumb as the NCAA women’s Division I career scorer.

Clark has scored 30 or more points in 55 games, the most of any male or female college basketball player in the past 25 years. She has six triple-doubles this season and 17 in her career.

“What Kaitlyn accomplished was amazing. She’s a great player and a great addition to the women’s game and basketball in general,” Maravich’s eldest son Jason told The Associated Press last week.

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