POSTGAME NOTES
– 2-Seed Iowa (28-4) dropped 6-Seed Michigan (20-13), 95-68, inside a sold-out Target Center on Saturday afternoon in the Semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament.
– National Player of the Year candidate, Caitlin Clark, registered her 29th career game with 25+ points and 10+ assists. Since 2009, the next closest player has done it five times.
– Clark recorded the third-most assists in a Big Ten Tournament single game. (15)
– Iowa broke the Big Ten Tournament single game team record for assists. (30)
– Clark is now the Big Ten’s all-time leader in free throws made.
– Clark surpassed Ohio State’s Kelsey Mitchell for the Big Ten Tournament’s all-time leading scorer.
– Iowa has advanced to five out of the last six Big Ten Tournament Championships.
– The Hawkeyes are eyeing their first ever three-peat at the conference tournament.
– Clark eclipsed 1,000 points this year for the second consecutive season.
– She is the first Division I college basketball player to record back-to-back 1,000-point seasons.
– It was her 63rd career double-double she is tied for third on the Big Ten’s all-time list. (Denise Jackson, Indiana 1981-84)
– Sydney Affolter has registered back-to-back 10+ point performances at the BTT.
– Affolter recorded a career-best with eight assists.
– Affolter finished with 12 points, eight assists, and seven rebounds.
– Over the last two seasons, Iowa has won 59 games which is the best two-year stretch in program history.
–Â Iowa is 4-0 all-time against Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament.
– Iowa is 37-25 all-time in Big Ten Tournament action.
– Iowa is 14-2 in its last 16 Big Ten Tournament games.
– Iowa is 43-6 against Big Ten opponents since Feb. 9, 2022.
– Gabbie Marshall is 14-of-25 in her last four games from 3-point range.
– Marshall (159) and Martin (157) are eyeing Monika Czinano’s games played record. (162)
– Among active players who didn’t transfer, Marshall (123) and Martin (120) are third and fourth nationally for most active wins in a career.
– Clark leads the country in 20+ point games this season with 32.
– Clark is the only player in the country with 900+ points, 280+ assists, and 225+ rebounds this season.
– Since the start of the 2020-21 season, Iowa leads the nation with 103 games of 80+ points.
– UI has scored 80 or more points 26 times this season.
– Iowa leads the Big Ten with 23 games of 90+ points this season.
– The country’s best offense has record 90+ points in 12 out of the last 14 games.
– Clark has scored 20+ points in 117-of-132 career games which is the most in program history.
– Clark kept her streak alive of 89 consecutive games making a 3-point basket. (NCAA best)
– Clark is the first Division-I men’s or women’s player to record 3,700+ points, 1,000+ assists, and 850+ rebounds in a career.
UP NEXT
The 2-Seed Hawkeyes will face 4-Seed Nebraska on Sunday, March 10, at 11 a.m. (CT) in the Finals of the Big Ten Tournament. The game will air nationally on CBS, Sirius XM, and the Hawkeye Radio Network.