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Caitlin Clark scored 32 points as she helped No. 1 Iowa cement a Sweet 16 berth by defeating No. 8 West Virginia 64-54 on Monday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in the second round of the NCAA tournament. The Hawkeyes will play No. 5 seed Colorado in the Sweet 16 on Saturday.
The game was littered with fouls throughout the second half, with six players for West Virginia being called for at least four fouls.
After Jordan Harrison was called for a foul on Caitlin Clark in the fourth quarter with the Mountaineers trailing by four, some fans took to X to voice their opinion. One fan posted a video of the play and questioned whether Harrison had committed a foul.
"Someone please tell me where the foul is against Caitlin Clark on this play?!?!?!"
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College basketball fans swarmed the comment section, defending the Iowa guard.
"She got hammered twice. Give me a break," wrote a fan.
A couple of fans pointed out a few instances where Virginia players had seemingly got fouled.
The Hawkeyes survived after a crucial 3-pointer by Sydney Affolter, who scored the most important basket of Monday’s victory.
Caitlin Clark sets record in final home game
The Iowa guard surpassed Kelsey Plum to become the leading scorer in the NCAA in a single season in her final home game.
After adding 32 points against West Virginia, she took her total to 1,113 points this season, surpassing Kelsey Plum's single-season record of 1,109.
"I wish I could have stayed on court for a while and soaked it all in a little longer. But I don't think that there's a better way we could go out than just a gritty, resilient win," Caitlin Clark said via ESPN. "Honestly, it was almost the opposite of Iowa basketball in a way, but I think that's what makes it that much sweeter. Our defense was really good, and people don't always give our defense too much credit."
After breaking the scoring records of Lynette Woodard, Kelsey Plum, and Pete Maravich, Clark has established herself as the most dominant player in the NCAA.
