CLEVELAND — The collegiate career of the greatest scorer in NCAA Division I basketball is over. Caitlin Clark and Iowa lost in the women’s national championship game Sunday, falling to No. 1 overall seed South Carolina 87-75. The Gamecocks went a perfect 38-0 this season to become the 10th perfect team in Division I women’s basketball history.

Top-seeded Iowa, which reached the NCAA title game for the second consecutive season, ended the season at 34-5. Clark finished with 30 points Sunday – scoring 18 in the first quarter, the most in a period in a national championship game. She ends her career with 3,951 points. She averaged 31.6 PPG this season and 28.4 over 139 career games.

Clark’s season has included milestones and broken records.

In a 17-day span from Feb. 15 to March 3, Clark broke Kelsey Plum’s record to become the all-time women’s NCAA Division I scoring leader, passed AIAW legend Lynette Woodard for the major college scoring record, and passed LSU legend Pete Maravich for most career points in Division I history for men and women.

We’ve tracked Clark’s entire senior season. Through her final game on April 7, Clark scored 1,234 points. For her career, Clark has:

59 30-point games (including 22 this season), the most by a Division I player in the past 25 seasons
17 triple-doubles (including six this season), which ranks second in D-I history behind Sabrina Ionescu (26)
13 40-point games (including five this season), the most by any D-I player over the past 25 seasons

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Clark’s game-by-game stats

The regular season ended March 3. The Big Ten tournament ran March 8-10.

DATE
OPPONENT
MIN
FG
3FG
PTS
REB
AST

Nov. 6
FDU, 102-46 win
23
11-17
4-9
28
7
10

Nov. 9
Va Tech, 80-76 win
40
13-31
5-16
44
8
6

Nov. 12
Northern Iowa, 94-53 win
31
6-13
2-5
24
10
11

Nov. 16
K-State, 65-58 loss
37
9-32
2-16
24
6
3

Nov. 19
Drake, 113-90 win
30
14-22
5-11
35
6
10

Nov. 24
Purdue FW, 98-59 win
22
8-13
6-9
29
3
8

Nov. 25
FGCU, 100-62 win
26
7-14
4-8
21
6
6

Nov. 26
K-State, 77-70 win
39
10-25
7-16
32
5
6

Dec. 2
Bowling Green, 99-65 win
31
10-20
2-11
24
7
11

Dec. 6
Iowa State, 67-58 win
38
12-31
6-16
35
9
4

Dec. 10
Wisconsin, 87-65 win
35
11-19
4-8
28
9
5

Dec. 16
Cleveland St, 104-75 win
30
13-21
9-16
38
5
5

Dec. 21
Loyola Chicago, 98-69 win
36
12-21
4-12
35
17
10

Dec. 30
Minnesota, 94-71 win
33
13-22
8-16
35
5
10

Jan. 2
Michigan State, 76-73 win
37
14-34
8-20
40
1
5

Jan. 5
Rutgers, 103-69 win
29
10-22
3-9
29
10
10

Jan. 10
Purdue, 96-71 win
35
8-18
6-14
26
10
10

Jan. 13
Indiana, 84-57 win
34
10-21
6-16
30
5
11

Jan. 16
Wisconsin, 96-50 win
33
8-18
6-14
32
7
5

Jan. 21
Ohio State, 100-92 loss OT
43
12-25
7-18
45
3
7

Jan. 27
Nebraska, 92-73 win
35
12-22
8-15
38
10
6

Jan. 31
Northwestern, 110-74 win
32
11-22
3-12
35
6
10

Feb. 3
Maryland, 93-85 win
39
13-29
7-17
38
6
12

Feb. 8
Penn State, 111-93 win
38
8-23
4-14
27
5
15

Feb. 11
Nebraska, 82-79 loss
39
10-25
5-15
31
8
10

Feb. 15
Michigan, 106-89 win
37
16-31
9-18
49
5
13

Feb. 22
Indiana, 86-69 loss
38
8-26
3-16
24
10
9

Feb. 25
Illinois, 101-85 win
33
6-18
5-14
24
15
10

Feb. 28
Minnesota, 108-60 win
29
12-20
8-14
33
10
12

March 3
Ohio State, 93-83 win
39
10-26
6-17
35
6
9

March 8
Penn State, 95-62 win
32
5-19
2-14
24
10
7

March 9
Michigan, 95-68 win
32
10-19
4-11
28
4
15

March 10
Nebraska, 94-89 win OT
44
12-29
5-17
34
7
12

March 23
Holy Cross, 91-65 win
32
8-19
3-9
27
8
10

March 25
West Virginia, 64-51 win
40
8-22
5-14
32
8
3

March 30
Colorado, 89-68 win
36
13-22
3-11
29
6
15

April 1
LSU, 94-87 win
40
13-29
9-20
41
7
12

April 5
UConn, 71-69 win
40
7-18
3-11
21
9
7

April 7
South Carolina, 87-57 loss
40
10-28
5-13
30
8
5

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Caitlin Clark selected by Fever with No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft

Caitlin Clark is selected No. 1 overall to the Indiana Fever in the 2024 WNBA draft.

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Caitlin Clark scores 30 points in final collegiate game

Caitlin Clark scores 30 points in the national championship game, but it’s not enough as Iowa falls to undefeated South Carolina.

March Madness coverage

In captivating everyone from hoops fanatics to non-sports fans, Caitlin Clark has grown women’s college basketball like no player before her, Rebecca Lobo writes.

She overcame trust issues and chartered a yacht. Now Caitlin Clark is ready for March, Wright Thompson writes.

Caitlin Clark is the better scorer and playmaker. Paige Bueckers has a more complete game. Is the UConn star really as good offensively? Kevin Pelton dives into the metrics.

What records did Clark break?

Caitlin Clark is the only player in Division I history to lead a season in PPG and lead a season in APG — and she has done each twice. She led both during the 2021-22 season.

What was Clark’s career high?

Caitlin Clark scored a career-high 49 points on Feb. 15, shooting 16-for-31 from the field, 9-for-18 on 3-pointers and hitting all eight of her free throw attempts against Michigan.

Clark’s previous high was 46 points in a game her sophomore season on Feb. 6, 2022. Clark scored 44 points in Iowa’s win over Virginia Tech last November and 45 in an overtime loss to Ohio State on Jan. 21.

Clark declares for WNBA draft; how will she fit with Indiana Fever

Caitlin Clark announced on social media on Feb. 29 that she will be finishing her college career this year and won’t be coming back for a fifth season via the COVID-19 waiver.

“While this season is far from over and we have a lot more goals to achieve, it will be my last one at Iowa,” Clark wrote. “I am excited to be entering the 2024 WNBA draft.”

What sort of stats will the presumptive No. 1 pick put up as a rookie? How will she fit in Indiana? Will ticket sales and TV ratings follow her to the WNBA? ESPN broke it down. Analyst Rebecca Lobo believes Clark “will make the Fever a playoff contender in 2024.”

South Carolina’s Staley gives Iowa, Clark their flowers

Dawn Staley commends the Hawkeyes on an incredible season and shares her appreciation for Caitlin Clark, calling her “one of the GOATs of our game.”

More on Clark

‘We’ve never seen a woman play like this’

It’s rare for someone to come along and change how a sport is played. That’s what Clark, who passed Pete Maravich’s scoring record Sunday, has done, Rebecca Lobo writes.

A closer look at two scoring legends

Though 50 years separates their careers, the playing styles of Caitlin Clark and Pete Maravich are similar, writes Michael Voepel and Paul Biancardi — with a little help from Bill Walton.

Long lines, sellout crowds and extra security are expected every time Clark and the Hawkeyes leave Iowa City, ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg writes. “There’s a little bit more than a basketball game happening. This feels like an event,” said an administrator at Northwestern, where some fans lined up and waited in line for over seven hours to get the best seat to see Clark play.