CLEVELAND — Caitlin Clark led Iowa back to the national championship game, scoring 21 points as the Hawkeyes rallied past Paige Bueckers and UConn 71-69 in the women's Final Four on Friday night.
After a rough opening 30 minutes because of a swarming UConn defense, the NCAA Division I all-time leading scorer finally got going in the fourth quarter. Iowa’s Hannah Stuelke turned it over with 10 seconds left. UConn had a chance to take the lead, but Canada's Aaliyah Edwards was called for an offensive foul while setting a screen with 4.6 seconds left.
But Bueckers, the national player of the year as a freshman in 2021 who returned to that form after missing an entire season and part of another with injuries, carried the Huskies back into title contention. Martin was back on the Iowa bench before they had finished cleaning the court. She then hit three big baskets down the stretch.
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