2024 Final Four: UConn Huskies vs. Iowa Hawkeyes | Full Game Highlights

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And this semi-final show is underway.
One of the things that Lisa Bluter's worked on all season is getting Clark off the ball more.
Here's Clark driving in range.
The first point.
Possession, Nika Mule going to try to keep Clark on one side of the floor.
She has to work hard in order to get the basketball.
And then Eckers off to Edwards.
Here is Shade. The freshman takes and hits.
Ashton Shade is elite in her midrange game.
Here is Edwards. K.K. Arnold will take the three and knock it down.
How about the freshman Arnold and Shade.
Performance as well.
Martin's three is good.
Went six for six against Connecticut last season.
Something Lisa Bluter thought that might give Martin a little extra juice and confidence with her shot.
Beckers midrange.
Sure.
Gabby Marshall is face guarding Paige Beckers everywhere she goes.
Mule dumping it in. Edwards able to get to it.
Here's Nika Mule.
She got it on a three.
Telling us he would need two or three threes.
Right on line just a bit too strong.
Arnold able to grab and finish.
Plus the foul and a touch foul from Clark.
Clark bounces. Stolke able to finish through the contact of Edwards.
Terrific screen to free up Stolke on that under out of bounds play.
Marshall off to Martin.
Martin will drive it inside and get denied by Edwards.
And then Shade able to save it.
Here's Clark dumping it to Stolke.
Stolke looking to take Brady.
Stolke insists away with a finish plus the foul.
Was passive on the rebound.
Here's Shade in the corner.
Gets the roll.
Here's Arnold flinging it out.
Mule will fire.
And hit.
Again Clark with her hands down and Mule rattles in a three.
Clark working so hard to try and get open.
Clark gives it up.
Dierbach will fire.
That one is good.
There's one.
Here's Mule.
Eyes up looking for Beckers.
Beckers bounces and Edwards able to finish.
Sets a screen.
Tournament history.
Here's Arnold turning the corner and laying it in as she snakes around Martin.
UConn is more just trying to take away the middle of the floor.
And again Edwards comes up with a steal.
Clark turns it over again and Edwards lays it in.
UConn is more just trying to take away the middle of the floor.
And again Edwards comes up with a steal.
Clark turns it over again and Edwards lays it in.
UConn's defense all over it.
On point and the big girl, Aliyah Edwards getting the steal, running out in transition.
Landon turnover from Iowa.
Beckers connects.
They're the highest scoring offense since 2014.
Clark drives this one and lays it in.
Smart thing into the paint.
Feeds the corner.
A falter.
Martin back to a falter.
Step back three.
It is good.
Arnold on the drive.
Flips it in.
K.K. Arnold the fearless freshman with ten in the first half.
Who has two fouls.
Clark on the drive.
Banks it in.
Mule had to be careful there.
Little momentum for Iowa.
Clark to a falter.
A falter lays it in.
Beckers twisting into the lane.
Beckers not going to miss that one.
And that is how the first half will end.
Connecticut's defense, the story.
Basketball in March where the games are most fun.
Marshall they could use it.
They have it.
To start the third, Gabby Marshall rings in a three.
The first and that was with a turnover.
Backdoor.
Arnold pops it in off the delivery from Mule.
Shade goes backdoor.
Beckers reverses it home.
Beckers just three of nine in that first half.
They're going to spin away from traffic.
Double screen.
Gets open.
And hits.
First three of the night.
Cross court.
Martin attacking Shade.
Martin turns and ties it.
Beckers responds from deep.
Two-point Connecticut lead.
The winner will play South Carolina Sunday on ABC
as Beckers lays it in.
ABC.
They dump it down.
Brady able to finish plus the foul.
Huge bucket there for Ice Brady.
Ice Brady a player for UConn who likes to face up to the basket.
But she says she's been working on her back to the basket game.
And there showing some physicality.
Getting the end one.
Clark can't shake Mule.
Stolke trying to get it to Clark.
Does.
Her three is good.
Plus the foul.
Nika Mule denying, denying all over the court.
This is good defense.
And Caitlin Clark doesn't get much space.
And then lands on the foot of Shade.
Clark completes the four-point play with four fouls.
But now they have to leave her in because of Mule going back to the locker room.
Here's Arnold driving in.
Finds Edwards who lays it home.
And Kate Martin got poked in the eye by Edwards.
And immediately went down in a heap.
Going to get free.
Has Shade on her.
Clark into the lane.
Bounces.
Stolke able to finish.
Sixth assist for stage.
Edwards center of the lane.
Left alone.
Knocks it in.
Now will drive it.
A falter.
Into the lane.
A falter lays it in.
Good touch there.
From Sidney, a falter before the help of Brady.
As this third quarter winds to a close.
Ice Brady dumps it down.
And an easy lay for Edwards to tie the game.
In that third, Stolke has to take it across now.
Gets it into the arms of Martin.
They dump it down.
Stolke working Brady and finishing.
You have an assertive Hannah Stolke tonight.
Beckers from three.
Short rebound to Clark.
Iowa has not had a two possession lead yet tonight.
Clark step back three.
You bet.
Or Arnold with four.
Back on the floor.
Edwards around and in.
A couple of huge mid-range jumpers these last two
possessions from Brady and now Edwards.
The bigs against that zone are going to be important.
Getting the ball in the sweet spots.
Clark trying to work Arnold.
Separates and finishes.
20 points for Kaitlin Clark.
Brady again.
The smooth stroke of Ice Brady.
Brady and Arnold both playing with four fouls.
And a knock away from Clark.
Here comes Clark in transition.
Bounces.
Stolke able to finish.
What a dish from Kaitlin Clark.
Shoots it out to Martin.
Martin pounding the drive.
Fading and hitting.
Largest lead of the night for Iowa.
It's seven.
Arnold who has four.
A falter.
Squeezes it out.
Marshall.
She got it.
Finding Muell.
Into Edwards.
Deep catch.
Working O'Grady.
Edwards able to finish.
And a Stolke getting a breather right now for Iowa.
Semifinal.
Oh, Muell just snared it away from Clark.
Here's Beckers.
Huge three on the way.
Is good.
That was here just to come at her.
And Nika Muell does a good job getting her hands on the
basketball.
And then Beckers the other way.
Stepping confidently into the three.
There's the trap.
Marshall in trouble.
Gets it across to Martin.
Six to shoot.
Martin working Beckers.
Martin.
Tough finish.
Arnold into the lane.
Dips under and finishes beautifully.
And now Connecticut will take a timeout.
15 to shoot.
Iowa by four.
Martin off the handoff.
Martin putting it on the deck.
Spinning inside.
And finishing.
Kate Muell wants this.
Beckers.
The mid-range dish.
And Edwards the beautiful finish.
What a decision.
Trailing by four.
Gina Auriemma directing traffic.
Beckers gets free in the corner.
Misses it short.
Follows it up.
And it's taken away.
Iowa basketball with 105 to go.
Gets it into Stolke.
Stolke looking to hand it off to Clark.
Instead going to wait.
Trying to hand it to Martin.
Martin.
Here comes Muell with Beckers.
Arnold jitters through.
Muell a three.
It is good.
It's a one-point game.
Muell.
Just active hands by Aliyah Edwards.
And then losing balance.
Active hands by Nika Muell coming the other way.
Spinning back out.
Wants to get Beckers a touch if she can.
No.
K.K. back to Nika.
And it almost, it felt like Kate Clark running time.
10 on the shot clock.
Clark waiting.
Clark on the move.
Finds Stolke.
Stolke dishes.
It's taken away by Arnold.
Saved to Edwards.
And Connecticut takes the time out.
So they send two to Kate McClark as time is running out.
And high hands.
Great job by K.K. Arnold to get that.
Clark had it in her hands.
Gave it up.
And Iowa turns it over.
Now it's Connecticut.
Down one.
A trip to the title game on the line.
The drive.
Five seconds left.
Looking for Beckers.
To get a look here.
Aaliyah Edwards barely leaning.
And the foul is called.
Oof.
Iowa leading by one.
4.6 to go in the fourth.
Martin finds Clark.
Clark is fouled by Beckers.
3.1 to go for three from the line tonight.
And drains the first.
Biggest free throw of Katelyn's decorated career.
Is no good.
Rebound to Falter.
And what's it going to be?
A hell ball.
As the possession arrow.
Iowa has the possession arrow.
And controls.
Such an overlooked part of the game.
Boxing out on the free throw.
Not overlooked by you.
1.1 to go.
Iowa out of timeouts.
Clark bounces off of Beckers.
Out of bounds.
With just one-tenth of a second remaining.
Clark to inbound.
Iowa by two.
0.8 to go.
And that will do it.
Survives Connecticut.
And heads back to the national championship game.
Katelyn Clark and Iowa will face undefeated South Carolina.
With a championship on the line Sunday 3 Eastern on ABC.
And the improbable run for UConn.
That Gino Auriemma said was his most surprising trip to the
final four since his first in 1991.
Ends with heartbreak tonight.
