Caitlin Clark put on a clinic against one of the best teams in college basketball.
The Iowa Hawkeyes superstar scored a whopping 42 points Thursday night — adding seven rebounds and eight assists for a near triple-double — to help her sixth-ranked squad take down the No. 8 Maryland Terrapins in Iowa City.
The offensive outburst marked Clark’s fourth career 40-point game against a ranked opponent, which, according to ESPN, is tied for most in Division I over the last 20 years.
Needless to say, it sure looked like the National Player of the Year contender was feeling it throughout her dominant performance. But at one point, what Clark was feeling was nauseous.
The 6-foot point guard revealed during her postgame press conference that she nearly left the court just before the third quarter got underway because she genuinely “thought I was gonna throw up for a second.”
“That’s probably TMI [too much information], but I just didn’t feel good at the moment,” Clark said with a laugh. “My apple sauce was coming up.
But you would’ve never known she was queasy from the way she played in the second half. She added 17 points, two rebounds, and three assists — a formidable full-game statline for most players — in the final 20 minutes to help the Hawkeyes hold on to their big lead.
Clark went 6-of-11 from behind the arc on the night and shot 68.4% from the field, marking her most efficient shooting performance of the season thus far.
Not a bad showing, all things considered.
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