Another triple-double for Caitlin Clark, and another Iowa women’s basketball rout of Penn State, 95-51

No. 6 Hawkeyes win their 8th in a row heading into Thursday showdown at No. 4 Indiana

Feb. 5, 2023 1:42 pm

Iowa's Caitlin Clark (22) drives the baseline on Penn State's Makenna Marisa (20) during the second half of their women’s basketball game, Sunday at University Park, Pa. Clark posted a triple-double in the Hawkeyes’ 95-51 win. (AP Photo/Gary M. Baranec)

(Note: This report was written in Cedar Rapids)

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Trap game? Forget that noise.

Instead, the Iowa Hawkeyes brought their “A” game, and Penn State could do nothing to slow them down.

Caitlin Clark assembled her third triple-double of the season (and the ninth of her career), and sixth-ranked Iowa smoked Penn State for the second time this season, 95-51, in a Big Ten women’s basketball game Sunday afternoon at Bryce Jordan Center.

The Hawkeyes (19-4 overall, 11-1 Big Ten) won their eighth straight game, and their biggest game yet — at No. 4 Indiana, on Thursday — awaits, with first place at stake.

Clark posted 23 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists.

“It started on defense for us,” Clark said in a Big Ten Network postgame interview. “Our defense leads to offense. That’s just Iowa basketball.”

Iowa gained separation early, scoring 12 straight points to sprint away from an early 7-7 deadlock, and raced away from there. It was 45-22 at halftime, 77-40 after three quarters.

The margin was 91-46 when Clark departed after securing her 10th rebound with 3:38 remaining.