That was gangsta': No. 2 IU women's basketball loses to Iowa on Caitlin Clark buzzer-beater - Yahoo Finance

No. 2 Indiana women's basketball completes the regular season Sunday against No. 6 Iowa.

The Hoosiers (26-1, 16-1) are the Big Ten regular-season champions and take the No. 1 seed into next week's Big Ten tournament in Minneapolis. The Hawkeyes (22-6, 14-3) are in second place in conference play and are led by one of the nation's most dynamic players, Caitlin Clark.

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Final: Iowa 86, Indiana 85

Caitlin Clark hits a 3 at the buzzer.

IU has its familiar balance: Mackenzie Holmes with 21 points, Sydney Parrish 18, Chloe Moore-McNeil 18, Grace Berger 16. Yarden Garzon has 7 points and 14 rebounds.

Clark has 34 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists for Iowa, Kate Martin has 19 and Monika Czinano 13 and 9 rebounds.

IU (26-2, 16-2) will have the No. 1 seed in this week's Big Ten tournament in Minneapolis.

Holmes hits 2 free throws with 1.5 seconds to go.

Monika Czinano gets a favorable matchup in the post but can't connect with 6 seconds to go.

1:43 left 4Q: Indiana, Iowa heading down to the wire

Mackenzie Holmes' 3-point play ties it at 79 with 2:20 to go. She has 17 points.

Iowa's Kate Martin has 19 points and 4 fouls. IU's Chloe Moore-McNeil and Sydney Parrish each have 16 points and 4 fouls.

5:04 left 4Q: Iowa 74, Indiana 70

Monika Czinano adds a 3-point play.

Gabbie Marshall's 3 with 6 minutes left gives Iowa a 71-70 lead.

Chloe Moore-McNeil and Sydney Parrish each have 16 points and 4 fouls heading to the closing minutes.

6:10 left 4Q: Indiana takes the lead in the fourth quarter

Sydney Parrish's 3 with 6:20 to go puts IU up 70-68. Timeout, Iowa. She has 14 points, as do Mackenzie Holmes and Chloe Moore-McNeil. Grace Berger has 16.

Yarden Garzon's free throws make it 68-67 Iowa with 6:55 to go. She has 7 points and 11 rebounds.

Caitlin Clark reaches 30 points in a game for the 32nd time in her college career.

End 3Q: Iowa 61, Indiana 58

Grace Berger and Mackenzie Holmes are scoreless for almost 8 minutes in the quarter. Berger has 14 points and Holmes 12. A late IU surge keeps the Hoosiers close.

Chloe Moore-McNeil has a couple of 3-pointers in the quarter, but also 4 fouls. She has 14 points.

Caitlin Clark has 27 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists.

Holmes' third foul comes on a Caitlin Clark and-1.

4:50 left 3Q: Iowa 51, Indiana 44

Sydney Parrish has all 5 IU points in the quarter and goes to the free-throw line out of the timeout.

Indiana struggles to start the quarter, with Iowa scoring the first 6 points over 2:30. Sydney Parrish's 3 snaps the drought. That's just IU's third made 3 of the game.

Halftime: Iowa 40, Indiana 39

Grace Berger leads IU with 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the field and Mackenzie Holmes has 9 on 4-of-5 shooting.

Caitlin Clark has 16 points and 6 assists for Iowa, while Kate Martin has 13. Clark scores in the closing seconds to provide Iowa's 1-point edge.

Grace Berger's jumper with 2:20 gives IU a 37-36. The Hoosiers last led at 2-0.

4:54 left 2Q: Iowa 35, Indiana 29

Caitlin Clark and Kate Martin have 13 points each for Iowa.

Chloe Moore-McNeil scores twice, cutting IU's deficit to 30-29. Her 3-pointer to take the lead bounces off. IU is 2-of-10 on 3s.

End 1Q: Iowa 23, Indiana 18

Iowa is shooting 64.3% from the field, including 4-of-7 on 3-pointers. Kate Martin has 8 points and Caitlin Clark 8, with 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Mackenzie Holmes has 7 and Grace Berger 6 for IU.

ESPN graphic says Caitlin Clark's average 3-pointer comes from just over 26 feet.

Chloe Moore-McNeil snaps Iowa's 13-point run.

McKenna Warnock makes it 13-2 Iowa.

7:53 left 1Q: Iowa scorches Indiana in opening minutes

Grace Berger scores on IU's first play, and Iowa follows with the next 10 points. Timeout, IU with 7:53 left.

IU women's basketball faces a sold-out arena

Here's a taste of what the Hoosiers will face at Iowa.

This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Indiana women's basketball vs. Iowa, Caitlin Clark Twitter reaction

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