Caitlin Clark buzzer beater: Iowa star drains game-winning 3 from logo to cap latest insane stat line

Caitlin Clark has done it again.

As her senior season continues, Iowa's superstar has added yet another impressive performance to her resume. This time, it was a 40-point showing capped off by a game-winning buzzer-beater from the logo to lead the Hawkeyes to a 76-73 win over Michigan State.

"Honestly, when it left my hand, I knew it was going in," Clark told reporters postgame.

The shot adds to the legend of one of the greatest players ever to grace college basketball. Here's how Clark's latest heroic exploit unfolded.

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Caitlin Clark buzzer beater

Tied at 73, Iowa called a timeout to draw a final play of the game.

With 4.6 seconds left, Iowa's Hannah Stuelke received a pass at the top of the 3-point arc to initiate a handoff to Clark. Despite bobbling the catch, Stuelke was able to get the ball to Clark, who, after creating space with a stepback, drained a 3-pointer from the beak of the Hawkeye logo as time expired.

Walk-off Winner 🤯@CaitlinClark22 x #Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/BXqARKRcuA

— Iowa Women's Basketball (@IowaWBB) January 3, 2024

The 3 was Clark's eighth triple of the night. She finished the game with 40 points on 14-of-34 shooting from the field and 8-of-20 shooting from 3-point range to go along with five assists.

In total, Clark scored or assisted on 50 of Iowa's 76 points in the game. With the win, the No. 4 Hawkeyes moved to 14-1 on the season and 3-0 in Big Ten play.

Caitlin Clark stats vs. Michigan State

• 40 points
• 14-of-34 field goal shooting
• 8-of-20 3-point shooting
• 5 assists
• 3 steals
• 1 rebound
• 1 block
• 6 turnovers

Caitlin Clark stats

This season, Clark leads the NCAA in scoring and 3-pointers made. She also ranks in the top five in assists per game.

• 31.5 points per game
• 7.4 assists per game
• 6.9 rebounds per game
• 5.1 3-pointers per game
• 4.2 turnovers per game
• 48.7 percent field goal shooting
• 40.2 percent 3-point field goal shooting
• 79.5 percent free throw shooting

How many points does Caitlin Clark have in 2023-24?

Clark has scored 472 points through 15 games in the 2023-24 season.

In addition to her impressive averages, Clark surpassed the career plateau of 3,000 points this season.

After her 40-point performance against Michigan State, Clark is up to 3,189 career points. She is within 400 points of the women's record held by Kelsey Plum (3,527) and within 500 points of the record held by Pete Maravich (3,667).

Barring any setbacks, Clark and the Hawkeyes will play in 15 more regular season games in 2023-24. They then will see additional action in the Big Ten Tournament and NCAA Tournament.

Last season, Iowa played in 32 games before advancing to the NCAA Tournament, where they played an additional six games en route to the National Championship game. 

With her scoring average of 31.5 points per game, Clark needs just 16 games to surpass Maravich for the all-time NCAA record.