Iowa vs. South Carolina - 2023 NCAA women’s Final Four | FULL REPLAY

I’m re-watching now in preparation for this year’s March madness, so I agree. 😆

yes definitely

Absolutely. Iowa is the only team that was able to beat S. Carolina!!!! No matter what, this will game will go in history no matter what the NCAA committee wants to do to Clark.

This year 2024, LSU vs Rice was outstanding. The outcome was fairly predictable, but Rice WOULD NOT QUIT, and kept the game close to the very end.

I hope this is will be the championship this year…who you’ll think win?

@@Msklg If it's not LSU it will be Iowa to win it all.

@@TC10394so, your comment aged badly. 😊 #GoGamecocks #2024NattyChamps

Only 4?

@alsimon4722 lol I'll watch it again I'm sure but I'm also a WNBA fan and this is the first year of the 40 game season. 🏀❤️

Not as epic as the National Championship game

D.

Iowa beaten No1,No2 team on the process.( Indiana no2, South Carolina no1)😮

Ver nice comment, well done😮😮😮😮

Cue Barbara Streisand....memoriesssssssss like the ....karma....humble pie

McKenna was incredible! Sydney Affolter has learned so much from
Warnock and is carrying the torch! 🔥

I’ve been saying that Syd has become the next Warnock! They’re both so tough, strong and fiery, and they play bigger than their six-foot size while also being a guard and shooter. So excited for Sydney to be a starter next year! I also can’t wait to see what McCabe does as a starter. She is money from three.

And she’s not nervous or anything. It’s just incredible.

😪😪

It’s a whole different game. I agree with you, much more entertaining.

Women's college B-Ball is well supported: WNBA is let down by lack of women fans, too bad.

Ultimately that's what killed Iowa in the championship.. sagging off on shooters

@@mzbatonrougebeauty5267 And you will NOT see South Carolina missing threes in 2023-24.

@@go2hvn2008 Just thought about that. Lesson learnt.

@@go2hvn2008This is true!

Sc can’t shoot apparently

She is!!!!!!❤❤❤

Who isn’t?

You get into trans dudes? 🤢

I’m in love with Gabbie Marshall

She's not a goat what have she won no ring or championship. Goat of her people.😂😂

And it wasn't at the end. And when Caitlyn made the same. "u can't see me gesture" ... It was to the same team she said "shut up you're losing by 15" too

Go to the 9:40 mark.... And how they were bragging about how Clark waved off Johnson.. which is why they lost the championship. Sagging off on defense

@@mzbatonrougebeauty5267 dude that was by design you dope. Iowa was squeezing the middle and letting SC horrible 3pt shooters take aim...and it worked out. It wasn't about "sagging on defense".

@@BlueInOrangeAgain they sagged on LSU, and that's why lsu wiped the floor with them. was that by design as well? smh

@@BlueInOrangeAgain - Hey Sparky....how'd that sagging off SC 3pt shooters by design work in 2024? lol Like they say - "He who laughs last, laughs best!" You remember that saying, don't you dope?

HAWK HAWK HAWK!

Carlos, I have to agree with most of your points, but just take a look at the remaining three Iowa players, held to single digit points, Marshall with ZERO. Coach Staley owned up to the turnovers but the officiating was just awful. Warnock was fouling Boston from the get-go.

@@go2hvn2008
Marshall only shoots when she has open shots. South Carolina was afraid of her feet-point shooting and had a defender denying her the ball on every Iowa possession. That helped leave the middle open for Clark’s drives to the rim and her dishes to Czinano. Marshall’s stat line of 0 points is not that bad when she took only one shot and the threat of her three-point shooting opened up the floor for Iowa’s two highest scorers to combine for 59 points.

Iowa also did an incredible job of distributing the ball to the open shooters, adjusting to South Carolina's massive height advantage. It was a brilliant game plan by Coach Bluder, and fantastic execution by Iowa!

What a dumb question.
SC killed LSU by 18 points in February...

@@msp5138 lol that was in February! That’s why you play the game. Any team can beat anybody on any given night. LSU made shots and South Carolina couldn’t. That’s why y’all aren’t champs this year

yeah i think so. sc would be familiarized with lsu. unlike iowa who they had no idea how to stop apparently.

@@MrKouaVang
As if February was years ago...lol
The question was could SC have beaten LSU?
Since they did it once, they could clearly do it twice.
I am not a SC fan, just a person with a brain...

@@RK-um9tu I know that idiot. I’m saying that South Carolina probably wouldn’t have beaten LSU a second time this season. They had the hot hand all night and made shot after shot.

Literally, unfortunately they don’t have at least 2 more of her. One player could only get them so far, that’s why it’s a team game.

Facts

Let me guess, '87 Lakers were nothing without Magic. '96 Bulls nothing without Jordan. Dandelions nothing withouth a stiff breeze.

​@@normaescalante1478 you know who was on that position before? Lebron James, and he left Cleveland to Miami because he wanted his ring, but he came back.. I'm in Cleveland... The NBA championship of 2016 it would be the most unforgettable to Lebron..Cavs million-person parade crowd is one for the record books. Sixth largest sports celebration - ever

Dust in the room😂

South Carolina was so boring in this game. Just throw up bricks and get the rebound. Meanwhile Iowa has an exciting offense. Yes it’s led by Caitlin Clark, but her assist numbers speak for themselves. I actually preferred LSU’s offensive style over South Carolina. Only SC bright spot for me in this game was Zia Cooke.

pretty sure you got that backwards. Zia Cooke played iso all game. SC only passed the ball because they just tried to pound it inside with no shooters so if they had the ball outside, they either took a low percentage shot or yes, passed it.. Iowa's buckets were primarily off assists... plus this game was won on defense by iowa. they stopped SC's gameplan, while SC didn't stop Iowas game plan

not to mention all of the transition buckets by iowa

When you have the best player in the NCAA, on your team, you let them cook.

Gabriel clearly didn't watch the game closely.

You're right, but there was also a lack of respect for LSU in that Iowa's coach announced before the game that LSU was pretty much the same as South Carolina but with maybe a little better shooters... so she pretty much was forecasting that Iowa expected LSU to struggle from the field. And LSU had struggled in other games. But LSU opened the season scoring over 100 pts over several teams. The teams were cupcakes, but Kim Mulkey is one of the best in the Biz... LSU turned Iowa into a cupcake. Caitlin Clark was amazing, but Iowa was no match for LSU in that game other than Clark. LSU defended Iowa better than Iowa defended LSU. LSU was going to foul Clark on layups and keep her out of the lane. They knew she'd make a bunch of 3s. South Carolina let Clark have it all. All three levels, plus assists... and they let Clark hibernate on defense

@@carlosdossantos917 Iowa was cooked the second they beat South Carolina. Nobody wants to bash the lack of coaching adjustments on Iowa.

@@carlosdossantos917 Iowa’s coach comment can be taken two ways. The media has a driven narrative of disrespect for their agenda. If women’s college basketball wasn’t the most hate/racial driven league… the context can also be viewed as the coach acknowledging that LSU like SC is a superior team (Same type) with shooting threat. She showed a masterclass in coaching against SC, but “in my opinion” if Iowa played SC nine more times, they would lose all nine. The talent differential amongst these teams is too large. Congrats LSU, even though the media wanted Iowa to win cause of the Clark viewership and story, they came out on top.

Right! 😂 Also, they still needed to make that three point shot and be fouled (while making the three point shot) to really have a chance during that last possession. Because once CC had it the rest was history! Absolutely incredible! 🎉

I believe with today's transfer portal, a repeat may not happen for a awhile...NIL is also changing the landscape.

It's still hurting...

They need to develop shooters in order to secure more championship. And Boston if she remains need to get an elite veteran center to coach her on footwork and offensive plays.

IKR!! It's like South Carolina does not practice shooting.

What does it matter???? ThE BEST TEAM WON!!! GET OVER IT!!!!!

It remains a nightmare for me, but I'm so happy that LSU won, GO SEC!

Facts and had 26 offensive rebounds. With that many second chances SC should have blown this game wide open

Its called being scared. Many get scared playing all-white teams because they fear the backlash and inevitable racial epithets that are going to be hurled their way if they beat them. Also refs are notorious in these type games for targeting the most dominant player on the black team and loading them with fouls...this is done to help level the disparity in dominant. True to form, Ailyah Boston was hit with fouls early costing her significant playing time.

It does make you feel better.😉

Sure didn't. Staley should've yanked Fletcher out after that opening air ball...that shot was a preview of South Carolina's night... AIR BALL... and it was an over to the other side air ball. So you just had shoot around and pre game warm ups to miss a shot, wide open... that badly?! Staley should've put Raven in sooner and told Raven to be aggressive. You don't have to shoot 3s.. step into a mid range jumper like Alexis Morris

⁠​⁠@@carlosdossantos917I agree, also I think latecia Amihere should’ve have put in sooner to guard Clark, not fletcher , Clark was literally shooting all over her.

This game was a massive failure on Coach Staley and leader Boston. You NEVER let an inferior team run over you like this - controlling the play and score. Low moment for all. Played scared. Can only praise the heavens that merely a year later they got a seldom received opportunity for redemption and Raven Johnson, Kamilla Cordoso, and the new freshmen shooters led the charge!

sure, the game "goes down in history" but what will be remembered above all is the same thing that is always remembered above all - who WON the fruggin title. That's what the record books will most prominently list....who played in the title game and who won and who lost in that title game - the preliminary games will get less and less coverage as time passes.

I think she was in foul trouble along with the 2 senior girls.
Great game no matter what... LSU -- bench players were coming to play... Great for ALL. There are always NEXT YEAR....

Clark did not attack the boards in the LSU game because she was in foul trouble.

My point being, Iowa came out looking tired in the final.

Semifinals were played the same day …one earlier than the other that’s all

And they kept Kate Martin in the arena after the game for a drug test until past 1 AM. It was a horrible way for her to be treated. @@dherbeebiam8940

Ya. Iowa's semi-final game was a war. They had to be tired after that.

All teams play the same day....no extra day is needed; what you are speaking to is Iowa's subpar conditioning, physio, and stamina. All the other players and teams played the same number of games and each game is the same 40 minutes. If no other teams/players other than Iowa were 'tired' then it can only be an internal issue.

Of course they are gonna talk about Clark she dropped 40+ in back to back games to beat an undefeated team and get her team to the Final 4 😂 OBVIOUSLY they would be talking about her

It was arrogance

The officiating was HORRIBLE, when A. Boston only scores 8 points and gets 3 fouls in 25 minutes of play, good grief, Coach Staley saw it before tip-off.

People always blame the officiating when their team loses.

Staley is far from arrogant. Confident yes and deservedly so. She clearly thought her team would do what it normally does, pull through and overcome. It just didn't happen this time. Probably a mistake on her part but no coach is perfect. I'm not a huge fan of hers(since I'm Big10) but I don't understand why so many people attack someone that has been so good for the sport of basketball.

Staley was calm and collected because she felt like there was no way they were going to lose to a bunch of white girls who weren’t that tall. Hello!

Yet another DUMB comment.
Everyone knows how to beat SC who has guards who cant shoot.

We always think that...Then we say this player reminds me of that player. However, her defense needs to improve. Number 24 of Iowa is a better on ball defender.

@@jeromedanielson4422 True, there a lot of Harold Miner's and ''next Jordan's''. Those don't take a team of 2 stars to the championship nor go on the path to set nearly every NCAA record for both the regular season and the tournament. - Your are right about Marshall, they put her on the ball. As long as we have 5 tight fouls in college we won't see what D star players can play. They call Clark off most challengable plays.
She will walk away with the most records of any woman in history, which puts her on a parallel to Tiger Woods - who also had to endure tons of back-handed compliments and outright racism. . . just for being better and (some) people not accepting this.

@@destinypirate Clark probably wouldn't have those numbers if Iowa got more point production from other teammates. All the title winners have multiple threats. Obviously Clark is capable of those performances, but on other teams she wouldn't be required to carry the load, and she wouldn't have to play so many minutes. However, there's no doubt Caitlin is going down as one of the greats.

@Jerome Danielson Isn't that true for all scorers? If MJ has Wilkens he'd have lower averages.
Feel free to try and diminish Clark, the same happened to all of the all time greats...

@@destinypirate You are assuming I am trying to "diminish" her skills that, my friend, is not true. Just stating what Catlin would not have to do if she had better players around her. I have been calling Clark the player of the year (Neismith) since the beginning of the season, and it didn't matter to me who the other finalist was. Please don't waste any more of my time with your assumptions, thank you.

ABSOLUTELY, Warnock fouled Boston every second of the game.

The foul was called when they were chasing the loose ball

@@marksauce2383
Warnock did foul Boston without a call; that was a missed no-call. The foul called on Boston going after the loose ball was a correct call.

​@@marksauce2383they called a foul on Boston. But she was literally being held

@@marksauce2383 - yeah, and Warnock was fouling Boston as they were chasing the loose ball. Look at the replay...Warnock is bent over like an offensive lineman blocking Boston away from the loose ball. Add that to the play 2 seconds earlier where announcer Rebecca Lobo points out that Warnock had her arms literally wrap around Boston, and you have two Warnock fouls that end up instead getting called a foul on Boston, lol.

Be happy it was uploaded in a box.

The best player at the losers' cookout.

Best player was Carson :)

Best player was the ref who called fouls on Boston when they were committed by Warnock.

One simple problem with your thesis - what's "reflective on having a good team" is not the stat "being relentless on the offensive glass" or the stat of "turning the most double plays" - that's not the stats you evaluate. What you evaluate is does the relentlessness on the glass LEAD TO WINS AND LEAD TO CHAMPIONSHIP? Same with the baseball example...do the turning of the double plays LEAD TO WINS AND LEAD TO CHAMPIONSHIPS? If the answer is "YES" then it is an indisputable fact it denotes those are good teams.
In the case of South Carolina, their relentlessness on the offensive glass" had led them to a championship the previous season and they were another 30-something games undefeated coming into this game, so it would be idiotic to claim they somehow weren't a good team. SC's problem in this game was they never had excelled or emphasized outside shooting as part of their regular routine, and when their regular routine got bogged down with Iowa defense and ref foul calling that eliminated their top player from half the game, SC had no response from the outside. It was a lesson learned that the SC coach addressed and repaired the following season, but it was a difficult way to learn that lesson.

Marshall will be a fifth year senior. She already has a better three point % then Clark. The difference is that Clark has range, size, and the moves to get her shot off while dribbling. Also she is a better driver and passed too. Gabbie is a great 3 and D player.

@Karl Shwab It is a compliment not an attack on Iowa basketball team.

So I think that’s about right
They’d have likely made the tournament but not gone far
A lot more inside work to Monika & Hannah
Would have been very reliant on Monika scoring 20 per game mixed with some 3s by Marshall and Warnock
But thankfully, Iowa does have Clark and will for at least one more year :)

Facts

And?

True. She is one of the most greatest college player. Her teammates are very average.