There were the deep 3-pointers.
The step-backs and the shots — even a record-setting one — from well beyond the arc that somehow went in.
And after one make in the second half, with Iowa starting to build a convincing lead, all LSU guard Hailey Van Lith could do after Caitlin Clark connected on a shot was flip her hand, as if to say there was — regardless of what she or the rest of the Tigers tried — nothing they could do to stop the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer.
Clark and Iowa secured their latest trip to the Final Four, knocking out the reigning champions in the process, and Clark, playing in her final NCAA Tournament before becoming the likely No. 1 pick in the WNBA Draft, scored 41 points to lead the Hawkeyes.
They’ll face the winner of Connecticut and USC in the Final Four on Friday in Cleveland.
It was a rematch of last year’s national championship game, which Reese and LSU won, but this time, even after trailing by five points after the first quarter, Clark and the Hawkeyes celebrated after the final buzzer.
Clark compiled a 13-of-29 shooting line, making 9-of-20 3-pointers, while Kate Martin added 21 points for the Hawkeyes.
With 1:45 left in the fourth quarter, and LSU trailing by 10, Reese drove toward the left block and was called for a charge, fouling out to end her game with 17 points and 20 rebounds.