ESTERO, Fla. Caitlin Clark scored 32 points, and No. 5 Iowa survived wasting a pair of double-digit leads before rallying to finally beat No. 16 Kansas State 77-70 in the championship game of the Gulf Coast Showcase on Sunday night.
Clemson’s Comeback Bid Falls Short Against #25 Mississippi State FINAL SCORE: #25 Mississippi State 81, Clemson 78 RECORDS: Clemson: 4-2, Mississippi State, 6-0 CLEMSON LEADING SCORER: Amari Robinson, 21 points (8-16 FG) KATY, TEXAS - The Clemson women’s basketball used a 9-0 run to cut a ten-point fourth-quarter deficit to one, but had its comeback bid fall short, 81-78, against No. 25 Mississippi State (6-0) on Friday night at the Van Chancellor Classic in the Leonard E. Merrell Center. Amari Robinson scored 21 points, including 18 in the second half, and sophomore Ruby Whitehorn added a season-high 20 points and six rebounds to lead the Tigers, who fell to 4-2. Clemson trailed 74-64 with 6:15 to play before Whitehorn and Robinson combined to score nine straight, pulling Clemson to within one with 3:20 to play. Darrione Rogers answered with a three-pointer for the Bulldogs with 2:53 to play. The teams traded points and Clemson’s full-court pass with 2.8 seconds left was interce