Feb 27, 2024 - Sports

The Caitlin Clark show makes first of two visits to Minneapolis

Nick Halter

Caitlin Clark celebrates along the sideline with fans cheering — Caitlin Clark celebrates after breaking the NCAA women's all-time scoring record Feb, 15. Photo: Matthew Holst/Getty Images

College basketball phenom Caitlin Clark will play the Gophers in front of a sold-out Williams Arena crowd Wednesday night, the first of two stops in Minneapolis over the next 10 days.

Why it matters: Clark, who plays for Iowa, has continued her reign as college basketball's must-watch athlete and is selling out arenas like Taylor Swift.

State of play: Clark already broke the NCAA women's career scoring record and she's 51 points shy of surpassing the overall mark of 3,667 set by Pete Maravich in 1970.

The intrigue: Breaking the record against Minnesota is a long shot. But she has one more game against Ohio State before the Big Ten tournament comes to Target Center March 6-10.

The other side: The Gophers, who are 5-11 in Big Ten play, will have their hands full with the No. 6 Hawkeyes.

The bottom line: This game is just the appetizer for what should be pandemonium next week.

The women's tournament has already sold out, while the men's tournament, the following weekend at Target Center, has plenty of seats available.

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