With less than 15 seconds to play, Lauren Jensen hit a big 3-pointer to put Creighton ahead of Iowa. (0:41)
In front of a standing room only crowd, the first of the top 16 seeds in the women's basketball NCAA tournament went tumbling on Sunday.
The crowd didn't intimidate the 10 seed, who knocked off the 2 seed Iowa 64-62 in the second round. The Bluejays are in a regional final for the first time in program history and will play in the Sweet 16. The Hawkeyes had a great season in which they won the Big Ten regular-season title and the league tournament title.
The Bluejays sent a message that they were serious when they beat Colorado 84-74 on Friday in the first round. Iowa had two shots at the game-tying basket, but both fell short. The Bluejays celebrated with their group of fans at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Clark has been a scoring sensation for the past two seasons, during which the Hawkeyes have scored the lowest of their 62 points. She was held to 15 points, going 4-of-19 from the field, including 0-of-8 in the second half.
Lauren Jensen, a sophomore who played her freshman season at Iowa last year before transferring, scored 19 points, including the game-winning 3-pointer with 15 seconds left.
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