Yahoo Movies 23 Hilarious And Simply Perfect Tweets About Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, And The Epic NCAA Women's Basketball Games Last Night
Last night was honestly the definition of March Madness as the NCAA women's tournament dished out two of the most spectacular games we've seen in a long time.
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Taking center stage in two of the biggest games of the year, Caitlin Clark and Iowa took on Angel Reese and LSU, in a rematch of last year's championship game. Then, Paige Bueckers and UConn went against JuJu Watkins and USC.
The winners of each game join NC State and South Carolina in this year's women's Final Four.
It was a special night for women's basketball all around, with these games leaving their mark across the sports world, as they were deemed THE games to watch.
In the first game, Clark tied an NCAA Tournament record by hitting nine 3-pointers, several from well outside the arc, and she finished with 41 points, 12 assists, and seven rebounds in Iowa's 94–87 win over LSU.
On the LSU side, Reese and Flau'jae Johnson both turned in absolutely outstanding performances, with Reese possibly finishing her career at LSU with 17 points, 20 rebounds, and four assists, and Johnson scoring 23 points.
Then, in the UConn vs. USC matchup, Watkins broke the NCAA's Division I women's basketball freshman season scoring record with 899 points on the season, all before halftime in the crucial game. She ended the night with 29 points.
In the end, UConn beat USC 80–73, with Bueckers scoring 28 points and having 10 rebounds and six assists. This marked a big comeback for the young player who was out with a knee injury last year. And, with several key starters sidelined with injuries, UConn's victory and advancement to the Final Four seemed all but unlikely going into the tournament.
This marks UConn's 23rd Final Four appearance in their program's history, with Coach Geno Auriemma leading the team.
This also marks the fifth time both UConn women's and men's teams have advanced to the Final Four in the school's history.
That's all to say both of these games delivered in terms of how nail-biting and epic they were expected to be. And the internet delivered some of the best reactions about it all. So, here are 23 of the best tweets:
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1.
I’m dead she fr looked at the camera like “any suggestions?” https://t.co/F83OB2CxOe
— Dom2K 🎅 (@Dom_2k) April 2, 2024
@Dom_2k / ESPN / Via Twitter: @Dom_2k
2.
“Y’all come guard her then” https://t.co/Wm4ZZUPQDW
— 🎰 (@SRTerrio_) April 2, 2024
@SRTerrio_ / ESPN / Via Twitter: @SRTerrio_
3.
EVERYONE: van lith do you need a break guarding caitlinVAN LITH: pic.twitter.com/vdI6tyJlCs
— Shea Serrano (@SheaSerrano) April 2, 2024
@SheaSerrano / Via Twitter: @SheaSerrano
4.
The Caitlin Clark effect pic.twitter.com/FY5zYwXlVg
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 2, 2024
Bleacher Report / ESPN / Via Twitter: @BleacherReport
5.
Angel Reese during that 10-0 pic.twitter.com/FKe0PfPYYw
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) April 1, 2024
@big_business_ / ESPN / ABC / Via Twitter: @big_business_
6.
Caitlin Clark put up a 40 burgerAngel Reese fought through a bad ankleJuju Watkins standing 10 toes against UConnPaige Bueckers going absolute Super Saiyan in the 4th pic.twitter.com/o7CJkPqoos
— Connor Moore (@ConnorMoore_7) April 2, 2024
@ConnorMoore_7 / TNT / Via Twitter: @ConnorMoore_7
7.
Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark will be the Magic and Bird of the WNBA and bring the eyeballs with them the same way Bird and Magic did when they transformed the NBA.
— Cheo Hodari Coker (@cheo_coker) April 2, 2024
@cheo_coker / Via Twitter: @cheo_coker
8.
Might as well call Caitlin Clark the Washington Post, because Mulkey doesn’t have an answer for her yet.
— Mike Finger (@mikefinger) April 2, 2024
@mikefinger / Via Twitter: @mikefinger
9.
— Heavens! (@HeavensFX) April 2, 2024
@HeavensFX / ESPN / NBC / Via Twitter: @HeavensFX
10.
https://t.co/LSUWLf7Mau pic.twitter.com/cplT3Sth27
— bebe glazer (@owlhix) April 1, 2024
@owlhix / ESPN / Via Twitter: @owlhix
11.
Them: “Do you know the Three Branches of the US Government?”Me, an astute intellectual: Elle Duncan, Chiney Ogwumike, and Andraya Carter
— Connor Moore (@ConnorMoore_7) April 2, 2024
@ConnorMoore_7 / Via Twitter: @ConnorMoore_7
12.
so sorry to the city of Albany but Albany randomly catching a stray on tonight's LSU-Iowa broadcast was THE funniest part of the night
— Steph Yang | Horrible Soccer Goose (@thrace) April 2, 2024
@thrace / Via Twitter: @thrace
13.
Devin Booker had 50 tonight and I didn’t see a single second of it. https://t.co/TGSlfpVC8r
— Colb (@___Colb___) April 2, 2024
@___Colb___ / Via Twitter: @___Colb___
14.
I have 0 insight as to what she’s like privately, but publicly the last two days Hailey’s been a damn good teammate. https://t.co/gY1Q00JqRa
— Mike Golic Jr (@mikegolicjr) April 2, 2024
Mike Golic Jr. / Via Twitter: @mikegolicjr
15.
Juju is my type of hoops pic.twitter.com/WODnKoMgjN
— Niko (@nikotaughtyou) April 2, 2024
@nikotaughtyou / ESPN / Via Twitter: @nikotaughtyou
16.
juju watkins is one of the best freshman ive ever seenbringing the juice back to usc in year 1 and taking them to the elite eight is special there are final fours in her future
— Matt Ellentuck (@mellentuck) April 2, 2024
@mellentuck / Via Twitter: @mellentuck
17.
What did Geno Auriemma say to JuJu Watkins in the handshake line after the game?"Go pro" 💀 pic.twitter.com/dp5kJgGkkE
— UConn on SNY (@SNYUConn) April 2, 2024
SNY / Via Twitter: @SNYUConn
18.
The fact that Paige left her team's celebration huddle seconds after the buzzer to go shake hands with JuJu and Lindsay (25 second mark) says so much https://t.co/ziF1uqQ03v
— Maggie Vanoni (@maggie_vanoni) April 2, 2024
@maggie_vanoni / ESPN / Via Twitter: @maggie_vanoni
19.
Paige Bueckers has never not made the Final Four. If you were wondering
— kayla dos (@kaylados) April 2, 2024
@kaylados / Via Twitter: @kaylados
20.
“I did all I COULD, so God can do all I CAN’T!!!” - Paige Bueckers pic.twitter.com/cXH4QMLI6d
— TC. (@GoatLatia) April 2, 2024
@GoatLatia / Via Twitter: @GoatLatia
21.
Learned a lot about this team after a tough loss. They didn’t blame anyone, gave Iowa credit, and they protected a teammate who they knew would catch hell in a loss. https://t.co/ntAxkQRD3M
— The Anonymous Nobody (@el_budget) April 2, 2024
@el_budget / ESPN / Via Twitter: @el_budget
22.
A lot of respect between Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark. Fierce competitors. They’ve made the game better. pic.twitter.com/zpgYGytzMk
— Dr. Lindsey Darvin (@DrLindseyDarvin) April 2, 2024
@DrLindseyDarvin / Via Twitter: @DrLindseyDarvin
23. And finally:
Paige Bueckers vs Caitlin Clark on Friday pic.twitter.com/I6acFJUTOs
— Oluwajomiloju (@JomiAdeniran) April 2, 2024
@JomiAdeniran / Via Twitter: @JomiAdeniran
The women's NCAA tournament continues on Friday, April 5, with NC State vs. South Carolina at 7 p.m. ET, followed by UConn vs. Iowa at 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.
