Baylor clinches Big 12 crown

WACO — Nina Davis scored 16 points, coach Kim Mulkey reached her 500th career victory, and Baylor claimed its seventh consecutive Big 12 regular-season title Saturday with an 86-48 victory over Texas Tech.

The Lady Bears’ victory also made Mulkey the second-fastest coach to reach the 500-win milestone. Only her mentor, former Louisiana Tech coach Leon Barmore, needed fewer games (576) to reach 500 wins than Mulkey (594).

Baylor (27-2, 16-1) led 28-11 after shooting 62 percent in the first quarter and remained in control the rest of the way.

Larryn Brooks led Texas Tech (12-16, 4-13) with 15 points. CONNECTICUT 91 MEMPHIS 48

Katie Lou Samuelson scored 29 points to lead the No. 1 Huskies over the Tigers at Storrs, Conn., extending UConn’s record winning streak to 103.

Nepheesa Collier added 19 points for the Huskies (28-0, 15-0 AAC). Brea Elmore scored 19 points to lead Memphis (13-15, 6-9). HOUSTON 81 EAST CAROLINA 65

Jasmyne Harris scored a game-high 27 points as the Cougars beat the Pirates at Hofheinz Pavilion. Houston improved to 11-17 overall and 4-11 in AAC play. The Pirates are 11-18 and 2-14. LOUISIANA TECH 62 RICE 51

Nicole Iademarco’s game-high 21 points weren’t enough as the Owls lost at Ruston, La.

Rice is 16-11 and 7-9 in C-USA. Louisiana Tech is 17-11 and 12-5. WASHINGTON 84, UTAH 77

Kelsey Plum surpassed Jackie Stiles to become the NCAA’s all-time scoring leader with a career-best 57 points to lead the No. 11 Huskies.

Plum has 3,397 career points. She left with 44 seconds to play to a standing ovation from the home crowd at Washington (27-4, 15-3 Pac-12). Paige Crozon led Utah (16-13, 5-13 Pac-12) with 22. OKLAHOMA 73, TCU 64

Vionise Pierre-Louis scored 18 as the No. 16 Sooners won at Fort Worth. Gabbi Ortiz added 13 points for the Sooners (22-7, 13-4 Big 12). AJ Alix added 17 points for the Horned Frogs (12-16, 4-13). LAMAR 74, HBU 22

The Cardinals jumped out to a 40-9 lead en route to a win at Beaumont for coach Robin Harmony’s 200th career victory.

The Cardinals are 20-6, 13-3 Southland. The Huskies (6-20, 4-12) committed 34 turnovers. TEXAS SOUTHERN 55 ALABAMA ST. 50

Joyce Kennerson’s 24 points paced the Tigers at Montgomery, Ala. The Tigers are 17-9 overall and 11-4 in SWAC play. The Hornets are 11-14 and 10-5. PRAIRIE VIEW A&M63 ALABAMAA&M50

Dominique Newman led the Panthers with 20 points in a win at Huntsville, Ala. The Panthers improved to 11-16, 6-9 SWAC. The Bulldogs fell to 2-22 and 0-15. ABILENE CHRISTIAN 72 SAM HOUSTON ST. 39

The Wildcats eliminated the Bearkats (3-23, 3-13) from a berth in the Southland Conference tournament. Abilene Christian improved to 20-8 and 14-2.