Baylor extends Big 12 winning streak
WACO — NaLyssa Smith scored 22 points to lead five players in double figures and No. 2 Baylor won its 55th consecutive Big 12 game with a 101-69 victory over Oklahoma on Saturday..
The defending national champion Lady Bears (25-1, 14-0 Big 12) moved within one win of their 10th consecutive regularseason conference title with four games left in the regular season.
CONNECTICUT 66 CENTRAL FLORIDA 53
Megan Walker scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the No. 6 Huskies to a win and the outright regular-season championship in the American Athletic Conference at Storrs, Conn.
SMU 60, HOUSTON 47
Amber Bacon scored 15 points and Paige Bayliss added 14 as Southern Methodist beat Houston at Dallas.
Tatyana Hill led Houston (12-16 overall, 5-9 All America Conference) with 13 points and seven rebounds.
RICE 74 ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM 65
The Owls picked up some historic milestones in a win at Birmingham, Ala.
Senior guard Erica Ogwumike scored a teamhigh 21 points in the victory and in the process joined Oregon’s Ruthy Hebard as the only active Division I players to reach 2,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds.
Rice head coach Tina Langley recorded her 100th career victory.
TEXAS SOUTHERN 86 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ST. 79
Richelle Velez scored 26 points and Ataiya Bridges added 18 as the Tigers won at Itta Bena, Miss.
SAM HOUSTON ST. 75 HOUSTON BAPTIST 60
Faith Cook scored 26 points and Courtney Cleveland had 20 as the Bearkats beat the Huskies at Huntsville.
Timia Jefferson led HBU with 13 points.
KANSAS ST. 60, TEXAS 54
Ayoka Lee had 18 points and Angela Harris had 15 as the Wildcats surprised the Longhorns at Austin.
Charli Collier led Texas with 17 points.
ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 69 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 54
Jayla Atmore had 15 points as host Lions downed the Panthers.’
Ke’Asia Williams led the Panthers with 14 points.