No. 9 Baylor rolls to easy home win

Reserve Taurean Prince scored 12 of his 15 points in the first half, leading No. 9 Baylor to an 80-50 victory Friday night against Savannah State in Waco, Texas.

Cory Jefferson had 13 points for Baylor (12-1)as the Bears won their 12th consecutive home game.

Joshua Montgomery made four 3-pointers in the first half and scored 15 points for Savannah State (2-12)

Baylor improved to 25-9 in January since 2009-10. The Bears’ only loss this season was to 8 Syracuse in Hawaii in November.

Jefferson hit a 3-pointer — his second of the game and fourth of the season — to give Baylor a 45-28 lead with 1:41 left in the first half, and the Bears led at the break, 46-30.

Women’s top 25

Stanford 96, Oregon 66: Chiney Ogwumike had 33 points and 14 rebounds to become the Pac-12’s all-time leading rebounder as No. 4 Stanford(12-1) beat visiting Oregon (9-3) in the conference opener for both schools. Ogwumike has 1,271 rebounds and moved past Kayla Pedersen’s previous conference and Stanford record of 1,266.

Notes

Louisville senior guard Antonita Slaughter was cleared to return playing after collapsing during a game last month because of a blood clot. The announcement marks a stunning turnaround for Slaughter, whom Cardinals coach Jeff Walz had said would miss the remainder of the season after she collapsed on the bench Dec. 3. Tests at the Mayo Clinic determined the clot had cleared and that Slaughter no longer required blood thinner medication. She returned to practice Thursday with the No. 7 Cardinals (14-1), and could play today against Cincinnati.