No. 2 Baylor, No. 12 UT extend runs, improve to 8-0 in Big 12
WACO — Alexis Jones scored 16 points while playing with a swollen and blackened right eye as second-ranked Baylor stretched its winning streak to 17 games with a 79-73 win Saturday over No. 24 West Virginia.
Baylor (19-1, 8-0 Big 12) has won 54 consecutive games at home since a loss to the Mountaineers on March 2, 2014.
West Virginia scored seven straight points in the fourth quarter, with Katrina Pardee making a jumper and then a 3-pointer with just under six minutes left to cut the gap to 65-61.
But Alexis Prince then made a layup after chasing down the loose ball of her own missed 3 for Baylor. Jones, who was head-butted by an Iowa State player in Wednesday’s game, stretched the lead to 69-61 on a jumper and finished with 7-of-14 shooting.
Teana Muldrow had 20 points and eight rebounds to lead West Virginia. TEXAS 77, TEXAS TECH 57
Joyner Holmes scored 13 points and grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds to lead the No. 12 Longhorns to a victory over the Lady Raiders in Lubbock for its 12th straight win.
Texas extended its program-best Big 12 Conference start to 8-0. The Longhorns opened conference play 5-0 three times, the latest during the 2015-16 season.
Brooke McCarty had 14 points, and Ariel Atkins added 13 for Texas (14-4), which swept the season series against Texas Tech (11-7, 3-4) for the fourth consecutive year.
Jada Terry scored 15 points to lead Texas Tech. IOWA ST. 75, KANSAS ST. 69
Jadda Buckley scored 21 points, Seanna Johnson totaled 13 points, eight rebounds and a careerhigh nine assists, and the Cyclones got their first victory against a ranked team in more than a year with a win over the No. 22 Wildcats in Ames, Iowa. SMU 66, HOUSTON 45
Alicia Froling scored her 1,000th career point as part of a 20-point, 13-rebound performance to lead the Lady Mustangs (11-8, 2-4 American Athletic Conference) past the Cougars at Hofheinz Pavilion.
Jasmyne Harris scored 16 points to lead Houston (8-11, 1-5). RICE 76 SOUTHERN MISS 68
Maya Hawkins had 15 points and seven assists, and the Owls defeated the Lady Eagles at Tudor Fieldhouse.
Jasmine Goodwine had 14 points, and Wendy Knight 13 for Rice (11-7, 2-5 Conference USA). MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ST. 64 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M55
Ashley Beals scored 28 points, and the Devilettes beat the Lady Panthers in Itta Bena, Miss.
Tori Carter scored 14 points to lead Prairie View (7-11, 2-4 Southwestern Athletic Conference). NICHOLLS ST. 78, LAMAR 67
DeJa Roberts scored a career-high 15 points, but her performance wasn’t enough to keep the Cardinals (12-5, 5-2 Southland) from falling to the Colonels in Thibodaux, La. ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 49 TEXAS SOUTHERN 45
Artavia Ford scored 16 points, but the Tigers (11-6, 5-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference) shot just 28.6 percent as a team en route to being upset by the Golden Lions in Pine Bluff, Ark. TEXAS A&M-CC 63 SAM HOUSTON ST. 37
Brittany Mbamalu scored 18 points, and the Islanders (7-11, 3-4 Southland) beat the winless Bearkats (0-17, 0-7) in Huntsville. ST. THOMAS 66 JARVIS CHRISTIAN 54
Maghen Lormand had 16 points, and the Celts (97, 5-4 Red River) defeated the host Bulldogs.