Houston Chronicle Sunday

No. 2 Baylor routs No. 17 W. Virginia

- From staff and wire reports

WACO — Moon Ursin had a career-high 22 points to lead five players in double figures for No. 2 Baylor, and the Lady Bears set a new Big 12 record by winning their 45th straight regular season conference game, 91-51 over No. 17

West Virginia on Saturday night.

The defending national champion Lady Bears (15-1, 4-0 Big 12) had matched their own record with their 44th win in a row three days earlier at Kansas. They scored the first five points against West Virginia (13-3, 3-2) and never trailed.

The Lady Bears also extended the nation’s longest home winning streak to 49 in a row.

RICE 75

SOUTHERN MISSISSIPP­I 64

Behind career-high performanc­es from junior center Nancy Mulkey (29 points) and sophomore guard Jasmine Smith (21), the Owls notched their sixth consecutiv­e win at Tudor Fieldhouse.

Rice (11-6, 6-0) stretched their Conference USA win streak to 25 games.

JACKSON ST. 81

TEXAS SOUTHERN 79 (OT)

DAyzsha Rogan scored 24 points, including a pair of free throws with one second remaining in overtime, to lift host Jackson State to a victory.

Ciani Cryor scored 21 points and Niva Mitchell had 21 points and 13 rebounds for TSU (8-7, 3-1 Southweste­rn Athletic Conference).

PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 67 GRAMBLING ST. 64

Ke’Asia Williams and Bernesha Peters scored 16 points apiece to lead the Panthers over the Tigers at Grambling, La.

The Panthers (4-12, 1-3 SWAC) went on a 18-4 run in the secondto take command over Grambling (2-14, 1-4).

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