No. 9 Baylor women win again at home, 84-61 over Oklahoma
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NaLyssa Smith scored 21 points, Moon Ursin had 14 points with 11 rebounds and No. 9 Baylor overwhelmed Oklahoma 84-61 on Saturday night, a week after the end of the Lady Bears' national-best 61-game home winning streak.
Baylor (10-2, 5-1 Big 12) took over the game in the second quarter by outscoring Oklahoma 25-5 to stretch a two-point lead to 22 at halftime.
DiDi Richards had a career-high 12 assists for the Lady Bears, who after their 75-71 home loss to Iowa State last Saturday rebounded with a 77-58 win at Oklahoma State on Wednesday night.
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Five players scored double figures as Baylor shot 59% (35 of 61) from the field, led by Smith even though her streak of double-double games ended at four. Trinity Oliver added 14 points, freshman Hanna Gusters 11 and Queen Egbo 10.
Madi Williams led Oklahoma with 29 points and Taylor Robertson made five 3-pointers while scoring 19 points. The Sooners have lost 12 in a row, and 21 of 22 to Baylor.
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Richards, the Big 12 assists leader, entering with 6.2 a game, broke her previous single-game high of 10 set in the loss to Iowa State. That was the Lady Bears' first game in two weeks after a pause because of COVID-19 issues, including coach Kim Mulkey's positive test.
Williams had 13 of the 21 points for the Sooners in the third quarter, all of hers in the last 6:26. They made their last six shots over the final 3:48, five by Williams and a 3 by Robertson.
BIG PICTURE
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Oklahoma: The Sooners got dominated inside as expected, getting outscored 46-16 in the paint, but the Big 12's top 3-point shooting team struggled from beyond the arc at 22.7% (5 of 22) and got outrebounded 40-14. They were coming off a 64-63 loss at Iowa State, which was playing its next game after the streak-busting win at the Ferrell Center. Robertson had 26 points and made eight 3s against the Cyclones..
Baylor: The Lady Bears still haven’t lost consecutive home games in 12 years, since then-No. 2 Oklahoma won 56-51 in the Ferrell Center on Jan. 28, 2009, four days before No. 16 Texas won 58-55 there. That was the last time the Sooners won in Waco.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
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When the Lady Bears dropped three spots to No. 9 in this week's poll, it was their lowest ranking since being ninth in November 2017. After two solid wins this week, they could regain a spot or two. But they definitely will remain in the Top 10, where they have been since December 2014.
UP NEXT
Oklahoma is home against Kansas on Wednesday night.
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Baylor stays home to host TCU on Tuesday. Both head coaches missed the first meeting Jan. 2 because of COVID-19 protocols.