Final
for this game
Baylor beats up on Big-12 rival Texas
Feb 12, 2011 - 9:50 PM Waco, TX (Sports Network) - Brittney Griner poured in a game-high 29 points, hauled in 12 rebounds and blocked seven shots to lead top-ranked Baylor to an easy 96-68 triumph over Texas at the Ferrell Center.Griner was exceedingly efficient, hitting 9-of-11 from the floor and all 11 of her foul shots in leading the Lady Bears (23-1, 10-0 Big 12) to a 20th consecutive victory.
Odyssey Sims chipped in with 15 points and six assists while Melissa Jones supplied 14 points and 10 boards for Baylor, which last won 20 straight games in the same season during the 2004-05 campaign.
Ashleigh Fontenette scored 23 points and pulled down six rebounds while Chassidy Fussell added 11 points for the Longhorns (16-8, 5-5), who had a five-game win streak snapped.
Baylor seized control with a 19-2 run to take a 31-14 lead with 7:43 remaining in the first half. The Lady Bears led 50-22 at the break as the visitors shot a miserable 22.5 percent (9-for-40) in the first 20 minutes.
Griner was removed for the final 10 minutes of the contest as the Lady Bears were never threatened in the second half.
- TEXAS: 68
BAYLOR: 96
Final
Feb 12 3:30 PM - TEXAS: 22
BAYLOR: 50
Halftime
Feb 12 2:23 PM - TEXAS: 0
BAYLOR: 0
1st Half - 20:00
Feb 12 1:37 PM
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