Brittney Griner scored 15 points, tied her season-high with 15 rebounds and blocked seven shots to lead top-ranked Baylor to its 25th straight victory, 86-64 Monday night against host Oklahoma.
After sitting out the last 11 minutes of the first half with two fouls, Griner returned and hit the first two baskets in a 10-0 run that pushed the Lady Bears’ lead out to 47-30.Baylor (27-1, 16-0 Big 12) led by at least 12 the rest of the way,Griner moved past Connecticut's Maya Moore into fourth in career scoring in women’s basketball. Only Jackie Stiles of Missouri State, Patricia Hoskins of Mississippi Valley State and Lorri Bauman of Drake have more than Griner’s 3,045 points.Aaryn Ellenberg had 19 points to lead Oklahoma (19-9, 9-7). Morgan Hook had 15 points and nine turnovers.“I sat out most of the first half, so I knew I had to come in in the second half and start off strong and attacking and just doing something to give my team a spark,” Griner said.TCU roundup • Track and field: Chaniqua Corinealdi and Charles Silmon won the 60-meter dash in their divisions at the Big 12 Indoor Championships on Sunday in Ames, Iowa. Silmon won in 6.66 seconds and Corinealdi won in 7.34 seconds. • Men’s golf: TCU shot a 280 on Sunday and finished with a 19-under 845 to win the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate by 25 strokes in Palm Desert, Calif. Julien Brun shot a 67 on the final day and finished first with a 10-under 206. Five TCU players finished in the top eight.Have more to add? News tip? Tell us
