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<a name="_nmona3mh2g5p" data-outlook-id="4f6c0982-3399-4aa1-b65b-7ebd0e66c31c"></a><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><b>BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Jan. 27, 2026</b></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16.1px;"><b><i>Bears shoot their Big 12-best 52.5% from the field</i></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black; line-height: 13.8px;"><b>For more information contact:
</b>Colin Pirtle; 940-564-0351, </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: blue; line-height: 13.8px;"><u>colin_pirtle1@baylor.edu</u></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>WACO, Texas –</b> </span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16.1px;">Baylor defeated Houston 82-66 on
Tuesday night at Foster Pavilion, improving to 19-3 overall and 8-1 in Big 12 play.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16.1px;">The Bears led for all but the first moments of the game, finished shooting 52.5% (31-for-59) from the field and outscored Houston 46-18 in the paint.
Baylor also generated 19 points off 16 Houston turnovers and posted a 41-25 advantage on the boards.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16.1px;">Darianna Littlepage-Buggs led all scorers with 25 points on 10-for-11 shooting and 5-for-6 at the line, her highest point total in conference play
so far this season. She added eight rebounds and scored 12 points in the third quarter, including a stretch of 10 straight points for the Bears.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16.1px;">Bella Fontleroy recorded her first double-double of the season with 17 points and a team-high 12 rebounds, including five offensive boards.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16.1px;">Kyla Abraham tied her career high with 10 points on 5-for-7 shooting and added eight rebounds, while Marcayla Johnson tallied a career-best three
assists in 16 minutes with four boards.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16.1px;">Baylor led 18-11 after the first quarter, building its advantage through 10 points in the paint. The Bears opened with baskets from Kiersten Johnson
and Littlepage-Buggs and a three from Jana Van Gytenbeek to build an early 9-2 lead. Houston closed the gap to two points on a second-chance three from Kyndall Hunter, but Baylor answered as Fontleroy converted two free throws before hitting a three off a
turnover.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16.1px;">The Bears extended the margin by outscoring Houston 18-8 in the second quarter to take a 36-19 halftime lead. Abraham secured two offensive rebounds
early in the period, scoring a putback, and Scott connected on a three to push the advantage to 12. Baylor added scoring from Kayla Nelms and Littlepage-Buggs as Scott closed the half with her second three of the quarter.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16.1px;">Baylor opened the third quarter with a 9-0 run that created its largest lead of the night at 22 points, as Fontleroy hit a three and Van Gytenbeek
followed with a jumper. Littlepage-Buggs scored repeatedly throughout the period, posting 12 points in the frame alone. Houston added two late baskets, but Baylor maintained an 18-point lead heading into the fourth.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16.1px;">Houston opened the fourth quarter with eight straight points and later narrowed the deficit to as few as nine points. Goryanova scored a fast-break
layup and followed it with a steal on the next possession, putting her stamp on the evening to stop Houston’s momentum.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16.1px;">Taliah Scott finished with 14 points, including the two second-quarter threes. Van Gytenbeek added eight points and seven assists, while Kiersten
Johnson contributed four points and four rebounds.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16.1px;">Baylor’s bench contributed 14 points, led by Abraham’s 10.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16.1px;">The Bears are back on the road this weekend, facing the No. 22 West Virginia Mountaineers in Hope Coliseum on Sunday afternoon before seeing Cincinnati
in Ohio on Feb. 4.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Baylor women's basketball is presented by Central National Bank, a family-owned, independent bank headquartered in Waco, Texas, that provides uniquely personal service while
simultaneously embracing the latest developments in banking technology.</span></p>
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