WBB: Baylor 63, No. 12 Texas 54

[Hild, Shelby]

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Game book attached.

Baylor (19-10, 10-7 Big 12) 63, No. 12 Texas (22-8, 13-4 Big 12) 54
Austin, Texas (Moody Center)
Monday, Feb. 27, 2023


  *   The Baylor women’s basketball team picked up its fifth top-25 win of the season on Monday, powering past No. 12 Texas on the road, 63-54.
  *   With the victory the Bears snapped the Longhorns’ 12-game home win streak.
  *   Baylor is one of just four schools in the country to play at least 11 games against AP Top-25 opponents this season.
  *   The Bears became the 11th program in the nation to win at least five games against the AP Top-25 and the only school in the Big 12 to collect five wins over top-25 foes.
  *   The 54 points scored by Texas marked a season low, as the Longhorns were averaging 75.3 points per game going into Monday’s contest.
  *   Three Bears finished in double figures led by Darianna Littlepage-Buggs, who finished with 19 points, going 9-for-18 from the floor, in 39 minutes off the bench. She scored 15 of her 19 in the opening half.
  *   The seven-time Big 12 Freshman of the Week added a team-leading 13 rebounds for her 14th double-double of the season and 10th in league play.
  *   Sarah Andrews reached double-figure scoring for the 23rd time this season, registering 17 points. She grabbed seven rebounds and tallied a pair of steals in 40 minutes of action.
  *   For the third time in five games, and 64th time in her career, Ja’Mee Asberry finished in double digits, adding 10 to go with four rebounds, three assists and two steals.
  *   For the fifth-straight game, Jaden Owens led the Bears in assists, dishing out seven.
  *   In 10 minutes off the bench, freshman Kyla Abraham matched her career-high with six points.

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Shelby Hild | Director of Communications (WBB, WTEN)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-405-7591

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