Ayoka Lee recorded game highs of 34 points and 12 rebounds and No. 10 Kansas State used an 11-0 run in overtime to pick up a 73-64 victory over No. 22 West Virginia on Wednesday night in Manhattan, Kan.
Lee made 12 of 17 shots from the field, and her free throw with four seconds left in regulation gave the Wildcats (23-4, 12-3 Big 12) a 58-56 edge before Jordan Harrison forced the extra session with a layup at the buzzer.
After the Mountaineers’ Lauren Fields canned a 3-pointer to make it 62-62 with 3:17 remaining in overtime, Kansas State took over. It rattled off the next 11 points, eight of which came from Lee, to build a 73-62 cushion that effectively sealed the victory.
Serena Sundell added 11 points for the Wildcats, who shot 47.2 percent overall to win for the third time in four games.
JJ Quinerly paced West Virginia (22-4, 11-4) with 23 points before fouling out in overtime. Kylee Blacksten had nine points and Fields had eight to go along with eight boards, but the Mountaineers saw a modest two-game winning streak come to an end.
No. 5 Texas 77, Texas Tech 72
Taylor Jones led four scorers in double figures with 19 points as the Longhorns held off the Red Raiders in Austin, Texas.
Amina Muhammad recorded a 16-point, 15-rebound double-double and Madison Booker (14 points) and DeYona Gaston (12) also played a large part in Texas’ seventh straight win.
Jasmine Shavers netted 27 points and Bailey Maupin tallied 22 for Texas Tech (16-12, 5-10 Big 12), which was within three with nine seconds to go after Shavers canned a trey. But Booker iced the game with a pair of free throws, allowing the Longhorns (25-3, 12-3) to hang on.
No. 24 Baylor 69, Kansas 61
Dre’Una Edwards came off the bench for 20 points, helping the Bears beat the Jayhawks in Waco, Texas.
Edwards went 9-for-15 from the floor and grabbed seven rebounds for Baylor (20-6, 9-6 Big 12). Jana Van Gytenbeek posted 11 points and Darianna Littlepage-Buggs followed with 10 as the Bears won back-to-back games for the first time since early January.
S’Mya Nichols made all 10 of her free-throw attempts en route to a game-high 23 points for Kansas (15-11, 8-7), which trailed by at least six for the entirety of the fourth quarter. The Jayhawks had won their previous five games.
–Field Level Media