March 11, 2011
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#3/3 BAYLOR 86, KANSAS STATE 53
MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM • KANSAS CITY, MO.
MARCH 11, 2011 • ATTENDANCE: 4,852
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
• Baylor is now 14-8 against Kansas State, including 4-3 on neutral courts, BU has won the last 10 games between the two schools.
• Baylor advances to the Big 12 Championship finals for the fifth time (2002, '04, '05, '09) and is 2-2 in such games.
• Baylor, at 30-2, has now won at least 30 games in two seasons under Coach Mulkey and six seasons overall. Four of BU's 30-win seasons came before the sport was recognized as an NCAA Championship sport.
TEAM NOTES
• Baylor hasn't allowed an opponent to shoot 50 percent in 169-straight games, dating back to March 25, 2006 against Maryland.
• BU shot a season-high 70 percent (7-10) from 3-point range.
• Baylor is now 5-2 in semifinal games and is 19-12 all told in Big 12 Championship games, including 18-8 under head coach Kim Mulkey.
• The Lady Bears hauled down 50-plus rebounds (52) for the seventh time this season.
• Baylor's 52 rebounds are a Big 12 Championship semifinal record and are tied for fifth in all-time Big 12 Championship games.
• Baylor's 23 assists ranks Fourth in Big 12 Championship semifinal history.
• BU's 70 percent (7-10) from beyond the arch is the best 3-point shooting mark in Big 12 Championship semifinal history and is tied for third all-time in Big 12 history.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
• Brittney Griner (21 pts.) has scored in double-figures in 65-of-66 career games, including all 32 this season. She also recorded her 21st 20+ point performance of the season and 37th of her career.
• Griner (1,358 pts.) moved to No. 14 on BU career scoring chart, passing Toya Ellis' (1995-99) 1,344 points.
• Odyssey Sims (14 pts) registered her 22nd double-figure point performance of the season.
• Destiny Williams'18 points represent her ninth double figure scoring game of the season.
• Jordan Madden dished out a career-high five assists.
