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01/27 21:19 CST No. 14 Baylor women hold off Houston 82-66 for 8th straight win
No. 14 Baylor women hold off Houston 82-66 for 8th straight win
WACO, Texas (AP) --- Darianna Littlepage-Buggs scored 25 points, Bella
Fontleroy added a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 14
Baylor held off Houston's late surge for an 82-66 victory on Tuesday night for
the Bears' eighth straight win.
Houston had trailed by double digits since midway through the second quarter
but used a 14-6 run to cut the deficit to 71-64 with 5:17 remaining. Baylor
scored the next 11 points to seal it.
Littlepage-Buggs shot 10 of 11 from the floor, 5 of 6 for the line and grabbed
eight rebounds. Fontleroy made three of the Bears' six 3-pointers. Taliah Scott
added 14 points and Kyla Abraham scored 10 for Baylor (19-3, 8-1 Big 12).
Kyndall Hunter Amirah and Abdur-Rahim Houston scored 17 points apiece for
Houston (6-14, 0-9). Briana Peguero chipped in with 14 points and had seven
assists.
Scott's 3-pointer stretched Baylor's lead to 25-13 with 6:54 remaining in the
second quarter. The Bears had their largest lead, 58-37, with 1:43 to play in
the third quarter.
Baylor is 5-0 against Houston in Big 12 play.
Up next Houston: Host Cincinnati on Sunday. Baylor: At No. 22 West Virginia on Sunday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP women's college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball |
