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Postgame Notes

March 8, 2006

GAME 7: #2 BAYLOR 79, #7 KANSAS STATE 74 (OT)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 2006 - 6:00 PM
REUNION ARENA - DALLAS, TX

CHAMPIONSHIP NOTES:

  • The #2 seed is 7-0 against #7 seeds and 10-0 overall in the second round.
  • Baylor is 4-3 in second-round games and 11-8 overall in the Big 12 Championship.
  • Kansas State is 5-3 in second-round games and 11-10 overall in the Big 12 Championship.
  • Baylor and Kansas State split their four previous meetings (2-2) in the Big 12 Championship. Most recently, Baylor defeated Kansas State, 68-55, in last year's Big 12 Championship title game
  • Baylor has one Big 12 Championship title (2005).
  • Baylor has now won 11 Big 12 Championship games.
  • Head coach Kim Mulkey-Robertson owns the highest winning percentage (.714, 10-4) for a coach in Big 12 Championship history.
  • Just the second overtime game in Big 12 Championship history; the previous overtime game also featured these two teams when Kansas State beat Baylor, 71-66, in a 1998 first-round game.
  • Both teams attempted 74 field goals, which places them in a tie for fifth-most attempts by a team in a Big 12 Championship game.
  • Baylor's 56 total rebounds are the most rebounds by a team in a Big 12 Championship game; 35 defensive rebounds are the third-most by a team in a game; 21 offensive rebounds are tied for the sixth-most by a team in a game.
  • Sophia Young becomes the all-time leading scorer in Big 12 Championship history with 201 career points.
  • Sophia Young's 35 points are the second-highest by a player in a Big 12 Championship game.
  • Sophia Young now has the second-highest scoring average for a player in Big 12 Championship history with a 22.3 scoring average.
  • Sophia Young's fifth career double-double in Big 12 Championship play is the second-most by a player in league tournament history.
  • Sophia Young moves into third on the Big 12 Championship career rebounding list with 91 career rebounds in Championship play.
  • Young's 14 field goals are the second-most by a player in a Big 12 Championship game.
  • Young's 32 field goal attempts betters the all-time Championship high mark set earlier today by Oklahoma's Courtney Paris.
  • Shalee Lehning's nine assists are tied for the eighth-most by a player in a Big 12 Championship game.
  • Kansas State's 27 attempts from behind the three-point line are tied for seventh-most by a team in a Big 12 Championship game.
  • Baylor advances to play the winner of the Texas A&M/Nebraska game in tomorrow's semifinals.

TEAM NOTES:

BAYLOR (23-5)

  • Led at the half for the 22nd time this season; is 20-2 when ahead at halftime.

  • F Sophia Young (Sr.)
    • Became the Big 12's all-time leading scorer, surpassing the mark set last season by Kendra Wecker (KSU); has 2,366 career points.
    • Has double-digit scoring in 74 consecutive games; finished with 35 points.
    • Recorded 20 or more points for the 17th time this season; 5th straight game with at least 20 points.
    • Had 15th double-double of the season; finished with 35 points and 12 rebounds.

  • F Abiola Wabara (Jr.)
    • Scored in double digits for the 11th time this season; finished with 14 points.

  • G Chameka Scott (Sr.)
    • Scored in double figures for the 14th time this season; finished with 13 points.
    • Pulled down double-figure rebounds for the fifth time this season; finished with 10 rebounds.
    • Recorded fourth double-double of the season.

  • G Angela Tisdale (Soph.)
    • Had seven or more assists for the 11th time this season; finished with seven assists.

KANSAS STATE (19-10)

  • Trailed at halftime for the 8th time this season; is 3-5 when behind at the half.

  • G/F Claire Coggins (Jr.)
    • Scored in double digits for 20th time this season, fifth straight. Finished with 18 points.

  • F Marlies Gipson (Fr.)
    • Scored in double digits for the 13th time this season; finished with 11 points.
    • Pulled down 10 or more rebounds for the third time this season; finished with 11 rebounds.
    • Recorded second double-double of the season.

  • C Jessica McFarland (Sr.)
    • Scored double-digit points for the 9th time this season; matched a career high with 15 points.

  • G Kimberly Dietz (Soph.)
    • Scored in double digits for the 13th time this season; finished with a team-high 19 points.

  • G Shalee Lehning (Fr.)
    • Dished out nine or more assists for the 7th time this season; finished with nine assists.