Baylor Easily Handles California
March 20, 2017
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FINAL |
| California |
12 |
8 |
15 |
11 |
46 |
| Baylor |
17 |
23 |
25 |
21 |
86 |
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| Quick Stats |
CAL |
BU |
| Points |
46 |
86 |
| FG Made - Attempted |
17-58 |
34-71 |
| FG Percentage |
.293 |
.479 |
| 3PT Made - Attempted |
3-13 |
6-17 |
| 3PT Percentage |
.231 |
.353 |
| FT Made - Attempted |
9-11 |
12-19 |
| FT Percentage |
.818 |
.632 |
| Rebounds |
36 |
47 |
| Turnovers |
24 |
13 |
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| Statistical Leaders |
| California |
Pts |
Rbs |
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Blk |
| Kristine Anigwe |
20 |
11 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Courtney Range |
8 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Baylor |
Pts |
Rbs |
Asst |
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Blk |
| Alexis Prince |
16 |
5 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
| Nina Davis |
16 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
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WACO, Texas (AP) — Alexis Prince and Nina Davis each scored 16 points and the Baylor women are going to the Sweet 16 for the ninth year in a row after an 86-46 win over California on Monday night.
Davis, one of four Baylor seniors, also had six rebounds and five assists in her last game at the Ferrell Center, where the top-seeded Lady Bears have won 12 consecutive NCAA Tournament games. Prince added five rebounds and six assists, while Kristy Wallace had 10 points and nine assists.
Baylor (32-3) took control with a 13-0 run in the second quarter, including freshman Natalie Chou hitting consecutive 3-pointers in a 17-second span during which coach Kim Mulkey emphatically pumped her fists. After a California timeout and then a missed shot, Prince hit a run-ending jumper that put Baylor up 35-16.
Kristine Anigwe had 20 points and 11 rebounds for ninth-seeded California (20-14), which for the second time in five seasons lost a second-round NCAA Tournament game against the Big 12 champions on their home court. After their 12th consecutive NCAA Tournament victory at home, including that record-setting 119-30 win over Texas Southern on Saturday, the Lady Bears are headed to Oklahoma City for their third Sweet 16 matchup against Louisville in nine seasons. The fourth-seeded Cardinals advanced with a 75-64 victory at home earlier Monday over fifth-seeded Tennessee.
There were six lead changes between Baylor and Cal in the first 3 minutes of their game, including five baskets scored in a 45-second span. But Davis' strong drive for a layup put the homestanding Bears up 8-7, and started a 9-0 run.
California had a longer scoring drought in the second quarter, going 6 1/2 minutes between their only field goals of the quarter while Baylor put the crowd and its coach into a frenzy.
Wallace had the ball and moved to the right side, near Chou, and motioned the freshman to move to the other corner. A couple of passes later, Chou buried the long shot from in front of the Cal bench, and then on the next trip down the court hit a 3 from the right wing.