West Virginia’s Madisen Smith (player) and Baylor’s Darianna Littlepage-Buggs (freshman) were voted for Big 12 women’s basketball weekly awards for the final week of the regular season.
 
Smith averaged 26.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and shot 53.1 percent from the field to lead the Mountaineers to two victories. Against Oklahoma State, the Greenville, South Carolina native scored 22 points, while making 8 of her 14 field goal attempts in the 71-67 victory. The senior guard had a career-high 30 points at Baylor, leading WVU to a 63-52 win. She added eight rebounds and seven assists in the game. It is the first Player of the Week honor of her career, having been awarded with Freshman of the Week three times in 2019.
 
Littlepage-Buggs earned her eighth Freshman of the Week honor, which moves her into sole possession of second-most in Big 12 history. The Edmond, Oklahoma native had 19 points and 13 rebounds as the Bears secured their fifth Top 25 win of the season, defeating Texas 63-54. The forward followed up that performance with 11 points and a team-high seven rebounds against West Virginia to close the regular season. She finished the week averaging a double-double with 15.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game.