Baylor Bears vs Oklahoma State Cowgirls
Vonleh pours in 37 points, No. 17 Baylor women dominate OT in 84-74 win over No. 21 Oklahoma State
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- — Aaronette Vonleh scored a career-high 37 points and No. 17 Baylor had three different players hit 3-pointers in overtime to lead the Bears into the Big 12 Conference Tournament championship game with an 84-74 win over No. 21 Oklahoma State on Saturday.
In a semifinal in which neither team led by more than nine points in regulation, the Bears were 5-of-8 shooting in overtime and Jade Walker hit four free throws in the last 30 seconds.
Baylor now faces No. 8 TCU in the championship game on Sunday. The two teams met on the last of the regular season with the Horned Frogs winning 51-48 for the league crown.
Walker had 12 points and Sarah Andrews had 11 points and both had 3s in overtime, along with Waiata Jennings. The second-seeded Bears (17-6) were 3 of 4 on 3s in OT and 6 of 19 for the game.
Stailee Heard scored 25 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the third-seeded Cowgirls (25-6), who won the regular-season meeting 84-61 on Jan. 1. Anna Gret Asi added 14 points and Micah Gray had 12.
The lead changed hands six times in the fourth quarter before freshman Jadyn Wooten made a pair of free throws with 1:10 to tie it at 66. Both teams missed on their last attempts.
Heard had 15 points and Vonleh 19 in the first half when Baylor took a 32-29 lead.
Baylor went up by nine twice in the third quarter before an 11-2 run, fueled by three 3s from Gray, pulled the Cowgirls even at 45. Kyla Abraham scored for Baylor on the next possession produced a 64-52 lead going into the fourth quarter.
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Game Information
Kansas City, MO
Referee:Jesse Dickerson
Referee:Nykesha Thompson
Referee:In'Fini Robinson
2025-26 Standings
| Big 12 ConferenceBig 12 Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech | 5-0 | - | 18-0 |
| TCU | 4-1 | 1 | 16-1 |
| Baylor | 4-1 | 1 | 15-3 |
| West Virginia | 4-1 | 1 | 14-3 |
| Utah | 4-1 | 1 | 13-4 |
| Arizona State | 3-2 | 2 | 16-2 |
| BYU | 3-2 | 2 | 14-3 |
| Oklahoma State | 3-2 | 2 | 14-4 |
| Iowa State | 2-3 | 3 | 14-3 |
| Colorado | 2-3 | 3 | 11-6 |
| Kansas State | 2-3 | 3 | 9-9 |
| Kansas | 1-4 | 4 | 11-6 |
| Arizona | 1-4 | 4 | 10-6 |
| UCF | 1-4 | 4 | 9-7 |
| Cincinnati | 1-4 | 4 | 6-11 |
| Houston | 0-5 | 5 | 6-10 |
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