Baylor Bears @ Utah Utes
Scott scores 14 as No. 18 Baylor women beat Utah 61-45
SALT LAKE CITY -- — Taliah Scott scored 14 points to lead No. 18 Baylor to a 61-45 victory over Utah on Wednesday night.
Scott was 5-of-21 shooting and 3 of 9 from behind the arc for the Bears (16-3, 5-1 Big 12) Darianna Littlepage-Buggs had 11 points and nine rebounds. Jana Van Gytenbeek had 10 points and six assists. Kiersten Johnson added nine rebounds.
Chyra Evans posted a 14-point, 11-rebound double-double for the Utes (13-5, 4-2), while Lani White had 14 points and eight rebounds.
The Bears took a 35-24 lead into the half after closing on 10-0 run over the final three minutes. Jana Van Gytenbeek led with eight first-half points. Baylor opened the second half on a 14-4 run. The Utes had an 8-2 run in the third quarter to cut the deficit to 10 points but they never got closer than that.
The Utes were held to 26% shooting (16 of 61) and 12% from 3-point range (3 of 25).
Baylor faces BYU on the road on Saturday.
Utah will face Houston on the road on Saturday.
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Game Information
Salt Lake City, UT
Referee:Jeff Wooten
Referee:Michol Murray
Referee:Tiara Cruse
2025-26 Standings
| Big 12 Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCU | 9-2 | - | 21-3 |
| Baylor | 9-2 | - | 20-4 |
| West Virginia | 9-3 | 0.5 | 19-5 |
| Texas Tech | 8-3 | 1 | 21-3 |
| Oklahoma State | 7-4 | 2 | 18-6 |
| Utah | 7-4 | 2 | 16-7 |
| Arizona State | 6-5 | 3 | 19-5 |
| Iowa State | 6-5 | 3 | 18-5 |
| Colorado | 6-5 | 3 | 15-8 |
| BYU | 5-6 | 4 | 16-7 |
| Kansas State | 5-6 | 4 | 12-12 |
| Kansas | 4-8 | 5.5 | 14-10 |
| Cincinnati | 3-8 | 6 | 8-15 |
| Arizona | 2-9 | 7 | 11-11 |
| UCF | 2-9 | 7 | 10-12 |
| Houston | 1-10 | 8 | 7-15 |
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