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Griner goes for 30, Baylor women roll
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL By Jeff Latzke, AP Sports Writer
Brittney Griner had 30 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high seven assists to lead top-ranked Baylor to its 19th straight win Saturday night, 81-62 over No. 19 Oklahoma State.
The Lady Bears (20-1, 10-0 Big 12) took control with an 18-2 run immediately after coach Kim Mulkey called timeout and put her five starters back on the floor with 10:03 remaining, just after Liz Donohoe's scoop shot put Oklahoma State (15-5, 4-5) up 21-16.
Griner had three baskets and also assisted on a 3-pointer by Jordan Madden and a Kimetria Hayden's layup during the stretch, which featured two shot-clock violations by the Cowgirls.
Tiffany Bias chipped in 13 points and Brittney Martin had 12 rebounds for Oklahoma State.
Notre Dame 64, Cincinnati 42: Kayla McBride scored 17 of her 19 points in the first half and No. 2 Notre Dame Notre Dame (20-1, 8-0 Big East) jumped out to an early 23-point lead to beat Cincinnati (8-13, 0-8). Kayla Cook led the Bearcats with 12 points.
Connecticut 71, St. John's 65: Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis scored 19 points and Kelly Faris added 17 to help lead No. 3 Connecticut (20-1, 7-1 Big East) to a win over St. John's. Shenneika Smith led St. John's (10-10, 4-4) with 21 points.
Louisville 74, Georgetown 60: Antonita Slaughter scored 22 points and No. 12 Louisville 19-4, 7-2) held Georgetown's Sugar Rodgers to only six points in a win over the Hoyas.
Katie McCormick led the Hoyas (13-9, 4-5) with 21 points
Iowa State 67, Texas Tech 52: Chelsea Poppens had 18 points and nine rebounds to help No. 23 Iowa State (15-5, 6-4 Big 12) rally past Texas Tech.
Chynna Brown led the Red Raiders (16-6, 6-4) with 18 points and eight rebounds.n
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