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02/07 19:38 CST No. 15 Baylor women beat Arizona State 67-64
No. 15 Baylor women beat Arizona State 67-64
WACO, Texas (AP) --- Taliah Scott scored 17 points and No. 15 Baylor held off
Arizona State for a 67-64 victory on Saturday night.
Gabby Elliott's jumper pulled Arizona State to 65-64 with 15 seconds left. Jana
Van Gytenbeek answered with a pair of free throws for Baylor before the Sun
Devils committed a turnover on their final possession.
Arizona State used a 12-2 run for its only lead of the second half, 44-43, with
three minutes left in the third quarter, but Baylor took a 53-48 advantage into
the fourth.
The Sun Devils tied it twice more before the Bears took the lead for good on a
pair of Kayla Nelms' free throws with 5:43 to play.
Scott missed 10 of 14 field-goal attempts but made two 3-pointers and hit all
seven of her free-throw attempts. Van Gytenbeek finished with 13 points and
Nelms scored 12 for Baylor (21-4, 10-2 Big 12). Darianna Littlepage-Buggs
grabbed 12 rebounds to go with six points.
Elliott scored 25 points on 9-of-17 shooting to lead Arizona State (19-6, 6-6).
Jyah LoVett added 16 points.
Arizona State trailed for most of the first half, but LoVett's jumper tied it
26-all before Scott's three free throws put Baylor up 29-26 at the break.
Baylor is 2-0 in the series since Arizona State joined the Big 12 Conference
and 6-0 overall.
Up next
Arizona State: hosts Utah on Wednesday.
Baylor: at home against No. 14 TCU on Thursday.
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