Odyssey Sims overcomes ankle injury, leads Baylor to Big 12 title
Odyssey Sims overcame an ankle injury and scored 19 points to help No. 9 Baylor defeat No. 7 West Virginia 74-71 Monday night in the Big 12 women's championship game.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
West Virginia Mountaineers
71
Baylor Bears
74
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WVU | 32 | 39 | 71 |
| BAY | 38 | 36 | 74 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/13/26 | vs Northwestern Wildcats | W 66-53 | NCAAW |
| 11/8/26 | @ Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | W 81-63 | NCAAW |
| 11/5/26 | vs George Washington Revolutionaries | W 78-66 | NCAAW |
| 11/3/26 | vs Rhode Island Rams | W 68-64 | NCAAW |
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Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:05 71-74
Niya Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:05 71-73
Niya Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:05 71-72
Foul on Asya Bussie.
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LayUpShot 0:06 71-72
Linda Stepney made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:21 69-72
Niya Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:21 69-71
Niya Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:21 69-70
Foul on Bria Holmes.
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JumpShot 0:52 69-70
Odyssey Sims made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 1:46 69-68
Linda Stepney made Layup.
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LayUpShot 2:06 67-68
Niya Johnson made Layup.
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LayUpShot 2:24 67-66
Averee Fields made Layup.
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LayUpShot 2:42 65-66
Odyssey Sims made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:14 65-64
Taylor Palmer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christal Caldwell.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:53 62-64
Khadijiah Cave made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:53 62-63
Foul on Linda Stepney.
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LayUpShot 4:49 62-63
Khadijiah Cave made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 5:38 62-61
Foul on Bria Holmes.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:58 62-61
Asya Bussie made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:58 61-61
Foul on Sune Agbuke.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:24 61-61
Odyssey Sims made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:24 61-60
Odyssey Sims made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:24 61-59
Foul on Bria Holmes.
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PersonalFoul 6:38 61-59
Foul on Bria Holmes.
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LayUpShot 6:42 61-59
Sune Agbuke made Layup. Assisted by Niya Johnson.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:00 61-57
Linda Stepney made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:00 60-57
Linda Stepney made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:00 59-57
Foul on Niya Johnson.
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LayUpShot 7:32 59-57
Khadijiah Cave made Layup. Assisted by Makenzie Robertson.
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JumpShot 7:54 59-55
Averee Fields made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 8:20 57-55
Foul on Christal Caldwell.
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LayUpShot 8:48 57-55
Odyssey Sims made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:16 57-53
Averee Fields made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:16 56-53
Foul on Nina Davis.
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JumpShot 9:30 56-53
Sune Agbuke made Jumper. Assisted by Niya Johnson.
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LayUpShot 9:48 56-51
Averee Fields made Layup.
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LayUpShot 10:02 54-51
Christal Caldwell made Layup.
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JumpShot 10:45 52-51
Niya Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Odyssey Sims.
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PersonalFoul 10:51 52-49
Foul on Averee Fields.
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PersonalFoul 11:02 52-49
Foul on Christal Caldwell.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:56 52-49
Bria Holmes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Asya Bussie.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:40 49-49
Averee Fields made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:40 48-49
Foul on Khadijiah Cave.
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PersonalFoul 12:52 48-49
Foul on Odyssey Sims.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:08 48-49
Bria Holmes made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:08 47-49
Bria Holmes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:08 46-49
Foul on Imani Wright.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:10 46-49
Odyssey Sims made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sune Agbuke.
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LayUpShot 14:16 46-46
Asya Bussie made Layup. Assisted by Linda Stepney.
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PersonalFoul 14:34 44-46
Foul on Taylor Palmer.
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JumpShot 14:59 44-46
Linda Stepney made Jumper. Assisted by Taylor Palmer.
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PersonalFoul 15:12 42-46
Foul on Nina Davis.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:29 42-46
Asya Bussie made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:29 41-46
Asya Bussie made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 15:29 40-46
Foul on Sune Agbuke.
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LayUpShot 15:40 40-46
Niya Johnson made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:37 40-44
Christal Caldwell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:37 39-44
Christal Caldwell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 17:37 38-44
Foul on Niya Johnson.
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PersonalFoul 18:03 38-44
Foul on Makenzie Robertson.
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LayUpShot 18:20 38-44
Nina Davis made Layup.
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End Game 0:00 71-74
End of Game
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:02 71-74
Baylor Deadball Team Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:02 71-74
Linda Stepney missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:05 71-74
Niya Johnson made Free Throw.
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ShortTimeOut 0:05 71-73
West Virginia Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:05 71-73
Niya Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:05 71-72
Foul on Asya Bussie.
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ShortTimeOut 0:06 71-72
West Virginia Timeout
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LayUpShot 0:06 71-72
Linda Stepney made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 0:11 69-72
Asya Bussie Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:11 69-72
Christal Caldwell missed Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 0:21 69-72
Baylor Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:21 69-72
Niya Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:21 69-71
Niya Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:21 69-70
Foul on Bria Holmes.
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Steal 0:36 69-70
Niya Johnson Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:36 69-70
Averee Fields Turnover.
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JumpShot 0:52 69-70
Odyssey Sims made Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:07 69-68
Baylor Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:07 69-68
Bria Holmes missed Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 1:19 69-68
West Virginia Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 1:27 69-68
Taylor Palmer Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:27 69-68
Makenzie Robertson missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 1:46 69-68
Linda Stepney made Layup.
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ShortTimeOut 2:00 67-68
Baylor Timeout
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LayUpShot 2:06 67-68
Niya Johnson made Layup.
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LayUpShot 2:24 67-66
Averee Fields made Layup.
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LayUpShot 2:42 65-66
Odyssey Sims made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 2:54 65-64
Odyssey Sims Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:54 65-64
Odyssey Sims missed Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:14 65-64
Taylor Palmer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christal Caldwell.
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Offensive Rebound 3:19 62-64
Linda Stepney Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:19 62-64
Taylor Palmer missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 3:35 62-64
Averee Fields Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:35 62-64
Averee Fields missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:53 62-64
West Virginia Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:53 62-64
Khadijiah Cave missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:53 62-64
Khadijiah Cave made Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:53 62-63
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 3:53 62-63
Foul on Linda Stepney.
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Team Stats
WVU
BAY
24-55
FG
28-59
44
Field Goal %
47
5-13
3PT
2-12
38
Three Point %
17
18-24
FT
16-21
75
Free Throw %
76
31
Rebounds
35
12
Offensive Rebounds
14
19
Defensive Rebounds
21
7
Assists
13
7
Steals
6
1
Blocks
4
16
Turnovers
15
0
Team Turnovers
0
16
Total Turnovers
15
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
19
Fouls
17
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