West Virginia Mountaineers at Baylor Bears
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Littlepage-Buggs, Fontleroy lead No. 18 Baylor women past No. 22 West Virginia 65-58
Both teams came in averaging 77 points or better but it was an offensive struggle all day and when the Mountaineers scored six quick points to pull within 63-58, Baylor helped out with three turnovers. But on West Virginia's last gasp, the Bears stole the ball with just over 10 seconds to go.
West Virginia shot 32% (21 of 65), making just 5 of 23 from 3-point range (22%) but Baylor had 19 turnovers and despite an eight-rebound advantage, the Bears had three fewer offensive rebounds.
Littlepage-Buggs had 14 points and 10 rebounds, Fontleroy had 12 and 10. Aijha Blackwell also had 12 points for the Bears (18-5, 7-5 Big 12 Conference), who were coming off a 12-point loss at BYU and had lost 5 of 8. Dre'un Edwards added 10 points.
Ja'Naiya Quinerly had 13 points for the Mountaineers (20-3, 9-3) but the league's leading scorer was just 4 of 14. Jordan Harrison and Kyah Watson both had 12 points with Watson grabbing 15 rebounds.
Littlepage-Buggs hit a pair of jumpers and Fontleroy had a 3-pointer in a 9-0 run that was the difference in the first half. Jada Walker capped that run that made it 24-13 four minutes into the second quarter and the Bears took a 34-26 lead into halftime.
Littlepage-Buggs had 10 points and Baylor shot 50% (14 of 28). West Virginia shot 35.5% (11 of 31).
The Bears pushed the lead to 14 in a frigid third quarter for both teams before ending with a 49-38 lead. West Virginia was just 3 of 18 while Baylor was 5 of 12 and just 3 of 6 from the foul line.
West Virginia is at TCU on Tuesday. Baylor goes to No. 24 Oklahoma on Wednesday.
How can I watch Mountaineers vs. Bears?
- TV Channel: Mountaineers vs Bears 2021 College Basketball, week 14, is broadcasted on BIG12|ESPN+.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 58 - 65 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 58 - 65 |
| 4th 0:01 |  |
Darianna Littlepage-Buggs Defensive Rebound. | 58 - 65 |
| 4th 0:04 |  |
JJ Quinerly missed Three Point Jumper. | 58 - 65 |
| 4th 0:10 | |
West Virginia Timeout | 58 - 65 |
Statistics
 WVU |
BAY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-65 | FG | 25-52 |
| 32 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 5-23 | 3PT | 7-18 |
| 22 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 11-17 | FT | 8-14 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 57 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 13 | Assists | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 18 | Fouls | 17 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Location: Waco, TX
Attendance: 4,944 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |