BYU Cougars at Kansas Jayhawks
· Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship - 2nd Round
Franklin scores 20 points, Kansas pulls away in second half to beat BYU women in Big 12 Tournament
The Jayhawks (19-11) beat BYU (16-16) for the third time this season and won for the 10th time in their last 11 games in advancing to play second-seeded and No. 6-ranked Texas in Saturday's quarterfinals.
Wyvette Mayberry made all four of her 3-point attempts and scored 14 points for Kansas, which shot 55%. S’Mya Nichols added 13 points, Taiyanna Jackson 12 and Holly Kersgieter 11.
Amari Whiting led BYU with 13 points. Lauren Gustin collected her nation-best 30th double-double this season with 10 points and 17 rebounds but shot only 4 of 16.
BYU’s second-leading scorer, Kailey Woolston, sat out the second half with a left-knee injury after hitting all three of her 3-point attempts in the first half. The Cougars started 5 of 7 from the arc but were just 1 of 11 after that.
Leading 35-33 at halftime, Kansas shot 61.5% in the second half and held BYU to 28% after the Cougars shot 50% in the first half. The Jayhawks outscored BYU 20-10 off turnovers and 40-28 in the paint.
The Jayhawks outscored BYU 21-12 in the third quarter and scored the first 11 points of the fourth to take a 22-point lead.
BYU led 19-17 after the first quarter and had a six-point lead with three minutes left in the first half after a Lauren Davenport 3-pointer. Kansas took the lead with a 10-0 run behind six points from Franklin, who scored 14 points over the first two quarters. A bucket by Whiting, who had 11 points in the half, got BYU back within two at the break, 35-33.
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- TV Channel: Cougars vs Jayhawks 2021 College Basketball, week 18, is broadcasted on BIG12|ESPN+.
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Statistics
 BYU |
KU |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-51 | FG | 29-53 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 6-18 | 3PT | 6-14 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 7-13 | FT | 13-17 |
| 54 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 7 | Assists | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 0 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 16 | Fouls | 17 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 24 |
Game Information
Location: Kansas City, MO
Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech | 6-0 | - | 19-0 |
| TCU | 5-1 | 1 | 17-1 |
| Baylor | 5-1 | 1 | 16-3 |
| Oklahoma State | 4-2 | 2 | 15-4 |
| West Virginia | 4-2 | 2 | 14-4 |
| Utah | 4-2 | 2 | 13-5 |
| Arizona State | 3-2 | 2.5 | 16-2 |
| BYU | 3-2 | 2.5 | 14-3 |
| Colorado | 3-3 | 3 | 12-6 |
| Kansas State | 2-3 | 3.5 | 9-9 |
| Iowa State | 2-4 | 4 | 14-4 |
| Cincinnati | 2-4 | 4 | 7-11 |
| Arizona | 1-4 | 4.5 | 10-6 |
| Kansas | 1-5 | 5 | 11-7 |
| UCF | 1-5 | 5 | 9-8 |
| Houston | 0-6 | 6 | 6-11 |