Houston Cougars at Baylor Bears
· NCAA Women's Basketball
No. 14 Baylor women hold off Houston 82-66 for 8th straight win
Houston had trailed by double digits since midway through the second quarter but used a 14-6 run to cut the deficit to 71-64 with 5:17 remaining. Baylor scored the next 11 points to seal it.
Littlepage-Buggs shot 10 of 11 from the floor, 5 of 6 for the line and grabbed eight rebounds. Fontleroy made three of the Bears' six 3-pointers. Taliah Scott added 14 points and Kyla Abraham scored 10 for Baylor (19-3, 8-1 Big 12).
Kyndall Hunter Amirah and Abdur-Rahim Houston scored 17 points apiece for Houston (6-14, 0-9). Briana Peguero chipped in with 14 points and had seven assists.
Scott's 3-pointer stretched Baylor's lead to 25-13 with 6:54 remaining in the second quarter. The Bears had their largest lead, 58-37, with 1:43 to play in the third quarter.
Baylor is 5-0 against Houston in Big 12 play.
Baylor: At No. 22 West Virginia on Sunday.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 66 - 82 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 66 - 82 |
| 4th 0:23 |  |
Briana Peguero makes free throw 2 of 2 | 66 - 82 |
| 4th 0:23 | |
Briana Peguero makes free throw 1 of 2 | 65 - 82 |
| 4th 0:23 |  |
Foul on Ines Goryanova. | 64 - 82 |
Statistics
 HOU |
BAY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-55 | FG | 31-59 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 6-20 | 3PT | 6-16 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 14-17 | FT | 14-19 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 25 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 9 | Assists | 21 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 20 | Fouls | 15 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 22 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 99 |
Game Information
Location: Waco, TX
Attendance: 3,438 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 11-3 | - | 21-5 |
| TCU | 10-3 | 0.5 | 22-4 |
| Baylor | 10-3 | 0.5 | 21-5 |
| Texas Tech | 10-4 | 1 | 23-4 |
| Oklahoma State | 9-5 | 2 | 20-7 |
| Colorado | 9-5 | 2 | 18-8 |
| Arizona State | 8-6 | 3 | 21-6 |
| Utah | 8-6 | 3 | 17-9 |
| Iowa State | 7-6 | 3.5 | 19-6 |
| Kansas State | 7-6 | 3.5 | 14-12 |
| BYU | 6-8 | 5 | 17-9 |
| Kansas | 6-9 | 5.5 | 16-11 |
| Cincinnati | 4-10 | 7 | 9-17 |
| UCF | 2-11 | 8.5 | 10-14 |
| Arizona | 2-12 | 9 | 11-14 |
| Houston | 1-13 | 10 | 7-18 |