Baylor Bears at West Virginia Mountaineers
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Kierra Wheeler's double-double helps No. 22 West Virginia women upend No. 14 Baylor 70-60
The loss potentially knocked Baylor (19-4, 8-2 Big 12) out of first place in the Big 12 but the Lady Bears got good news later in the day when No. 21 Texas Tech defeated No. 12 TCU 62-60. Baylor and TCU remain tied for first place.
West Virginia extended a six-point halftime lead to 14 points late in the third quarter when Sydney Shaw hit a 3-pointer for a 47-33 lead. The Mountaineers allowed only three field goals in the third, one of them a buzzer-beating layup by Darianna Littlepage-Buggs that made it 47-37 heading to the fourth quarter.
A jumper by Wheeler had the Mountaineers up 53-39 with 7 1/2 minutes remaining, but Littlepage-Buggs drained a 3-pointer and a series of free throws by Taliah Scott and Bella Fontleroy had the Lady Bears within 53-48 a couple of minutes later.
Near the four-minute mark, Shaw nailed her second 3 of the quarter, Gia Cooke followed with a layup a minute later and West Virginia was up 60-49. The Mountaineers led by at least 10 points the rest of the game.
At one point late in the fourth quarter Baylor was 1-for-11 shooting but 9 for 11 at the free-throw line.
For the game, Baylor shot 30% from the field but made 27 of 32 free throws. Both Scott and Fontleroy made 9 of 10 free throws.
Cooke scored 14 points and Shaw added 10 for West Virginia (18-5, 8-3 Big 12).
Scott scored 18, Fontleroy 14 and Littlepage-Buggs 12 for Baylor.
Fifteen of West Virginia’s first 23 points followed Baylor turnovers.
West Virginia: at Colorado on Wednesday
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 60 - 70 |
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End of 4th Quarter | 60 - 70 |
| 4th 0:10 |  |
West Virginia Timeout | 60 - 70 |
| 4th 0:10 |  |
Marcayla Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 60 - 70 |
| 4th 0:10 | |
Marcayla Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2 | 59 - 70 |
Statistics
 BAY |
WVU |
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|---|---|---|
| 14-47 | FG | 24-70 |
| 30 | Field Goal % | 34 |
| 5-18 | 3PT | 5-18 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 28 |
| 27-32 | FT | 17-20 |
| 84 | Free Throw % | 85 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 7 | Assists | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
| 30 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 30 | Total Turnovers | 21 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 38 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 8 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 23 | Fouls | 25 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 15 |
| 3 | Lead Changes | 3 |
| 22 | Percent Led | 74 |
Game Information
Location: Morgantown, WV
Attendance: 6,034 | 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 |