No. 1 Baylor women beat Oklahoma State for 19th straight win

WACO, Texas (AP) — Kalani Brown had 14 points and 13 rebounds in her last regular-season home game for No. 1 Baylor and the Big 12 champion Lady Bears beat Oklahoma State 76-44 on Saturday for their 19th straight victory.

Baylor (27-1, 17-0 Big 12) had its lowest-scoring half in conference play this season while taking a 25-20 lead. Brown scored six points as the Lady Bears put together an 11-0 run right out of the break. They outscored Oklahoma State 51-24 in the second half.

Juicy Landrum also had 14 points to help Baylor run its Big 12 regular-season winning streak to 40, four short of the league record the Lady Bears set from 2011-14. They have won 37 home games in a row overall.

Vivian Gray scored 23 points for Oklahoma State (14-14, 5-12).

NO. 2 UCONN 83, HOUSTON 61

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Napheesa Collier had 29 points and nine rebounds to lead UConn on senior day.

Fellow senior Katie Lou Samuelson scored 11 points for UConn (27-2, 15-0 American) before injuring her back in a collision diving for a loose ball in the second quarter. She returned to start the second half but struggled with muscle spasms and was pulled after the first minute.

Jasmyne Harris, Octavia Barnes and Dorian Branch each had 14 points for Houston (15-13, 9-6).

NO. 8 MARYLAND 71, ILLINOIS 62

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Freshman Taylor Mikesell scored 20 points, Stephanie Jones had 14 points and nine rebounds and Maryland beat Illinois to lock up the Big Ten regular-season title.

Having already clinched at least a share of the conference crown, the Terrapins (26-3, 15-3) eliminated Iowa to secure the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten Tournament. Maryland has either won or shared the regular season title in four of its five years in the conference.

Alex Wittinger had 20 points and 11 rebounds for (10-19, 2-16).

NO. 24 RICE 78, LOUISIANA TECH 42

HOUSTON (AP) — Erica Ogwumike had 18 points with 14 rebounds, five assists and two steals and Rice used a 21-0 run in the first half to roll past Louisiana Tech, extending its school-record winning streak to 17 games.

Nichole Iademarco went 6 of 8 from 3-point range and also scored 18 points for the Owls (24-3, 15-0 Conference USA). The Lady Techsters (14-14, 6-9) were 2 of 15 in the first quarter and missed 14 straight shots during Rice’s run.