No. 1 Baylor women beat UT for outright Big 12

  • By STEPHEN HAWKINS

  • Posted: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 7:00 a.m.
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WACO -- Brittney Griner had 18 points with 10 rebounds and top-ranked Baylor claimed the outright Big 12 title with an 80-59 victory over Texas on Tuesday night.

Griner's 40th career double-double came in her 100th game at Baylor.

After a pregame ceremony when the 6-foot-8 junior phenom was recognized for becoming Baylor's fourth 2,000-point career scorer earlier this season, Griner put the Lady Bears ahead to stay with layup only 31 seconds into the game.

The Lady Bears (28-0, 15-0) clinched a share of the title with a win over Texas Tech on Saturday night, when they cut down the nets and got championship T-shirts in a full-scale celebration for their second consecutive Big 12 regular season title and third overall.

After beating Texas (15-12, 5-10) to ensure they wouldn't have to share the title, the reaction by the Lady Bears was much more subdued.

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