Box Score  71
BAYLOR
(16-1, 5-0) | | 1ST | 2ND | F |  | 40 | 31 | 71 |  | 31 | 32 | 63 |
Box Score | Notes Lawrence, Kan. ? Attendance: 3,449 |  63
KANSAS
(9-9, 0-5) |
THE RUNDOWN
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - Nina Davis had 24 points and 14 rebounds, Imani Wright added 16 points and No. 3 Baylor held off the pesky Kansas Jayhawks to win 71-63 on Saturday.
Chelsea Gardner added 17 points and freshman Lauren Aldridge finished with 14 points for Kansas (9-9, 0-5).
Baylor (16-1, 5-0) charged out to a 6-0 lead to start the game, with the first four points of the game coming from Niya Johnson. Kansas would cut Baylor's lead to three with a three-point bucket from Terriell Bradley, but that was the closest Kansas would come until later in the first half.
With nine minutes left in the first half, Wright drove home a layup that spurred an 11-2 run that put Kansas down by 11 points.
Kansas had some life after freshman Lauren Aldridge hit a 3-pointer with three minutes left to play, but Baylor took the momentum to the locker room after Davis hit her second free throw before time expired.
That momentum didn't last long. Baylor started out the second half shooting 1 of 7, while Kansas shot a perfect 3 of 3, cutting the once 12-point deficit to four.
The Lady Bears and the Jayhawks went shot for shot from the charity stripe, with Baylor's lead going between five and seven points.
Once Kansas had Baylor's lead dwindled down to at least six, it stayed below that mark for the majority of the remainder of the game.
Halfway through the second half, Kansas darted on a 7-2 run, capped by a jumper from Gardner that put Baylor up by just one.
Baylor quickly regrouped and extended its lead to four, and locked down on defense.
Any hope of Kansas pulling off the upset ended as Gardner fouled out with three minutes left to play, and when Manning-Allen fouled out with 1:30 remaining.
Once they were off the court, Kansas couldn't regain its footing.
Kansas continues its conference woes. The loss to Baylor was its sixth straight conference loss, dating back to last season.
With the win over Kansas, Baylor is on a 15-game win streak.
Baylor hosts Texas on Monday.
HIGHLIGHTS
? Baylor extended its win streak to 15 games.
? Baylor shot 61.5 percent (16-26), in the first half. It was the highest first half shooting percentage of the season, topping the 60.5 percent vs. Stetson.
? Baylor shot a season-high 60.0 percent (3-5) from the 3-point line.
? Nina Davis finished with 24 points marking the 47th time in her career to reach double figures in scoring, and she has scored at least 10 in all 17 games this season. Davis was in double-digits by halftime for the eighth time this season with 11.
? Davis tallied 14 rebounds, her sixth double-digit rebounding effort of the season and 19th of her career.
? Davis (24 pts.) scores over 20 points for the 10th time this season, 15th time in her career.
? Davis (24p/14r) tallied her sixth double-double of the season and 18th of her career.
? Imani Wright finished with 16 points marking the 11th time this season she's scored on double figures and 17th of her career. With 12 in the first half, she was in doubles digits by halftime for the fifth time this year.
STAT OF THE GAME
24: Points for Nina Davis, a game-high.
TWEET OF THE GAME
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor hosts Texas Monday for the #StripeFerrell game at 5:30 p.m. CT on FS1.
