Baylor, Kansas State Postgame Notes
3/5/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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Sunday, March 5, 2017
Chesapeake Energy Arena (Oklahoma City, Okla.)
Attendance: 3,475
BAYLOR POSTGAME NOTES
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
- With the win, Baylor secured its 30th win for the seventh season in a row and eighth time overall under head coach Kim Mulkey.
- The Lady Bears advance to their seventh-straight Big 12 Championship final and their 11th all-time.
- Baylor has won six consecutive conference titles, which is the longest active streak in NCAA Division I women's basketball.
- Baylor now leads Kansas State, 30-8, in the all-time series.
- The Lady Bears are 37-12 (.755) all-time in the Big 12 Championships and 36-8 (.818) in Mulkey's tenure.
- Baylor's starting lineup featured Nina Davis, Kristy Wallace, Alexis Prince, Kalani Brown, and Dekeiya Cohen -- the group is 3-0 on the season as a starting unit.
- In 583 of 596 games under Mulkey, the Lady Bears have held their opponent at or below 50 percent field goal shooting, with only six of those efforts coming in the last 13 years.
- In Baylor's last 396 games, only three opponents (Stanford, .509, West Virginia, .500 and Texas, .516) have shot 50 percent or above. In the 2013 season, the Cardinal broke BU's 217-game streak of holding opponents below 50 percent or less shooting from the floor. BU's most recent string ended at 97 games.
- Baylor is 503-94 all-time under Mulkey.
- Baylor is 897-492 all-time in its 43rd season.
- Baylor is 239-18 over the past 6 seasons and 137-7 in Big 12 play during the span -- 117-7 in regular season conference play and 20-0 in Big 12 tournament play.
BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP NOTES
- The Lady Bears tied the Big 12 Championship semifinal record for points in the first half (52). It also tied for fourth in all Big 12 Championship games for points scored in a half.
- Kristy Wallace set a record for assists in any Big 12 Championship game and tied her career high with 15. It was the second time of her career with double-figure assists.
- Baylor is the No. 1 seed in the Big 12 Championship for the seventh straight year and the eighth time overall. Baylor has never lost as a No. 1 seed in the Big 12 Championship, winning seven tournament titles as a top seed (2005, 2011-2016) and once as a No. 2 seed (2009).
- Sunday's game marked the 10th meeting between Baylor and Kansas State in the Big 12 Championship, with the Lady Bears holding an 8-2 edge.
- Baylor faces the winner between No. 2 seed Texas and No. 6 seed West Virginia at 8 p.m. (CT) on Monday, March 6, for the title.
TEAM NOTES
- Seven Lady Bears have notched a combined 24 double-doubles this season through 32 games, 10 against ranked teams.
- Four Lady Bears scored in double figures, making it 22 of 32 games this season that four or more have scored in double figures for the Lady Bears.
- Baylor outscored Kansas State, 50-26, in the paint and outrebounded the Wildcats, 41-27.
- Baylor is 470-19 when outshooting its opponent under Mulkey.
- Baylor is 426-38 when outrebounding its opponent under Mulkey.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Nina Davis scored a season-high 24 points to lead all scorers. She has now scored in double figures 36 times in her career and three times this season.
- Kalani Brown (18 points, 12 rebounds) recorded her second double-double of the Big 12 Championship, her 10th of the season and 11th of her career.
- Kristy Wallace set a record for assists in any Big 12 Championship game and tied her career high with 15. It was the second time of her career with double-figure assists.
- Alexis Prince (18 points) reached double figures for the fourth straight game and the 20th time this season. She has 41 double-figure scoring games in her career.
- Khadijiah Cave scored 10 points, her ninth game in double figures this season and 44th time of her career.
