No. 4 WBB Pulls Away to Defeat South Dakota State

Friday, November 23

Las Vegas, N.V.

9:30 p.m.

Baylor

5-0

South Dakota State

3-2

No. 4 Baylor

South Dakota State

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No. 4 WBB Pulls Away to Defeat South Dakota State

11/24/2018 12:13:00 AM | Women's Basketball

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Cox scored 28, adds 10 boards and four blocks

By: Associated Press

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Lauren Cox had 28 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks to help No. 4 Baylor beat South Dakota State 72-66 on Friday night at the South Point Thanksgiving Shootout.
Cox shot 11 of 18 from the field, including 3 of 5 from 3-point range. Kalani Brown had 13 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks for Baylor (5-0), which outrebounded South Dakota State 48-35.

Cox hit a 3-pointer to give the Lady Bears a 10-point lead with 1:12 to play. Sydney Palmer missed a 3-point shot on the other end but Myah Selland grabbed the offensive rebound, was fouled on the putback and converted the 3-point play. DiDi Richards missed two free throws for Baylor and two foul shots by Macy Miller pulled the Jackrabbits within five with 31 seconds to go. After a turnover by Richards, SDSU missed two 3-point shots but grabbed the rebound both times before Miller converted a 3-point play to make it 68-66 with 20 seconds remaining. Juicy Landrum hit two free throws and, after a Jackrabbits miss, Brown made two foul shots to cap the scoring.

Madison Guebert led South Dakota State (3-2) with 22 points, including six 3-pointers. Miller added 14 points and six assists and Selland finished with 12 points, six rebounds, seven assists and four steals.

Tagyn Larson's 3-pointer gave South Dakota State a 12-10 lead — the fifth lead change in the first five minutes — before Baylor scored 13 points in a row. Lauren Cox made back-to-back layups, Juicy Landrum hit a jumper and Cox added a layup and a 3 to make it 21-12 at the end of the first quarter and DiDi Richards made a jumper to push the lead to into double figures 33 seconds into the second. The Jackrabbits missed nine consecutive field-goal attempts, including five 3-point shots, and went 0 for 2 from the free-throw line during that stretch.

Tylee Irwin answered with a 3-pointer that sparked a 14-4 run that trimmed SDSU's deficit to 27-26 when Madison Guebert hit a 3-pointer with 3:19 left in the first half. The Lady Bears took a 37-34 lead into the break.