The Baylor Bears played with a whole lot of spirit Monday night at Moody Center in Austin and were rewarded with a 63-54 win over the No. 12 Texas Longhorns that will be huge for their status in Bracketology.
Big 12 Freshman of the Year candidate Darianna Littlepage-Buggs led the Bears, who were a No. 9 seed on Friday according to ESPN, with 19 points and 13 rebounds. She scored 11 in the first quarter to set the tone and help Baylor (19-10, 10-7 Big 12) to a 20-18 lead after one. The second quarter was incredibly back-and-forth until the Bears pulled away a bit with a seven-point lead late in the frame. Texas (22-8, 13-4 Big 12) kept it close until a Sarah Andrews contested layup at 6:42 remaining in the contest, after which Baylor lead by at least seven.
Andrews finished with 17 points, seven boards and two steals.
The Bears overcame early-season losses to good teams in No. 5 Maryland, No. 17 Michigan and No. 21 Arizona by defeating No. 16 Oklahoma and then-No. 21 Kansas in back-to-back games in early January. They are 7-7 since then, with the seven conference losses being equal to their number of conference losses over the previous seven years. However, amid the struggles, they picked up a big win over No. 23 Iowa State and now this win over Texas, which prevented the…
