Baylor Women Win the Big 12 Regular-Season Title Krista Pirtle of The Lariat at Baylor University will file reports about the top-ranked Baylor Lady Bears throughout the season for The Quad. WACO, Texas-The No. 1-ranked Baylor Lady Bears won the Big 12 regular-season conference title after beating the Texas Longhorns 80-59 Tuesday at the Ferrell Center. In only 28 minutes of play, junior Brittney Griner scored her 40th career double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds. This happened to be her 100th game for Baylor. Junior Destiny Williams also recorded a double-double with 11 points and 10 boards. Junior Nae Nae Hayden stepped up for the Lady Bears behind the arc, going 3 for 5 and totaling 17 points. "I really didn't have any confidence," Hayden said. Head coach Kim Mulkey "kept telling me someone had to shoot it. Once the ball has been reversed, don't give up an open look," she said. Sophomore Odyssey Sims had only seven points but a team-high six assists. Junior Brooklyn Pope played 20 minutes, scoring 13. She went to the free-throw line 16 times but only found the bottom of the net seven. "It's embarrassing," Pope said. I've been working on them. It's just muscle memory. My muscles aren't strong enough to remember. I could have had more points than Brittney Griner. The Lady Bears out rebounded Texas 51-39. These boards allowed Baylor 21 second-chance points. The Longhorns ran a sag two-three zone defense with at least two players within reach of Griner. Despite the wide-open looks, Baylor patiently reversed the ball until a hole was discovered in the defense and an easy bucket was scored down low. The Lady Bears owned the paint, scoring 40 to Texas" 26. With under two minutes left to play sophomore Shanay Washington went down with what looked to be another A.C.L .injury. "She thinks it's torn again and she heard a pop," Mulkey said. It's a big downer. Life's not fair. With its goal of winning the Big 12 regular season title met, Baylor hits the road to finish conference play, taking on Kansas on Friday in Lawrence.