March Madness 2025
Perry Jones III scored a career-high 28 points, Brady Heslip hit six 3-pointers and No. 6 Baylor edged Brigham Young 86-83 on Saturday.
Pierre Jackson scored 13 points to lead a balanced scoring attack and had consecutive assists on slam dunks that put No. 6 Baylor ahead to stay in a 69-42 victory over Bethune-Cookman on Wednesday night.
Baylor and Northwestern met on the Wildcats’ court, but it was the Bears who felt right at home.
The Lariat will resume publication after winter break, but men’s and women’s basketball continue playing through the holidays.
The site was the Ferrell Center and all eyes were on the player wearing No. 1 for the Bears Tuesday night.
Sophomore Brittney Griner scored 31 points in the Lady Bears’ 61-58 win over Texas A&M.
Sophomore Brittney Griner scored 21 points, sophomore Destiny Williams added 18 and Baylor cruised to an 86-53 win over Kansas State in the Big 12 tournament quarterfinals today in Kansas City.
The Lady Bears had no problem beating Kansas for the second time this season, physically dominating the Jayhawks in an 86-51 rout. Destiny Williams scored 21 points to lead Mulkey’s team, who advanced to the Big 12 tournament semifinals with the win.
The Lady Bears, Big 12 conference champions, are headed to Boulder, Colo., to take on the Buffaloes in their last conference game at 3 p.m. Saturday, before heading to the Big 12 Tournament.
The Lady Bears walked onto the court Wednesday night wearing No. 5 T-shirts in warmups; they walked off with shirts that read, “Big 12 Champions.” Even without senior Melissa Jones on the court, her presence in the Ferrell Center was all Baylor needed as it went on to soundly defeat Missouri, 84-52.
