“It gives us a winner and a loser in each contest. It gives us magnificent athletes that we marvel over and wish to be like. It gives us championships, accolades and trophies. It gives us loud, obnoxious body-painted fans at games. A sport gives us all these basic things, but in reality gives us so much more.”

Only 20 seconds have passed in Baylor’s game against Oklahoma, and a lanky, mild-mannered freshman takes the ball into the lane with little between him and the basket. There is something about him that everyone can see; the Ferrell Center crowd knows it, his coaches know it and his teammates undoubtedly know it.

Destiny Williams, a sophomore transfer from the University of Illinois, has added talent to the No. 1 ranked Baylor Lady Bear team.

As three Baylor players took their seats on the podium for the postgame press conference following the Bears’ matchup with Kansas, coach Scott Drew entered the room and said he would try make the press conference as succinct as possible.

Saturday could not have gone any better for the Lady Bears, as three players finished in double figures and everybody got playing time in a 70-39 win over Oklahoma State.

Iowa State’s surprisingly strong non-conference record would have seemed a bit more hollow with another Big 12 loss. The Cyclones responded by running away from Baylor and handing coach Fred Hoiberg the biggest win of his young career.

Perry Jones III scored a career-high 25 points and LaceDarius Dunn added 16 as Baylor beat Oklahoma 74-61 Tuesday night for its record 15th straight home victory.

A calm, collected and unguarded Perry Jones III stood under the basket Tuesday night and subtly pointed to the sky. A half second later, sophomore A.J. Walton responded with an alley-oop pass that Jones III slammed home, punctuating a 25-point effort in Baylor’s 74-61 win over Oklahoma.