Lady Bears hand No. 1 UConn first regular season loss since 2014
WACO, Texas — In the final game of the non-conference portion of the schedule, the No. 8-ranked Baylor Lady Bears defeated No. 1-ranked UConn 68-57 on their home court inside the Ferrell Center Thursday evening. The regular season loss for the Huskies was their first since 2014 against Stanford.
1st Period
UConn scored the opening points of the contest, but an answer by Kalani Brown and back-to-back three-point makes by Juicy Landrum put the Lady Bears on top 8-5 to stay for the first 10 minutes of the contest. Baylor held the Huskies to 23.5-percent shooting from the field compared to 43.8-percent of their own, but three made UConn free throws kept the margin to only three points..
Leader
Juicy Landrum: 6 points, 2/3 3fg, 1 steal
Score
Baylor 16, UConn 13
2nd Period
Brown knocked down a long jumper from the top of the key to open the second period to extend Baylor’s lead and was answered by a UConn basket two possessions later. The Lady Bears scored six-straight points to extend their lead out to nine. From there, however, UConn went on a 12-4 run of their own, cutting the lead to one at half.
Leader
NaLyssa Smith: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 1 block
Score
Baylor 30, UConn 29
3rd Period
The first period after the half was one of momentum swinging runs. UConn tied up the game at 32 on a three-point basket with 8:55 remaining in the third period, but the Lady Bears, led by Lauren Cox and Kalani Brown, quickly extended their lead back out to seven points with 4:58 remaining. Two field goals by UConn cut the lead back down to two, but once again Baylor answered with four-straight field goals of their own. The Huskies then hit two additional three pointers to cut back into the lead in the closing minute.
Leaders
Lauren Cox: 9 points, 2 blocks, 1 rebound
Score
Baylor 51, UConn 47
4th Period
Brown returned to the game after sitting the closing minutes of the third period to score four points in a row to extend Baylor’s lead back to eight. The run continued for the next several minutes as the Lady Bears grew their lead to 10 points following Brown’s third basket of the final period. UConn fought back once again, however, knocking down two three pointers to cut Baylor’s 12 point lead in half. Baylor then answered with six-consecutive points, a run that would essentially end the game.
Leader
Kalani Brown: 8 points, 8 rebounds
Final Score