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MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Ayoka Lee scored 34 points and No. 10 Kansas State rallied to beat No. 22 West Virginia 73-64 in overtime Wednesday night.
Lee scored the opening basket of overtime which was followed by a two-pointer by Serena Sundell for an early four point lead in the extra frame. The Wildcats (23-4, 12-3 Big 12) used a 9-0 run in overtime to win by nine.
Kansas State was up 57-53 after Eliza Maupin made the second of two free throws with 10 seconds left. JJ Quinerly then hit a 3-pointer with 5 seconds remaining to get the Mountaineers within one. Lee made the second of two free throws a second later and Jordan Harrison beat the buzzer with a layup to send the game to overtime.
West Virginia (22-4, 11-4) had 11 points off turnovers in the first half after Kansas State committed 10 turnovers over the first 10 minutes of play.
No. 5 TEXAS 77, TEXAS TECH 72
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Amina Muhammad had 16 points and a career-best 15 rebounds to help No. 5 Texas beat Texas Tech for its seventh straight win.
The 6-foot-4 Muhammad, who was making her first start since January, grabbed 10 offensive rebounds.
Taylor Jones led Texas (25-3, 12-3 Big 12) with 19 points.
Jasmine Shavers scored a game-high 27 points for Texas Tech (16-12, 5-10).
No. 24 BAYLOR 69, KANSAS 61
WACO, Texas (AP) — Dre’una Edwards scored 20 points and Baylor defeated Kansas, reaching 20 wins for the 24th-straight season..
The Bears had a 65-50 lead when Edwards scored inside with 4:43 to play before the Jayhawks put together an 11-2 run, pulling within 67-61 on a Zakiyah Franklin 3-pointer.
But Jada Walker made two free throws with 32.9 seconds remaining to wrap to it up.
Jana Van Gytenbeek scored 11 points with five assists for the Bears (20-6, 9-6 Big 12 Conference), who now lead the series 40-9. Darianna Littlepage-Buggs added 10 points and nine rebounds.
Freshman S’Mya Nichols was 10 of 10 from the foul line and matched her career high with 23 points for the Jayhawks (15-11, 8-7).
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