Zach Smith

Vonleh's career night powers Baylor past Oklahoma State, into Big 12 title game Aaronette Vonleh scored a career-high 37 points to lead Baylor past Oklahoma State in the semifinals and set up a showdown against top-seeded TCU in the Big 12 title game.

Aaronette Vonleh came to Baylor to play on the biggest stage.

She had a career night against Oklahoma State to send the Bears to the Big 12 title game.

"We’re playing for a championship, and I know that we have what it takes on our team to win a ring." wacotrib.com/sports/colle...

Final/OT: Baylor 84, Oklahoma State 74

Aaronette Vonleh scores a career-high 37 points as the Bears avenge their lopsided loss to the Cowgirls earlier this season.

Baylor will face off against TCU Sunday at 4 p.m. in the Big 12 Championship.

End of regulation: Baylor 66, Oklahoma State 66

Sarah Andrews had a look at the buzzer, but can't connect.

Don't get me wrong, Baylor and Oklahoma State are playing VERY physically. But some of these whistles....

The Bears and Cowgirls are tied 66-66 with 1:09 left.

Baylor has gone nearly five minutes without a point, and Oklahoma State is on a 5-0 run to take a 57-56 lead with 5:00 left.

Bella Fontelroy has fouled out for the Bears.

End of the third quarter: Baylor 54, Oklahoma State 52

Aaronette Vonleh has a career-high 27 points.

Micah Gray hit three 3-pointers late in the quarter to keep the Cowgirls close.

Waiata Jennings has been playing some lockdown defense, and then she hits a 3-pointer for her first points of the game.

She has the best +/- of the game for Baylor at +13.

Halftime: Baylor 32, Oklahoma State 29

Aaronette Vonleh with nine points and four rebounds (and just one foul) for the Bears, who outscored the Cowgirls 20-10 in the second quarter.

Baylor is feeding Aaronette Vonleh, who has nine points midway through the second quarter and 13 in the game. Oklahoma State leads 25-23 with 4:56 left in Q2.

End of the first quarter: Oklahoma State 19, Baylor 12

The Bears recover slightly after a slow start and start to show some signs of good defense down the stretch. Yaya Felder and Aaronette Vonleh both had four points.

Stailee Heard had 11 of the Cowgirls' 19 points.

Baylor is off to a horrible start early on against Oklahoma State.

The Bears miss their first four shots to start the game, while the Cowgirls kick things off with a 7-0 run over the first two minutes

Starters for Baylor against Oklahoma State in the Big 12 Tournament semifinals:

G | Jada Walker
G | Sarah Andrews
G | Yaya Felder
F | Bella Fontleroy
C | Aaronette Vonleh

The only time Baylor faced Oklahoma State during the regular season, the Cowgirls beat the Bears by 23 points, the worst loss of Nicki Collen’s Baylor tenure.

Will things change today in the Big 12 Tournament semifinals?

Collen gets win No. 100 as Baylor rallies to down Iowa State at Big 12 Tournament Nicki Collen won her 100th game as Baylor coach as the Bears rallied late to beat Iowa State in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament Friday in Kansas City.

Jada Walker is glad it's March.

She came up clutch for Baylor in the Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals against Iowa State to help the Bears rally late and beat the Cyclones.

"There's something that just kicks in when it’s win or go home." wacotrib.com/sports/colle...

Final: Baylor 69, Iowa State 63

The Bears hold on to snap their two-game losing streak to the Cyclones in the Big 12 Tournament.

They will face either Oklahoma State or Texas Tech in the semifinals on Saturday.

Arianna Jackson hits Iowa State's second 3-pointer of the game to give Iowa State its first lead of the game at 59-58 with 5:18 left in Q4.

Baylor hasn't scored for more than two and a half minutes.

Arianna Jackson hits Iowa State's second 3-pointer of the game to give Iowa State its first lead of the game at 59-58 with 5:18 left in Q4.

Baylor hasn't scored for more than two and a half minutes.

End of the third quarter: Baylor 55, Iowa State 52

Bella Fontleroy scored six points in the quarter for the Bears. She and Aliyah Matharu were both 4-4 at the FT line.

Baylor is +23 when Aaronette Vonleh is on the floor. She sat for most of the third quarter with three fouls.

Halftime: Baylor 38, Iowa State 33

The Cyclones finished the half on a 9-0 run to cut what was as much as a 14-point Baylor lead to five points.

Jada Walker has 10 points, three assists and three rebounds for the Bears.

Just like it was a few weeks ago, the battle between Aaronette Vonleh and Audi Crooks is absolute must-watch stuff.

Baylor leads Iowa State 31-22 with 5:00 left in Q2.

End of the first quarter: Baylor 22, Iowa State 17

The Cyclones ended the quarter on a 9-0 run.

Audi Crooks is having her way against any Baylor player not named Aaronette Vonleh. She has 11 of the Cyclones' 22 points.

Baylor could not ask for a better start against Iowa State, as Sarah Andrews and Bella Fontleroy have both hit 3-pointers and the Bears are on a 10-0 run.

The Cyclones have three turnovers in the first two minutes.

Starters for No. 2-seed Baylor against No. 7-seed Iowa State in the Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals:

G | Jada Walker
G | Sarah Andrews
G | Yaya Felder
F | Bella Fontleroy
C | Aaronette Vonleh

Waiata Jennings continuing to grow into unexpected role for injury-plagued Baylor With Darianna Littlepage-Buggs sidelined for the Big 12 Tournament, players like Waiata Jennings will continue to see their roles increased as Baylor plays Iowa State tonight to open tourney play.

Baylor will be without Darianna Littlepage-Buggs at the Big 12 Tournament.

Waiata Jennings has stepped up in her absence and pretty much learned a new position on the fly.

"We’ve had to come together and not rely on certain people to do all of it." wacotrib.com/sports/colle...

Baylor beat Iowa State during the regular season this year, but the Cyclones have eliminated the Bears from the last two Big 12 Tournaments.

The quarterfinals tip off in under an hour.

Baylor head coach Nicki Collen to the Matt Mosley Show on ESPN Central Texas on Darianna Littlepage-Buggs, who missed the last four games with a knee injury: "We will not have her for the Big 12 tournament. But we will have her for the NCAA Tournament, barring any setbacks."

Baylor AD Mack Rhoades named chairman of CFP selection committee Baylor athletic director Mack Rhoades was named the chairman of the College Football Playoff selection committee for the 2025 season on Tuesday.

"I’ve said this over and over since last year, but this is really a ‘we’ appointment and speaks to the great respect Baylor University has nationally."

Baylor athletic director Mack Rhoades will chair the CFP selection committee for the 2025 season. wacotrib.com/sports/colle...

That’s also true!

To me, they were shooting the ball so well over the last month and learning to play without Buggs.

To have one of the worst shooting performances of the last decade in a game like that is a letdown.

Baylor remains No. 17 in the AP Poll.

Texas stays at No. 1 for the second week in a row, and TCU jumps up two spots to No. 8.

My ballot:

No. 17 Baylor comes up short in Big 12 title showdown against No. 10 TCU In a winner-take-all showdown for the Big 12 title, Baylor had an off shooting night in it loss to rival TCU and saw its nine-game winning streak end.

All the momentum No. 17 Baylor had been building over the last month came to a screeching halt in the regular-season finale against No. 10 TCU on Sunday. wacotrib.com/sports/colle...