Jan. 23, 2008
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Jhasmin Player scored 18 points, Danielle Wilson had 16 and No. 6 Baylor beat Missouri 72-57 on Wednesday night to gave Bears coach Kim Mulkey her 200th win.
Missouri, which stunned then-defending national champion Baylor two years ago in Columbia, never really threatened the Big 12-leading Bears despite nine first-half turnovers by Baylor.
The Tigers went nearly seven minutes without a field goal midway through the first half, helping Baylor (17-1, 5-0 Big 12) overcome sloppy play to take a 19-10 lead.
A put-back by Nicole Wilson ended the Missouri drought, but it wasn't enough to keep the Bears from stretching the lead to 32-21 at the half.
Coming off a 35-point performance against Oklahoma on Sunday, Baylor guard Angela Tisdale shook off a cold first half (1-for-7) and gave Baylor a 41-24 lead three minutes into the second half with a 3-pointer from the top of the key.
But she picked up her third foul with 14:30 remaining and watched the rest of the game from the bench after scoring just seven points.
Missouri (8-10, 1-4) lost its fifth game in seven tries and fell to 0-3 against ranked teams this year.
The win improved Mulkey's career record to 200-54, making her the sixth-fastest women's Division I coach to reach 200 wins.
It was the 10th straight win for Baylor.
Jessra Johnson led Missouri with 18 points on 7-of-14 shooting. The Tigers made just 3-of-14 from beyond the 3-point line.