Feb. 14, 2009
Box Score
WACO, Texas - The University of Missouri women's basketball team suffered a 72-43 loss at No. 6/7 Baylor Saturday afternoon at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas. The loss drops Mizzou's record to 11-12 overall and 2-8 in Big 12 Conference play while the Bears improve to 21-3 and 9-2.
Junior Jessra Johnson paced the Tigers with 10 points and eight rebounds
Baylor quickly scored the games first two baskets and grabbed an 11-6 advantage when Danielle Wilson hit a jumper with 14:15 on the clock. The Tigers came back and a basket from senior Alyssa Hollins at the 9:25 mark cut the Bears' lead to one, 16-15.
A basket from Jhasmine Player jumpstarted an 8-0 Baylor run as the home team built a 24-15 advantage with 8:03 remaining in the first half. After the Bears extended their lead to 29-17, Johnson drilled a three-pointer to bring the score to 29-20 with 2:23 left. Baylor entered the locker room with a 32-21 halftime advantage.
The Bears used a 10-2 run to increase their advantage to 42-23 to open the second half. The Tigers responded by outscoring Baylor 8-1 over the next minute and thirty seconds, including three points apiece from Johnson and sophomore RaeShara Brown, to cut Mizzou's deficit to 43-31 with 14:29 on the clock.
Baylor again responded with a 9-0 run to increase its lead to 52-31 at the 12:25 mark of the second half. The Bears continued to shoot well as they earned the 72-43 victory.
Mizzou returns to Mizzou Arena on Wednesday, Feb. 18 for a 6:30 p.m. contest against No. 16/20 Kansas State (19-3, 6-3) in the Tigers' WBCA Pink Zone event, a global, unified effort for the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's (WBCA) nation of coaches to assist in raising breast cancer awareness on the court, across campuses, in communities and beyond. Free t-shirts will be given to the first 500 fans and $2 admission will be given to anyone wearing pink. All proceeds will benefit the Mid-Missouri Susan G. Foundation and the Kay Yow Foundation.
