Smith's 37 ushers Bears to 11th straight Big 12 Championship final | The Baylor Lariat

Senior forward NaLyssa Smith posted a monstrous 37 point, 11 rebound double-double on 50% from the floor to push the Bears over the Sooners for their 11th straight Big 12 Championship final. Photo courtesy of Baylor Athletics By Michael Haag | Sports Writer No. 4 Baylor women’s basketball, hot off a scorching quarterfinal win, torched the University of Oklahoma 91-76 in the semifinals of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament Saturday afternoon in the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo. In the contest, the Bears set a program record for 3-pointers made in a single season with 215, hitting seven against the Sooners to claim the feat Saturday. With the win, head coach Nicki Collen became the first first-year head coach to reach the championship game since 1997. The outright Big 12 regular season champs were fueled by career-highs from senior forwards Nalyssa Smith and Caitlin Bickle. Smith posted a monstrous 37 point, 11 rebound double-double on 50% from the floor while Bickle scored 21 and grabbed six rebounds. Smith’s 37 is good for the second most points in Big 12 Championship history for semifinal games. It was also her 23rd double double of the season, tying Debbie Polk (1980-81)…
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