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NaLyssa Smith another double-double as No. 8 Baylor beats KU
Kansas Baylor Basketball - AP Photo/Rod Aydelotte

NaLyssa Smith another double-double as No. 8 Baylor beats KU

WACO, Texas (AP) — NaLyssa Smith had her 21st career double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 8 Baylor beat Kansas 83-50 on Thursday night.

Smith has three double-doubles in a row, and seven in her last eight games.

DiJonai Carrington had 17 points for the Lady Bears (13-2, 8-1 Big 12). Moon Ursin, a senior in her first season as a starter for Baylor, had 16 points for her seventh double-digit scoring game in a row.

Holly Kersgieter had 21 points with three 3-pointers to lead Kansas (6-9, 2-7), which has lost four games in a row and seven of eight.

Baylor led throughout after Queen Egbo, who finished with 11 rebounds, made three jumpers in the first 1:32 of the game. A jumper by Smith made it 8-0 on way to a 13-point lead after the first quarter.

A jumper by Kersgieter with 1:34 left in the second quarter got the Jayhawks within 35-26, but they got no closer. Ursin converted a three-point play on the next possession and Baylor maintained a double-digit lead the rest of the game, going ahead 63-38 when Caitlin Bickle made a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to end the third quarter.

Baylor has won 14 in a row against the Jayhawks, and is 32-2 against them in coach Kim Mulkey’s 21 seasons.

BIG PICTURE

Kansas: The Jayhawks, who had three consecutive games postponed in the first half of January because of COVID-19 protocols, played the third of their four games in a nine-day span. They were outrebounded 56-25 by Baylor, which had 26 offensive rebounds and a 21-1 edge in second-chance points.

Baylor: The Lady Bears, who have won the last 10 Big 12 regular-season titles, reached the midpoint of their 18-game conference schedule atop the standings again. They dropped out of first place briefly following their loss to Iowa State on Jan. 16. They have since won their last five games, including a win at Iowa State last Sunday.

UP NEXT

Kansas plays TCU at home on Sunday.

Baylor plays at Kansas State on Sunday.

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More AP women’s college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25