Austin, TX— In the end, No. 9 Baylor (17-5, 7-3 Big 12) found a way to beat No. 13 Texas (15-6, 5-5 Big 12) 63-55 for the second time in three days. They were led by the best player in America, and a walking ATM, NaLyssa Smith finishing with 28 points on 11-of-18 shooting with 13 rebounds.
Smith finished the weekend series against the Longhorns with a combined 53 points on 70 percent shooting (21-of-30) and 21 rebounds all while playing 72 of the available 80 minutes. She played the last eight minutes of the second game with four fouls and she scored eight straight points for the Bears in a 2:35 stretch to ice the game with a minute and a quarter remaining.