WACO, Texas -- Alexis Jones scored 16 points while playing with a swollen and blackened right eye as second-ranked Baylor stretched its winning streak to 17 games with a 79-73 win Saturday over 24th-ranked West Virginia.
Baylor (19-1, 8-0 Big 12) has won 54 consecutive games at home since a loss to the Mountaineers on March 2, 2014.
West Virginia (15-5, 3-5) scored seven straight points in the fourth quarter, with Katrina Pardee making a jumper and then a 3-pointer with just under 6 minutes left to cut the gap to 65-61.
But Alexis Prince then made a layup after chasing down the loose ball of her own missed 3 for Baylor.