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No. 6 Texas tops No. 22 West Virginia, moves to Big 12 final

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Celina Rodrigo scored 12 points to help No. 6 Texas defeat No. 22 West Virginia 67-51 in a Big 12 women's tournament semifinal.

The Longhorns will face No. 4 Baylor in the championship game. The Lady Bears defeated No. 24 Oklahoma 84-57 in the other semifinal.

Brooke McCarty and Ariel Atkins each scored 11 points and Imani Boyette added 10 for Texas (28-3), which shot 48 percent from the field.

Baylor won both regular-season meetings with Texas, including a 74-48 win last week that cost the Longhorns a share of the conference title.