No. 2 Baylor holds off Kansas State in 54-40 win

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Juicy Landrum scored 11 points, Nalyssa Smith added 10 and No. 2 Baylor beat Kansas State 54-40 on Saturday.

Baylor (21-1, 10-0 Big 12) trailed by two in the second quarter, but a 13-0 run pushed the lead to 14. The Lady Bears coasted from their winning by 14. Kansas State didn’t make a basket for the final seven minutes of the first half.

Ayoka Lee led the Wildcats (10-11, 4-6) with 14 points and had 12 rebounds, Peyton Williams had 12 points and eight rebounds as Kansas State lost to Baylor for the 33rd straight time.

Baylor leads the Big 12 in rebounding differential, but Kansas State outrebounded the Bears 44-43.

The Wildcats shot just 21% (13 of 61) while Baylor shot 38% (23 of 60) from the field. Kansas State failed to hit a 3 all game going 0-for-18.

Kansas State didn’t score more than 12 points in any quarter.

BIG PICTURE

Kansas State had a good game plan of stopping Baylor’s posts, but after Lee got in foul trouble early that went up in smoke.

Baylor pulled away in the second quarter led by its defense which was dominant the entire game. It was the least amount of points given up by Baylor in a Big 12 game this season.

UP NEXT

Kansas State travels to West Virginia on Tuesday.

Baylor hosts TCU on Wednesday night.

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