March 9, 2006
GAME 10: #2 BAYLOR 53, #3 TEXAS A&M 52
THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2006 - 8:30 PM
REUNION ARENA - DALLAS, TX
CHAMPIONSHIP NOTES:
No. 2 seeds improve to 3-7 in Big 12 Championship semifinals; No. 3 seeds are now 5-2 in the semifinal round.
Baylor is 3-1 in the semifinal round and 12-8 overall in the Big 12 Championship.
Texas A&M is 0-1 in the semifinal round and 2-10 overall in the Big 12 Championship.
Baylor and Texas A&M met once before in the Big 12 Championship; Baylor defeated Texas A&M, 80-61, in the first round of the 2003 Big 12 Championship.
Baylor is the defending Big 12 tournament champions; this was Texas A&M's first trip to the Big 12 Championship semifinals.
Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey-Robertson owns the top winning percentage (.733, 11-4) for a coach in the Big 12 Championship.
Sophia Young has made the third most free throws (44) during her career in the Big 12 Championship.
Sophia Young moved to second place on the career Big 12 Championship steals list; now has 25 steals in Big 12 Championship play.
Sophia Young's 29 points are the second most scored by a player in a Big 12 Championship semifinal game; she also owns the top mark with 30 points in 2004.
Sophia Young made 12 field goals, which is tied for second-most makes by a player in a semifinal game; 22 field-goal attempts are tied for second most by a player in a semifinal game.
Baylor's one-point victory is tied for the smallest-winning margin in a Big 12 Championship semifinal game.
Baylor did not make a three-point field goal; the fifth team to not make a shot from behind the arc in Big 12 Championship play.
Baylor was 15-of-16 from the field (93.8%), which is the best shooting percentage from the line by a team in a Big 12 Championship semifinal.
Texas A&M shot 30.9% from the field; the second-lowest shooting percentage by a team in a Big 12 Championship game.
Teams combined to score 105 points, the second fewest combined total in a Big 12 Championship semifinal game.
For just the third time in Big 12 Championship history, the top two seeds will meet in the finals.
Baylor advances to play Oklahoma in the finals of the Big 12 Championship on Saturday evening.
TEAM NOTES:
BAYLOR (24-5)
Led at halftime for the 23rd time this season; 21-2 when ahead at the half.
Improves to 5-0 on neutral courts this season.
Committed a season-low 11 fouls.
F Sophia Young (Sr.)
o Has scored in double figures for 75 consecutive games; finished with 29 points.
o Sixth-straight game with 20 or more points.
o Recorded 16th double-double of the season, fourth straight; finished with 29 points and 10 rebounds.
o Has 60 career double-doubles.
TEXAS A&M (23-8)
Trailed at halftime for the eighth time this season; 2-6 when behind at the half.
G/F Danielle Gant (Fr.)
o Scored in double digits for the ninth time this season; finished with 10 points.
G A'Quonesia Franklin (Soph.)
o Scored in double digits for the 14th time this season; finished with 14 points.