LAS VEGAS (AP) — Taliah Scott scored 23 factors and No. 7 Baylor defeated UNLV 62-54 on Friday evening.
The Bears (3-0) fell behind by eight within the fourth quarter, however a 1-of-18 capturing drought by UNLV (2-1) helped Baylor erase the deficit and outscore the Girl Rebels 19-5 within the fourth to tug away for the win.
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Darianna Littlepage-Buggs completed with 9 factors and 12 rebounds for Baylor.
Scott, who has made an instantaneous impression for the Bears after transferring from Auburn, has scored 78 factors in her first three video games at Baylor, scoring a minimum of 20 factors in all three video games.
Jazmyn Lott scored 18 factors to steer the Girl Rebels, whereas Meadow Roland added 13 factors and 11 rebounds.
UNLV turned an eight-point deficit within the third quarter right into a seven-point lead heading into the ultimate quarter.
The Girl Rebels got here into the sport ranked 350th nationally after capturing simply 18.5% (5 of 27) from 3-point vary by means of their first two video games. However after capturing 1 of 10 from lengthy vary within the first half, UNLV’s sharpshooters hit 4 of 8 from past the arc within the third quarter, fueling a 17-2 run at one level.
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The Bears took benefit of the briefly short-handed Girl Rebels, who misplaced Lott after she went to the courtroom in a scramble for the ball and wanted help off the ground.
Baylor went on an 11-2 run earlier than Lott returned, and drained UNLV’s second discipline objective of the fourth quarter with just a little greater than two minutes left.
Up subsequent
Baylor: Hosts Le Moyne on Sunday
UNLV: At Montana State on Tuesday.
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