In a game between Utah and Baylor, Utah's Alissa Pili's absence in the first half was felt, but she scored 18 points in the second half. Baylor led throughout the game, with turnovers and defense contributing to Utah's first loss of the season. The final score was Utah 77, Baylor 84, with Pili scoring 22 points and Gianna Kneepkens adding 18 points and 7 rebounds for Utah.
FINAL: Baylor 99, Kansas City 61. Jayden Nunn went for a season-high 25 for the Bears (4-0), who will next play Oregon State at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY, on Nov. 22.
Baylor leads 73-49 with 10:52 to go.
Halftime: Baylor 51, Kansas City 33. Jayden Nunn is balling, with 19 points on 6-of-7 shooting, including 3 of 4 on 3s. He's 4 of 4 on FTs, too.
Utah had 18 turnovers, which led to 27 points on the other end for Baylor. That, mixed with Baylor's defense, led to Utah's first loss of the season. https://t.co/bCAVdVfnfS
Very nice crowd here at the Ferrell Center to watch @BaylorWBB and @NickiCollen beat #4 Utah and pretty much dictate the tempo. Senior Sarah Andrews with a pair of critical 3's in final 5-minutes to cool down Utes run. Andrews scored 12 pts overfinal 4:32, 84-77 F #SicEm
FINAL Utah 77 | Baylor 84 Alissa Pili finished with 22 points, Gianna Kneepkens added 18 points and 7 rebounds.
FINAL: No. 21 Baylor 84, No. 4 Utah 77. Bears (2-0) never trailed in this one. A signature win for Nicki Collen.
57.1 seconds left ... Utah 73 | Baylor 78 Utah starting to press a little more
We lead 105-101 with 3:33 left. Tune in on Bally Sports Sun 📺 https://t.co/BcCBztVLHz
Utah is gonna see Sarah Andrews step-back 3s in their sleep tonight. It's 76-70, Baylor, with 3:07 to go.
Alissa Pili has 18 points — all in the second half — and has almost single handily kept Utah in the game. Biggest difference tonight is turnovers. Utah has 15 TOs, which has led to 23! points for Baylor Utah 62 | Baylor 68
END OF 3RD Q: Utah 54 | Baylor 63 Kneepkens with 4 fouls, Baylor hits a corner 3-pointer at the buzzer and it's all Bears right now. Utah has no answer for Baylor's defense.
Massive finish for the Lady bears that third quarter capped off by a buzzer beating corner three. Up 9 going into the final quarter.
Bella Fontleroy knocks down the corner 3 at the third quarter buzzer, and Baylor will take a 63-54 lead into the fourth. Ferrell Center is lathered up.
Utah just can't get over the hump. They tie it up, but Baylor, again, fights back as Utah makes mistakes.
MTO | 3Q | 5:39 Utah 47 | Baylor 51 Alissa Pili already with 7 points and is helping Utah fight back, but Baylor keeps absorbing the punch and fighting back.
These teams just keep throwing haymakers. Baylor leads 51-47 with 5:39 left in the third. Dre Edwards has 14 to lead the Bears against her old team.
Strong first half for Baylor against 4th ranked Utah, up 39-33. Really good stuff so far.
HALFTIME Utah 33 | Baylor 39 Defensive battle that is favoring the home team. Utah needs Alissa Pili back in this to tilt the advantage.
MTO | 2Q | 4:36 Utah 29 | Baylor 30 Alissa Pili has only play 2 minutes in this game, but Utah doing well enough without her. Still, not having her in there is being felt.