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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jada Walker scored 18 points to help 17th-ranked Baylor beat No. 7 seed Iowa State 69-63 to advance to the Big 12 Tournament semifinals. It was Baylor's first Big 12 quarterfinal victory in three seasons after Iowa State knocked them out the past two times. Walker made a wide open 3-pointer from the corner with 4:20 remaining in the fourth to give Baylor a 63-61 lead. It snapped a string of 13 straight misses from 3-point range. Yaya Felder added a floater on the baseline and Walker sank a jumper from the free-throw line to make it 67-61 with 2:10 left. Iowa State went scoreless for three minutes before Audi Crooks pulled her team within 67-63 with 1:23 left. Walker sealed it at the line.
