Sims, Davis lead No. 9 Baylor past Texas 87-73

WACO, Texas (AP) - Odyssey Sims scored 44 points, freshman Nina Davis had a double-double and No. 9 Baylor beat Texas 87-73 Saturday night.

Sims had another rough shooting night but made up for it with seven rebounds and seven assists to help the Lady Bears (18-3, 8-1 Big 12) hold on after she put them ahead for good on the first basket of the second half.

Baylor, which has had the nation's longest home and conference winning streak snapped this season, extended its conference home winning streak to 32 games. The last loss was to the Longhorns on March 7, 2010.

Nneka Enemkpali had 19 points and 15 rebounds to lead Texas (14-7, 5-4). Four of the Longhorns' losses have been to ranked teams.

Sims, the nation's second-leading scorer who had 33 percent over the previous three games, was 12 of 34 from the field in her fourth 40-point game of the season.

But she hit big shots when Baylor needed them, including a go-ahead jumper that started an 8-0 run to open the second half as she scored the most points at home in her career.

The Lady Bears were up five when Sims ended up with a loose ball after a scramble on the defensive end, and she went the length of the court for a layup, screaming to the crowd after giving Baylor a 71-64 lead with 4:23 remaining.

Davis had 15 points and 17 rebounds for her sixth double-double of the season, and fellow freshman Khadijiah Cave had nine of her 11 points in the second half as the Lady Bears won their fourth straight since a rare two-game skid that temporarily knocked them out of the top 10.

The Longhorns had to deal with foul trouble most of the game, finishing with 37 fouls as Baylor made 37 of 44 free throws. Three Texas players fouled out, and three others finished with four.

Nekia Jones scored 11 points for Texas, and Brady Sanders, Celina Rodrigo and Kelsey Lang had 10 apiece.

Sims had a pair of three-point plays on driving layups in the second half, including one that gave Baylor its first double-digit lead at 76-66 with 2:33 remaining.

Baylor missed 12 straight shots early in the first half and fell behind 20-11 on a 13-0 run by Texas.

Enemkpali had consecutive layups that put Texas in front 13-11, and Krystle Henderson capped the run with a 3-pointer.

The Lady Bears answered with a 15-3 run highlighted by a 3-pointer from Sims that ended a 7-minute stretch without a field goal. Sims put Baylor back in front 24-23 with a layup.

Texas missed five of seven free throws during one stretch late in a foul-plagued first half, but Sanders grabbed offensive rebounds on four of those misses. Sanders and Enemkpali each had four offensive boards in the first half.

The Longhorns went ahead 36-35 at halftime on Jones' 3-pointer just before the first-half buzzer.

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