Not long ago at Baylor, a 20-win basketball season was a rare occurrence worthy of a celebration, writes Chuck Carlton. That is no longer is shows how far the program has come.
Baylor 6-8 freshman Brittney Griner had 17 points, 12 rebounds and 11 blocks Wednesday night against Oklahoma. It still wasn't enough, writes Chuck Carlton, as No. 12 OU took a 62-60 overtime win over the No. 11 Bears.
Once Texas A&M coach Mark Turgeon quit calling plays Saturday, the Aggies began running their offense and rallied past Baylor, 78-71, writes Chuck Carlton.
On a Super Bowl Sunday before a larger-than-usual Big Monday, Texas basketball players talked about the impending showdown with No. 1 Kansas, writes Chuck Carlton. Yet free throw misses may keep Texas from the big time.
Baylor bore little resemblance Saturday to Bears teams that had lost 11 straight at Texas, writes Chuck Carlton. Baylor blew a 14-point lead in the second half, forced overtime then hit clutch free throws to take an 80-77 win over No. 6 UT.