Baylor’s Defense Stifles Utah in Big 12 Road Victory

SALT LAKE CITY (Interstat) — Baylor used a dominant defensive performance to defeat Utah 61-45 in a women’s basketball game Wednesday night at the Jon M. Huntsman Center.

The Lady Bears held the Utes to a season-low scoring output and just 26.2% shooting from the field. Utah managed only six points in the second quarter as Baylor built a double-digit lead it never relinquished. The Utes shot 3 for 25 from 3-point range.

Darianna Littlepage-Buggs and Taliah Scott each scored 14 points to lead Baylor. Utah’s Chyra Evans and Lani White combined for 28 points in the loss. Baylor improved to 16-3 overall, while Utah fell to 13-5. An announced crowd of 2,862 attended the Big 12 Conference matchup.