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NCAAW Big 12: Taiyanna Jackson is keeping Kansas Jayhawks undefeated

NCAAW Big 12: Taiyanna Jackson is keeping Kansas Jayhawks undefeated

Checking in on the teams in the Big 12:


RV (37 points) Kansas Jayhawks (8-0, 0-0 Big 12)

The Jayhawks dominated the middle quarters in their 77-50 Thursday victory over No. 12 Arizona, winning the second 14-5 and the third 26-11. They were able to gain an advantage inside, winning points in the paint 50-26 and rebounds 51-31. Taiyanna Jackson, a 6-foot-6 center who leads the Big 12 in field goal percentage, shot her season percentage (69.2 percent) with a 9-of-13 effort and finished with 19 points, 15 rebounds, two steals and three blocks. Zakiyah Franklin added 14 points, 11 boards and five assists, while Chandler Prater had 19 points, seven boards and three steals. Prater was 13-of-13 at the free throw line.

In their other game since our last update, which was last Sunday, the Jayhawks defeated Southeast Missouri State 88-51. Jackson was 7-of-9 from the field with 17 points, six rebounds and two steals in that one.

The Cyclones had good moments during Wednesday’s loss to No. 16 Iowa, but Stephanie Soares’ 0-of-6 performance at the stripe was concerning and contributed to the 70-57 setback. Iowa State was also not able to slow down Caitlin Clark, at least not for a full 40 minutes, and one awful stretch sealed its fate. It also wasn’t just Clark (19 points), as Monika Czinano had 18 points and Kate Martin was the X factor for the Hawkeyes with 13 points in the 13-point win. You know Clark is going to get hers and the Cyclones were unable to shut down the rest of Iowa’s team.

No. 19 Baylor Bears (7-2, 0-0 Big 12)

The Bears are 1-2 this year against ranked opponents with a win over No. 25 Villanova and losses to No. 14 Michigan and No. 20 Maryland. Lately, they’ve had a break from challenges with blowout wins coming over HCU (79-35, last Sunday) and UT Arlington (91-36, Wednesday). Freshman Bella Fontleroy had 17 points and 11 rebounds against HCU. Sarah Andrews notched 20 points, five boards and four assists against UT Arlington. The team’s next big test is against No. 12 Arizona in Dallas on Dec. 18.

In our last update, we made it seem like Oklahoma might lose to Ole Miss. The Sooners had lost to now-No. 15 Utah by 46, while the Rebels had lost to the Utes by just two. However, with strong second and fourth quarters, Oklahoma defeated Ole Miss 69-59 last Sunday. As a result, the Sooners are still hanging around in the rankings. They got a balanced scoring effort against Ole Miss; Nevaeh Tot had team highs in points (13) and…

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