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Big 12 Women's Basketball
Coaches Teleconference Audio
March 1, 2002
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? Colorado
? Iowa State
? Kansas
? Kansas State
? Nebraska
| ? Oklahoma
? Oklahoma State
? Missouri
? Texas
? Texas A&M
? Texas Tech
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March 5, 2002
WACO, Texas -
Big 12 Tournament
March 5-7, 9
Municipal Auditorium - Kansas City, Mo.
All games starting with the second round will be televised on Fox Sports Network. Bill Land and Debbie Antonelli will be providing play-by-play and color analysis, respectively.
First Round, March 5
Game 1: No. 8 Oklahoma State vs. No. 9 Texas A&M, Noon
Game 2: No. 5 Texas vs. No. 12 Kansas, 2:30 p.m.
Game 3: No. 7 Texas Tech vs. No. 10 Missouri, 6 p.m.
Game 4: No. 6 Iowa State vs. No. 11 Nebraska, 8:30 p.m.
Second Round, March 6
Game 5: Game 1 Winner vs. No. 1 Oklahoma, Noon [FSN]
Game 6: Game 2 Winner vs. No. 4 Kansas State, 2:30 p.m. [FSN]
Game 7: Game 3 Winner vs. No. 2 Baylor, 6 p.m. [FSN]
Game 8: Game 4 Winner vs. No. 3 Colorado, 8:30 p.m. [FSN]
Semifinals, March 7
Game 9: Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner, 6 p.m. [FSN]
Game 10: Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner, 8:30 p.m. [FSN]
Championship, March 9
Game 11: Game 9 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner, 6 p.m. [FSN]
Second Round, March 6
#7/#7 Baylor Lady Bears (24-4, 12-4) vs. Winner #17 Texas Tech/Missouri
Wed., Mar. 6, 6:00 p.m.
COMING UP...
The Lady Bears, currently 24-4, 12-4, have won 11 of their last 12 Big 12 games which includes recent victories over #15 Texas Tech, Texas A&M, #18 Texas, #11Colorado, Oklahoma State and #11 Iowa State.
THE LADY BEARS...
Baylor, 24-4, 14-4, after posting six straight wins, moved up one spot in the Associated Press Poll, they are now No. 7 in the AP poll. The Lady Bears started the season ranked No. 14. Baylor also moved up one to No. 7 in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll. The No. 7 ranking in the AP poll ties the program's high and this is the highest Baylor's been ranked by the coaches.
Twenty-eight games into the season the Lady Bears are led by all-American candidates seniors Sheila Lambert (Seattle, Wash./Chief Sealth HS) and Danielle Crockrom (Houston/North Shore HS). Lambert leads the way with 19.9 points per game, while Crockrom follows at 17.6. Crockrom leads the team in rebounding at 9.3 an outing. Freshman post Steffanie Blackmon (Dallas/Rowlett HS) follows with 9.5 points and 5.2 rebounds a game.
BAYLOR IN THE BIG 12 TOURNAMENT...
The Lady Bears are 2-5 in Big 12 Tournament games. This is the first time Baylor has received a first round bye. Prior to this season's No. 2 seed, the highest the Lady Bears had ever been seeded was No. 6 (1998 & 2001).
1997 - defeated Oklahoma State, 68-62, lost to Kansas 66-54
1998 - lost to Kansas State 71-66 OT
1999 - lost to Missouri 60-55
2000 - lost to Nebraska 82-61
2001 - defeated Kansas State 60-44, lost to Iowa State 73-48
IN JUST TWO SEASONS...
In just two years at the helm of the Lady Bear program, head coach Kim Mulkey-Robertson has taken a squad that was 7-20 and finished 12th in the league the season prior to her arrival, and propelled them into the national spotlight and a second place finish in the Big 12. Under Mulkey-Robertson's tutelage, the Lady Bears are 45-13 with consecutive 20-win seasons to their credit.
More notes will be posted after the conclusion of the Texas Tech/Missouri game.
