Baylor

No. 18 Lady Bears Bounce Missouri, 83-59

Women's Basketball 2/11/2004 12:00:00 AM

Feb 11, 2004

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Steffanie Blackmon scored 14 of her 22 points in the first half to help No. 18 Baylor beat Missouri 83-59 on Wednesday night.

Emily Niemann scored 15 after going 4-for-8 from the 3-point line in the second half for the Lady Bears (18-5, 6-4 Big 12). Chameka Scott added 11, while Sophia Young scored nine.

Evan Unrau scored 14 points for Missouri (12-9, 3-7), with nine coming from the free-throw line. Stretch James added 12 and MyEsh Perkins had 11.

The Lady Bears took a 20-8 lead early on, trailing once after Missouri scored the first points of the game.

Baylor shot 43 percent (32-for-74) from the field, while Missouri shot 34 percent (21-for-61).

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