Southern Jaguars @ Baylor Bears
Fontleroy scores 21 points, No. 15 Baylor women beat Southern 77-60
WACO, Texas -- — Bella Fontleroy scored 21 points, Darianna Littlepage-Buggs had a double-double and No. 15 Baylor beat Southern 77-60 on Thursday night.
Fontleroy was 7 of 11 from the floor and made three 3-pointers. Littlepage-Buggs finished with 13 points and 12 rebounds.
Kayla Nelms added 15 points for Baylor (11-2). Yuting Deng chipped in with 11 points. Jana Van Gytenbeek had 10 assists to go with seven points.
Nelms scored seven points in the second quarter to help Baylor take a 35-25 lead into the break. Fontleroy scored 10 points in the third quarter as the Bears shot 9 of 17 (53%) and led 58-41 heading into the final quarter.
Baylor outrebounded Southern 45-31 and scored 10 points off 16 turnovers.
Jaylia Reed scored 11 points for Southern (4-6). DeMya Porter and Jestiny Dixon added 10 points apiece.
Baylor hosts Texas Tech on Sunday in a Big 12 Conference opener.
Southern plays at SMU on Sunday.
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Game Information
Waco, TX
Referee:Gina Cross
Referee:Nick Marshall
Referee:Ify Seales
2025-26 Standings
| Southwestern Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama A&M | 17-1 | - | 22-11 |
| Alcorn State | 14-4 | 3 | 17-14 |
| Southern | 12-6 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Alabama State | 12-6 | 5 | 17-15 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 10-8 | 7 | 15-16 |
| Grambling | 10-8 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Jackson State | 10-8 | 7 | 12-19 |
| Florida A&M | 7-11 | 10 | 9-22 |
| Texas Southern | 6-12 | 11 | 10-21 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 6-12 | 11 | 8-23 |
| Bethune-Cookman | 4-14 | 13 | 7-26 |
| Prairie View A&M | 0-18 | 17 | 2-28 |
| Big 12 Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCU | 15-3 | - | 32-6 |
| West Virginia | 14-4 | 1 | 28-7 |
| Baylor | 13-5 | 2 | 25-9 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 3 | 26-8 |
| Oklahoma State | 12-6 | 3 | 24-10 |
| Colorado | 11-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Iowa State | 10-8 | 5 | 22-10 |
| Utah | 10-8 | 5 | 19-13 |
| Arizona State | 9-9 | 6 | 24-11 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 6 | 26-12 |
| Kansas | 8-10 | 7 | 22-14 |
| Kansas State | 8-10 | 7 | 19-18 |
| Cincinnati | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| Arizona | 3-15 | 12 | 12-18 |
| UCF | 3-15 | 12 | 11-19 |
| Houston | 1-17 | 14 | 7-23 |
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