Baylor women open with most-lopsided NCAA Tournament win

Baylor forward/center Beatrice Mompremier (32) rebounds against Texas Southern guard Chynna Ewing (12) in the first half of a first-round game in the women's NCAA college basketball tournament, Saturday, March 18, 2017, in Waco, Texas. (AP Photo/Jerry Larson) Baylor forward/center Beatrice Mompremier (32) rebounds against Texas Southern guard Chynna Ewing (12) in the first half of a first-round game in the women's NCAA college basketball tournament, Saturday, March 18, 2017, in Waco, Texas. (AP Photo/Jerry Larson)

By Associated Press March 18, 2017 3 min read

WACO, Texas (AP) – Kalani Brown scored 21 points and top-seeded Baylor overwhelmed much smaller Texas Southern 119-30 on Saturday night in the most lopsided women’s NCAA Tournament game ever.

The Lady Bears (31-3) were ahead 22-0 after Alexis Jones, on her first shot in her first game since Feb. 20, hit a 3-pointer just more than 6 minutes into the game.

The 79-point margin broke the previous record 74-point win by Tennessee over North Carolina A&T (111-37) in 1994.

Baylor’s 119 points were the most ever scored in regulation of a women’s NCAA Tournament game, surpassing the previous record 116. Ohio State scored 116 in a 1998 game, and UConn matched twice, including earlier Saturday.

Joyce Kennerson had 19 points for Texas Southern (23-10), which made the NCAA Tournament for the first time after winning the SWAC Tournament.