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No. 11 Texas women hold on for rare win at No. 2 Baylor

Texas guard Brianna Taylor (20) grabs the rebound against Baylor forward Kalani Brown, center, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Waco, Texas, Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. Looking on is Texas center Kelsey Lang, right. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Texas guard Brianna Taylor (20) grabs the rebound against Baylor forward Kalani Brown, center, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Waco, Texas, Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. Looking on is Texas center Kelsey Lang, right. (AP Photo/LM Otero) Texas guard Brianna Taylor (20) grabs the rebound against Baylor forward Kalani Brown, center, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Waco, Texas, Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. Looking on is Texas center Kelsey Lang, right. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

By Associated Press 1 min read

WACO, Texas (AP) – Joyner Holmes drove for the tiebreaking layup with a minute left and 11th-ranked Texas held on to win its 17th consecutive game, 85-79 at Baylor on Monday night to end the second-ranked Lady Bears’ 21-game winning streak and give them their first home loss in nearly three years.

Texas (19-4, 13-0) never trailed in the first-ever matchup of teams both 12-0 in Big 12 play.

But Baylor, after facing a season-high deficit of 16 points early in the second half, fought back to tie the game at 76-all when Alexis Jones made a jumper with 1:28 left. Holmes, who finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds, then added two free throws after a Jones miss.

The Lady Bears (23-2, 12-1) had won 55 straight home games since losing to West Virginia on March 2, 2014.

Brooke McCarthy had 22 points for the Longhorns, who take over the nation’s second-longest winning streak behind top-ranked UConn’s 97 wins in a row. Ariel Atkins had 20 points and Lashann Higgs 16.