Gringer Becomes Big 12's All Time Leading Scorer in No. 1 Baylor's Rout of Red Raiders

By: Associated Press

Posted: Wed 9:32 PM, Jan 30, 2013

LUBBOCK, TX -- Brittney Griner set the Big 12 women's career scoring record on Wednesday night, finishing with 40 points in top-ranked Baylor's 90-60 victory over Texas Tech.

It was the fourth career 40-point performance for Griner, who also had 15 rebounds for her 51st career double-double.

Griner passed Oklahoma State's Andrea Riley for the record while scoring the first four points of the game, giving her 2,837 for her career. Riley had 2,835 points from 2007-2010.

Brooklyn Pope added 14 points for Baylor (19-1, 9-0).

Kelsi Baker scored 12 points for Texas Tech (16-5, 6-3), which had won four in a row.

It was the Lady Bears' 31st consecutive Big 12 regular-season victory. Texas Tech was the last team to beat Baylor during the regular season, topping the Lady Bears in 2011.

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