WOMEN'S TOP 25 ROUNDUP \ Sunday's games
No. 8 Oklahoma 72, No. 10 Baylor 61
DALLAS -- Freshman standout Courtney Paris had 24 points and 26 rebounds and Oklahoma completed its undefeated run through the Big 12. After becoming the first Big 12 women's team to go 16-0 in conference play, the (29-4) won the league's tournament for the third time in five seasons. Big 12 player of the year Sophia Young had 15 points on 4-of-14 shooting and nine rebounds for Baylor (25-5).
No. 17 Louisiana Tech 73,New Mexico State 39
RENO, Nev. -- Tasha Williams scored 19 points and Aarica Ray-Boyd added 15 to lead Louisiana Tech in the Western Athletic Conference championship, sending the Lady Techsters to their 25th straight NCAA tournament. Shan Moore and Ty Moore each added 10 points for Louisiana Tech (26-4), which overcame 34 percent shooting to win its 15th in a row. Jenean Ford and Cecilia Russell-Nava each had 10 points for New Mexico State (10-20). Williams, the tournament MVP, made 5-of-9 field goals and 9-of-14 free throws. Shan Moore had a game-high 10 rebounds for the Lady Techsters.
No. 19 Utah 84,No. 20 Brigham Young 60
DENVER -- Julie Larsen and Shona Thorburn stole the show from a pair of co-MVPs and led Utah in the Mountain West Conference championship. Larsen scored a career-high 24 points and Thorburn, a fellow senior, recorded the first triple-double in the seven-year history of the league. Thorburn's 15 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds earned her tournament Most Valuable Player honors, and Larsen was 6-of-7 on 3-pointers in helping secure the Mountain West's automatic NCAA tournament bid for the second-seeded Utes (24-6).
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