
(Brittney Griner scored 31 points and Odyssey Sims had 20 as top-ranked Baylor won its third consecutive Big 12 championship, rolling past No. 23 Iowa State 75-47 on Monday night.)
(PhatzRadio / AP) —- Brittney Griner and top-ranked Baylor can now turn their attention to again winning the biggest prize.
Griner scored 31 points and the defending national champion Lady Bears won their third consecutive Big 12 tournament championship, rolling past No. 23 Iowa State, 75-47, Monday night in Dallas.
In a matchup of the Big 12′s top two seeds, the Lady Bears (32-1) and their 6-foot-8 senior star easily earned another trophy in their dominating run through the Big 12.
Griner, already a two-time All-American, had 23 points by halftime, outscoring Iowa State by 10 points on her own.
Odyssey Sims added 20 points for Baylor, including three 3-pointers in the first 4 minutes after halftime.
Anna Prins had 20 points and Nikki Moody 12 for the Cyclones (23-8) in their first Big 12 title game since 2007.
Iowa State got off to a good start with Prins making a 3-pointer on its opening attempt before another long-range shot by Hallie Christofferson for a 6-5 lead. But the Cyclones then went more than 8 minutes without scoring, a span in which they missed six shots and had eight turnovers.

(Seven champions will be crowned Tuesday, including finales of the Horizon League, Northeast Conference and Summit League. Follow the action to see who punches their ticket to the NCAA tourney.)
No. 1 Gonzaga 65, Saint Mary’s 51 — At Las Vegas: Kelly Olynyk had 21 points and 12 rebounds, and Gonzaga bolstered its case for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament by routing Saint Mary’s in the West Coast Conference final.
(Sun Belt Conference)
Western Kentucky 65, Florida International 63 — At Hot Springs, Fla.: George Fant had 17 points and 13 rebounds and Western Kentucky earned its second straight NCAA tournament berth with a win in the Sun Belt Conference championship game.
(Colonial Athletic Association)
James Madison 70, Northeastern 57 — At Richmond, Va.: A.J. Davis scored 26 points and James Madison put together an early 23-1 run before holding off a furious rally to beat Northeastern in the Colonial Athletic Association championship game.
(Southern Conference)
Davidson 74, College of Charleston 55 — At Asheville, N.C.: De’Mon Brooks had 24 points and eight rebounds, and Davidson defended its Southern Conference championship with a wire-to-wire victory over College of Charleston.
(Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference)
Iona 60, Manhattan 57 — At Springfield, Mass.: Tre Bowman scored 20 points and Iona earned a berth in the NCAA tournament with a win over rival Manhattan in the MAAC championship game.
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