– The Associated Press

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Brittney Griner recorded her first triple-double in more than two years and top-ranked Baylor built a big early lead in defeating West Virginia 80-49 on Saturday night.

The largest crowd ever for a women’s game at West Virginia saw Griner finish with 28 points, 10 rebounds and 10 blocked shots. It was her fifth career triple-double but the first since November 2010.

The win pushes Baylor’s record to 28-1, 17-0 in the Big 12.

(2) NOTRE DAME 92, PROV-IDENCE 57: Skylar Diggins scored 28 points for the Irish in a rout at Providence, R.I.

Kayla McBride added 24 points and Natalie Achonwa chipped in 14 for Notre Dame (27-1, 15-0 Big East), which extended its winning streak to 22 games.

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(3) CONNECTICUT 85, SOUTH FLORIDA 51: Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis scored a career-high 32 points and Stefanie Dolson added 25 as the Huskies (27-2, 14-1) tuned up for a Big East rematch against second-ranked Notre Dame with a decisive win at Tampa, Fla.

Next up for UConn is Monday night’s nationally televised showdown at Notre Dame, which defeated the Huskies 73-72 on the road two months ago.

(4) STANFORD 72, WASHINGTON STATE 50: Chiney Ogwumike had 28 points and 13 rebounds to help Stanford (28-2, 17-1 Pac-12) clinch at least a share of the Pac-12 title with a win at Pullman, Wash.

Ogwumike recorded her 24th double-double of the season and broke Stanford’s single-season rebound record with (381). The previous record (376) was set by her sister, Nnemkadi Ogwumike, in the 2009-10 season.

(6) CALIFORNIA 78, WASHINGTON 50: Talia Caldwell had 22 points and California (27-2, 17-1) claimed a share of the Pac-12 regular-season title for the first time in school history with a win at Seattle.

(21) GREEN BAY 67, ILLINOIS-CHICAGO 36: Sarah Eichler scored 16 points, Lydia Bauer added 13 and the visiting Phoenix (24-2, 14-0) steamrolled to their 19th straight win.

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VILLANOVA 77, (22) SYRACUSE 75: Laura Sweeny scored a season-high 29 points and Rachel Roberts added 20 as Villanova (19-6, 8-7) upset the Orange (22-6, 10-5) in triple overtime at Syracuse, N.Y.

TCU 61, (23) IOWA STATE 58: Zahna Medley scored 18 points and TCU upset Iowa State (20-7, 11-6) at Fort Worth,Texas.

Delisa Gross, a senior playing in her final home game, added 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting off the bench for the Horned Frogs (9-19, 2-15 Big 12), who led by as many as 16 points before Iowa State rallied.

Brynn Williamson led the Cyclones with 20 points.


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