Griner goes for 40 as Baylor eliminates Wisconsin-Green Bay

Brittney Griner had another big game, got some help from Baylor's freshman point guard, and the top-seeded Lady Bears ended any chance for Wisconsin-Green Bay to have a Butler-like finish.

Griner had a career-high 40 points with 10 rebounds, and combined with Sims to score all the points in the game-clinching 14-0 spurt, as the Lady Bears finally pulled away for an 86-76 victory over Green Bay last night in the Dallas Regional.

Baylor advanced to the regional final by snapping a 25-game winning streak by the feisty team from the Horizon League.

The Lady Bears (34-2) led only 52-49 before Griner made a short baseline shot over two defenders with just over 13 minutes left. Sims then had consecutive 3-pointers before two free throws and a putback by Griner. Sims ended the spurt with a steal and breakaway layup.

Green Bay (34-2), in the NCAA round of 16 for the first time, put up quite a fight for a while against a team trying to get to the Final Four for the second straight season - and proved they weren't intimidated by Griner, Baylor's 6- sophomore standout. In the end, though, Griner stood tall again.

Also at Dallas:

* Danielle Adams had 23 points and 14 rebounds and Texas A&M built a 31-point halftime lead en route to a 79-38 rout and a spot in the regional final.

Texas A&M (30-5) led 13-0 and was up 27-2 with just under 10 minutes to play in the first half. The Aggies stifled the Lady Bulldogs into a 1-for-14 start from the field. The win gives Texas A&M its first 30-win season and puts the Aggies in the regional final for the second time and first since 2008.