Baylor women going for 10th Big 12 tourney title before NCAA

FILE - Baylor forward NaLyssa Smith (1) celebrates a score against Texas with teammates during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Austin, Texas, in this Monday, March 1, 2021, file photo. The Lady Bears take a 14-game winning streak into the Big-12 tournament. Junior forward NaLyssa Smith is the leading scorer for Baylor. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

FILE - Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey gestures during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Texas in Austin, Texas, in this Monday, March 1, 2021, file photo. Baylor coach Kim Mulkey is no advocate for playing conference tournaments, especially after winning the regular season title like the sixth-ranked Lady Bears have now done in the Big 12 for 11 years in a row. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

FILE - Baylor forward Caitlin Bickle fights for a rebound with Iowa State guard Ashley Joens (24) and guard Kylie Feuerbach (10) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Ames, Iowa, in this Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021, file photo. The Big 12 women's tournament begins Thursday, March 12. Iowa State junior Ashley Joens is the Big 12's leading scorer. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

West Virginia forward Esmery Martinez, right, drives on Baylor center Queen Egbo in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, March 8, 2021, in Waco, Texas. (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP)

Baylor guard DiDi Richards, left, blocks the shot of West Virginia guard Kysre Gondrezick, right, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, March 8, 2021, in Waco, Texas. (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP)