Columbia, Mo. ? Kerensa Barr scored 24 points, and Evan Unrau added 16 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, as Missouri defeated Kansas, 69-57, in women’s basketball Saturday.

Barr’s performance on 9-of-17 shooting, including 3-of-4 from three-point range, tied her career high for points against the Jayhawks, who have lost their past 12 games and 14 of their past 15.

Missouri (14-8, 5-6 Big 12) shot 45 percent from the field while holding Kansas (5-20, 0-12) to 36 percent.

Nikki White and KC Hilgenkamp each had 12 points on a combined 7-of-22 shooting for Kansas.

Missouri outrebounded Kansas 44-37 and also held a 19-8 advantage in assists.

Missouri missed all five of its free-throw attempts in the first half, but used a late 7-0 run to take a 32-27 lead at the break.

Kansas led 19-11 with 10:07 left in the first half, but a 12-2 run gave Missouri the advantage.