Waco, Texas ? After two close road victories, Baylor got the breather it needed.

Sophia Young had 24 points and 10 rebounds, and Steffanie Blackmon added 12 points and 13 rebounds, leading No. 7 Baylor to an 87-51 victory over Oklahoma State on Saturday.

“We got out of the gate strongly,” Baylor coach Kim Mulkey-Robertson said. “It made it less stressful for me on the sidelines.”

Coming off a 52-49 victory over Texas Tech and a 73-72 victory over Oklahoma, Baylor (19-3, 9-2 Big 12 Conference) charged to a 22-5 lead over the Cowgirls (7-14, 2-9).

Helped by Young’s 14 points and career-high six assists, the Bears extended their lead to 46-18 by the break.

“When we played Oklahoma State (the first time), we didn’t do a good job of passing,” Young said. “Today, people were getting open, and we got the ball to them.”

“We had great ball reversal and a lot of movement on the offensive end,” Mulkey-Robertson said.

Young and Blackmon controlled the inside as the Bears outscored Oklahoma State 48-14 in the paint and outrebounded the Cowgirls 46-31.

Nina Stone and Taleesha Conder led Oklahoma State with 14 points, while Christian Hood added 12.

“When you get in a hole to start, it makes the basket shrink,” Oklahoma State coach Julie Goodenough said. “Sophia and Steffanie are the best post duo in the country. And with their shooters, it’s a very well balanced Baylor attack.”

Nebraska 88,

No. 14 Iowa State 59

Lincoln, Neb. — Kiera Hardy scored 27 points, and Jina Johansen finished with a career-best 16 points and nine assists to lead Nebraska.

Nebraska (15-8, 7-4 Big 12) raced to a 24-point lead in the first period and stayed comfortably ahead in front of a season-high crowd of 12,429 at the Devaney Center.

Megan Ronhovde scored 12 to lead Iowa State (18-4, 8-3). Katie Robinette and Lyndsey Medders each added 10 points.

The 29-point victory was Nebraska’s largest winning margin over Iowa State since an 88-49 victory over the Cyclones in 1994. Iowa State had won 13 of the last 14 meetings.