WACO, Texas -- Niya Johnson had 10 points, 13 assists and eight rebounds and No. 5 Baylor held on for a 66-63 victory over No. 19 South Florida on Thursday night to advance to the preseason WNIT championship game.
Courtney Williams had 23 points for the Bulls (2-1), but missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it after grabbing an offensive rebound.
Nina Davis had 15 points and Kalani Brown scored 11 points in 10 minutes for Lady Bears (3-0).
Baylor never trailed after an 11-0 run early in the game, but South Florida got within a point twice in the fourth quarter and had the potential tying shot.