Griner dunks twice, No.5 Baylor demolishes Texas State 99-81

Griner dunks twice, No.5 Baylor rolls 99-18

WACO, Texas — Brittney Griner dunked twice and scored 26 points while No. 5 Baylor nearly set a record for points allowed by thrashing Texas State 99-18 Saturday night.

It was the second time in women’s college basketball that a player dunked more than once in a game. Tennessee’s Candace Parker had two dunks against Army on March 19, 2005.

Griner also had eight rebounds and three blocked shots to help Baylor coach Kim Mulkey get her 250th win.

The Bobcats had only five points on 2 for 32 shooting at halftime, setting a Baylor record by an opponent.

Baylor just missed out on the NCAA Division I records for fewest points allowed in a half and game. Florida State surrendered three points in the first half against Savannah State on Nov. 23, 2003, and TCU yielded 16 points against Texas Southern on Dec. 30, 2002 to set the mark for a game involving two Division I schools.

Diamond Ford led Texas State (4-7) with seven points.

Griner got the second dunk of her career on the first basket in the second half. On a fast break, Kelli Griffin passed across the lane to Melissa Jones, who dumped the ball off to a trailing Griner. Griner took the pass and threw it down strongly with two hands, giving Baylor a 49-5 lead with 19:36 left in the game.

With 17:53 remaining, Griner, standing on the baseline, took a pass and made a one-handed dunk.