Griner 22 points, No. 1 Baylor beats Howard 82-28

By Stephen Hawkins

Associated Press

Published: Friday, Nov. 11 2011 7:40 p.m. MST

Baylor's head coach Kim Mulkey yells during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Howard in Waco, Texas, Friday, Nov. 11, 2011.

LM Otero, Associated Press

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Summary

Brittney Griner had 22 points, 13 rebounds and eight blocked shots as Baylor easily won its first season opener as the No. 1 team, 82-28, over Howard in a preseason WNIT game Friday night.

WACO, Texas — Brittney Griner had 22 points, 13 rebounds and eight blocked shots as Baylor easily won its first season opener as the No. 1 team, 82-28, over Howard in a preseason WNIT game Friday night.

The Lady Bears scored the game's first 28 points, nine by Griner, the 6-foot-8 phenon who was a unanimous preseason AP All-America selection to start her junior season.

Odyssey Sims added 15 points and four assists.

About the only thing missing for Griner was a dunk, and it appeared that she passed up a chance for the sixth of her college career in the first half. Griner was open underneath the basket and took a step before laying the ball in for a 32-5 lead.

One game into her junior season, Griner has 401 career blocks, only 45 shy of matching the Big 12 record held by Oklahoma's Courtney Paris.

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