WACO, Texas (AP) - 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.
Laura Ferriera had 14 points for South Florida.
Baylor hosts DePaul on Sunday for the preseason WNIT championship.
NO. 6 FLORIDA STATE 78, TULANE 72
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Shakayla Thomas scored 26 points and Adut Bulgak added 18 points and 10 rebounds to help Florida State beat Tulane.
Kai James had 14 points and nine rebounds for the Seminoles, coming off an opening loss at Florida on Monday night. Kolby Morgan's jumper brought the Green Wave to 66-62 with 3:51 remaining, but Florida State scored eight straight points to take control.
Morgan led Tulane (2-1) with 26 points.
NO. 7 OHIO STATE 84, BELMONT 56
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Kelsey Mitchell had 25 points and six assists and Ohio State beat Belmont for its first victory of the season.
Ameryst Alston scored 15 of her 22 points in the first half, and Cait Craft added 15 points and a career-high nine assists. Ohio State (1-2) was 0-2 for the first time since 1979 after losing to No. 2 South Carolina and No. 1 UConn. Kylee Smith led Belmont (2-1) with 14 points.
NO. 17 OKLAHOMA 73, BYU 47
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Peyton Little hit four 3-pointers and scored 21 points to help Oklahoma bounce back from an upset loss to North Texas.
Maddie Manning added 15 points, seven rebounds and five assists for the Sooners (2-1). Lexi Rydalch led BYU (1-1) with 15 points.
NO. 20 NORTHWESTERN 72, IDAHO STATE 36
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - Nia Coffee had 16 points and 18 rebounds for Northwestern.
Maggie Lyon added 18 points, and Ashley Deary had 17 points, seven assists and seven steals for the Wildcats (2-0). Anna Policicchio and Apiphany Woods each had eight points for the Bengals (1-1).