2012–13 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team
{{short description|Intercollegiate basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Women's Basketball
|year=2012–13
|team=Baylor Lady Bears
|image=Baylor_University_Athletics_(logo).svg
|image_size=100
|conference=Big 12 Conference
|short_conf=Big 12
|CoachRank=1
|APRank=1
|record=34–2
|conf_record=18–0
|head_coach=Kim Mulkey (13th season)
|asst_coach1=Bill Brock
|asst_coach2=Damion McKinney
|asst_coach3=Rekha Patterson
|stadium=Ferrell Center
|champion=Big 12 Regular Season & Tournament Champions
|bowl= NCAA tournament
|bowl_result= Sweet Sixteen
}}
{{2012–13 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings}}
The 2012–13 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bears were led by 13th season head coach Hall of Famer Kim Mulkey, with the team playing its home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas as members of the Big 12 Conference.
The Lady Bears began the season as the preseason #1 team in both the Associated Press and the Coaches' Poll after they finished the 2011-2012 through the season undefeated, winning the Big 12 regular season, Big 12 Tournament and the National Championship with a 40–0 record. Baylor returned all five starters and welcomed a freshman class of four players.
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Mariah|last=Chandler|dab=|num=11|pos=F|ft=6|in=2|class=JR|rs=x|home=Atlanta, Georgia}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Chardonae|last=Fuqua'|dab=|num=13|pos=F|ft=6|in=0|class=FR|rs=|home=Birmingham, Alabama}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Brittney|last=Griner|dab=|link=y|num=42|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|class=SR|rs=|home=Houston, Texas}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kimetria|last=Hayden|dab=|num=1|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|class=SR|rs=|home=Dallas, Texas}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kristina|last=Higgins|dab=|num=44|pos=F|ft=6|in=5|class=FR|rs=|home=El Paso, Texas}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Niya|last=Johnson|dab=|num=2|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=FR|rs=|home=Gainesville, Florida}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jordan|last=Madden|dab=|num=3|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|class=SR|rs=|home=Lepanto, Arkansas}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Brooklyn|last=Pope|dab=|num=32|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|class=GS|rs=|home=Fort Worth, Texas}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Alexis|last=Prince|dab=|num=12|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|class=FR|rs=|home=Orlando, Florida}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Makenzie|last=Robertson|dab=|num=14|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=Jr|rs=|home=McGregor, Texas}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Odyssey|last=Sims|dab=|link=y|num=0|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=JR|rs=|home=Irving, Texas}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Destiny|last=Williams|dab=basketball|num=10|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|class=SR|rs=x|home=Benton Harbor, Michigan}}{{CBB roster/Footer|roster_url=http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/bay-w-baskbl-mtt.html|accessdate=2012-11-15
|head_coach=Kim Mulkey
|asst_coach=Bill Brock
Damion McKinney
Rekha Patterson}}
Schedule
{{CBB schedule start |attend=yes}}
|-
! colspan=9 style="background:#FECB00; color:#003015;"|Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 10/30/2012
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 1
| opponent = Oklahoma City
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ferrell Center
| site_cityst = Waco, TX
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 91-42
| record = 1-0
| attend = 7,622
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/05/2012
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 1
| opponent = Tarleton State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ferrell Center
| site_cityst = Waco, TX
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 92-49
| record = 2-0
| attend = 7,622
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#003015; color:#FECB00;"| Regular Season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/09/2012
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 1
| opponent = Lamar
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ferrell Center
| site_cityst = Waco, TX
| gamename =
| tv = FSSW/FCS Central
| score = 80-34
| overtime =
| record = 1-0
| attend = 8,158
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/13/2012
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 1
| opponent = Kentucky
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = Ferrell Center
| site_cityst = Waco, TX
| gamename = State Farm Tipoff
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 85-51
| overtime =
| record = 2-0
| attend = 8,538
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/16/2012
| time = 6:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 1
| opponent = Stanford
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = Stan Sheriff Center
| site_cityst = Honolulu, HI
| gamename = Rainbow Wahine Classic
| tv =
| score = 69–71
| overtime =
| record = 2–1
| attend = 2,092
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/17/2012
| time = 8:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 1
| opponent = Tennessee-Martin
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Stan Sheriff Center
| site_cityst = Honolulu, HI
| gamename = Rainbow Wahine Classic
| tv =
| score = 82-67
| overtime =
| record = 3-1
| attend = 1,832
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/18/2012
| time = 6:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 1
| opponent = Hawaii
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Stan Sheriff Center
| site_cityst = Honolulu, HI
| gamename = Rainbow Wahine Classic
| tv = OC Sports
| score = 77-42
| overtime =
| record = 4-1
| attend = 2,319
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/23/2012
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = Liberty
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ferrell Center
| site_cityst = Waco, TX
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 92-60
| overtime =
| record = 5-1
| attend = 8,420
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/27/2012
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = Rice
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Tudor Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 89-49
| overtime =
| record = 6-1
| attend = 2,318
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/05/2012
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = Notre Dame
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = South Bend, IN
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 73-61
| overtime =
| record = 7-1
| attend = 9,149
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/12/2012
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = Oral Roberts
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ferrell Center
| site_cityst = Waco, TX
| gamename =
| tv = FSSW+/FCS Central
| score = 94-56
| overtime =
| record = 8-1
| attend = 7,767
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/18/2012
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = Tennessee
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Ferrell Center
| site_cityst = Waco, TX
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN
| score = 76-53
| overtime =
| record = 9-1
| attend = 9,249
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/29/2012
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = Southeastern Louisiana
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ferrell Center
| site_cityst = Waco, TX
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 106-41
| overtime =
| record = 10-1
| attend = 8,864
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/02/2013
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = no
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = TCU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Daniel–Meyer Coliseum
| site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX
| gamename =
| tv = FSSW+/FCS Pacific
| score = 74-35
| overtime =
| record = 11-1 (1-0)
| attend = 7,394
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/06/2013
| time = 4:30 pm
| nonconf = no
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = Oklahoma State
| opprank = 13
| site_stadium = Ferrell Center
| site_cityst = Waco, TX
| gamename =
| tv = FSN/FCS Central
| score = 83-49
| overtime =
| record = 12-1 (2-0)
| attend = 8,549
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/09/2013
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = no
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 1
| opponent = Iowa State
| opprank = 25
| site_stadium = Ferrell Center
| site_cityst = Waco, TX
| gamename =
| tv = FSSW/FCS Central
| score = 67-39
| overtime =
| record = 13-1 (3-0)
| attend = 8,008
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/13/2013
| time = 1:30 pm
| nonconf = no
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 1
| opponent = Kansas
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = Allen Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| gamename =
| tv = FSN/FCS Atlantic
| score = 82-60
| overtime =
| record = 14-1 (4-0)
| attend = 6,923
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/16/2013
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = no
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 1
| opponent = Kansas State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bramlage Coliseum
| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS
| gamename =
| tv = FSMW/FCS Central
| score = 90-69
| overtime =
| record = 15-1 (5-0)
| attend = 3,591
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/19/2013
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = no
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 1
| opponent = West Virginia
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ferrell Center
| site_cityst = Waco, TX
| gamename =
| tv = FSSW+/FCS Pacific
| score = 76-58
| overtime =
| record = 16-1 (6-0)
| attend = 10,254
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/23/2013
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = no
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 1
| opponent = Iowa State
| opprank = 24
| site_stadium = Hilton Coliseum
| site_cityst = Ames, IA
| gamename =
| tv = MC22
| score = 66-51
| overtime =
| record = 17-1 (7-0)
| attend = 11,220
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/26/2013
| time = 11:00 am
| nonconf = no
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 1
| opponent = Oklahoma
| opprank = 20
| site_stadium = Ferrell Center
| site_cityst = Waco, TX
| gamename =
| tv = FSN/FCS Central
| score = 82-65
| overtime =
| record = 18-1 (8-0)
| attend = 10,419
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/30/2013
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = no
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 1
| opponent = Texas Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = United Spirit Arena
| site_cityst = Lubbock, TX
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 90-60
| overtime =
| record = 19-1 (9-0)
| attend = 12,871
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/02/2013
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = no
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 1
| opponent = Oklahoma State
| opprank = 19
| site_stadium = Gallagher-Iba Arena
| site_cityst = Stillwater, OK
| gamename =
| tv = FSSW+/FCS Pacific
| score = 81-62
| overtime =
| record = 20-1 (10-0)
| attend = 2,829
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/06/2013
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = no
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 1
| opponent = Kansas
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ferrell Center
| site_cityst = Waco, TX
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 86-45
| overtime =
| record = 21-1 (11-0)
| attend = 8,289
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/09/2013
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = no
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 1
| opponent = Texas
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Frank Erwin Center
| site_cityst = Austin, TX
| gamename =
| tv = LHN
| score = 75-48
| overtime =
| record = 22-1 (12-0)
| attend = 9,192
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/12/2013
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = no
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 1
| opponent = Texas Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ferrell Center
| site_cityst = Waco, TX
| gamename =
| tv = FSSW
| score = 89-47
| overtime =
| record = 23-1 (13-0)
| attend = 8,538
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/16/2013
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = no
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 1
| opponent = TCU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ferrell Center
| site_cityst = Waco, TX
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 78-45
| overtime =
| record = 24-1 (14-0)
| attend = 10,258
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/18/2013
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 1
| opponent = Connecticut
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = XL Center
| site_cityst = Hartford, CT
| gamename = Play 4 Kay
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 76-70
| overtime =
| record = 25-1 (14-0)
| attend = 16,294
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/23/2013
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = no
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 1
| opponent = Texas
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ferrell Center
| site_cityst = Waco, TX
| gamename =
| tv = FSSW
| score = 67-47
| overtime =
| record = 26-1 (15-0)
| attend = 10,592
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/25/2013
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = no
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 1
| opponent = Oklahoma
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lloyd Noble Center
| site_cityst = Norman, OK
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 86-64
| overtime =
| record = 27-1 (16-0)
| attend = 6,138
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/02/2013
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = no
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 1
| opponent = West Virginia
| opprank =
| site_stadium = WVU Coliseum
| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
| gamename =
| tv = FSN
| score = 80-49
| overtime =
| record = 28-1 (17-0)
| attend = 13,447
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/04/2013
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = no
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 1
| opponent = Kansas State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ferrell Center
| site_cityst = Waco, TX
| gamename =
| tv = FSN
| score = 90-68
| overtime =
| record = 29-1 (18-0)
| attend = 10,627
}}
|-
! colspan=9 style="background:#FECB00; color:#003015;"|2013 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/09/2013
| time = 1:30 pm
| nonconf = no
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 1
| opponent = Kansas State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = American Airlines Center
| site_cityst = Dallas, TX
| gamename = Big 12 Quarterfinals
| tv = FSN
| score = 80-47
| overtime =
| record = 30-1 (18-0)
| attend = 7,311
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/10/2013
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = no
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 1
| opponent = Oklahoma State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = American Airlines Center
| site_cityst = Dallas, TX
| gamename = Big 12 Semifinals
| tv = FSN
| score = 77-69
| overtime =
| record = 31-1 (18-0)
| attend =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/11/2013
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = no
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 1
| opponent = Iowa State
| opprank = 23
| site_stadium = American Airlines Center
| site_cityst = Dallas, TX
| gamename = Big 12 Finals
| tv = FSN
| score = 75-47
| overtime =
| record = 32-1 (18-0)
| attend = 8,662
}}
|-
! colspan=9 style="background:#FECB00; color:#003015;"|2013 NCAA tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/24/2013
| time = 6:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 1
| seed = 1 OKC
| opponent = Prairie View A&M
| opprank =
| oppseed = 16 OKC
| site_stadium = Ferrell Center
| site_cityst = Waco, TX
| gamename = NCAA First Round
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 82-42
| record = 33-1 (18-0)
| attend = -
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/26/2013
| time = 8:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 1
| seed = 1 OKC
| opponent = Florida State
| opprank = 25
| oppseed = 8 OKC
| site_stadium = Ferrell Center
| site_cityst = Waco, TX
| gamename = NCAA Second Round
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 85-47
| record = 34-1 (18-0)
| attend = 9,652
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/31/2013
| time = 6:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 1
| seed = 1 OKC
| opponent = Louisville
| opprank = 16
| oppseed = 5 OKC
| site_stadium = Chesapeake Energy Arena
| site_cityst = Oklahoma City, OK
| gamename = NCAA Sweet 16
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 81-82
| record = 34-2 (18-0)
| attend = 9,162
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=yes|poll=AP Poll|timezone=Central Time|region=OKC|regionname=Oklahoma City}}
See also
References
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