# 2012–13 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team

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.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/30/2012* 7:00 pm | No. 1 | Oklahoma City | W 91-42 | 1-0 | Ferrell Center (7,622) Waco, TX |
| 11/05/2012* 7:00 pm | No. 1 | Tarleton State | W 92-49 | 2-0 | Ferrell Center (7,622) Waco, TX |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/09/2012* 12:00 pm, FSSW/FCS Central | No. 1 | Lamar | W 80-34 | 1-0 | Ferrell Center (8,158) Waco, TX |
| 11/13/2012* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 1 | No. 6 Kentucky State Farm Tipoff | W 85-51 | 2-0 | Ferrell Center (8,538) Waco, TX |
| 11/16/2012* 6:30 pm | No. 1 | vs. No. 4 Stanford Rainbow Wahine Classic | L 69–71 | 2–1 | Stan Sheriff Center (2,092) Honolulu, HI |
| 11/17/2012* 8:30 pm | No. 1 | vs. Tennessee-Martin Rainbow Wahine Classic | W 82-67 | 3-1 | Stan Sheriff Center (1,832) Honolulu, HI |
| 11/18/2012* 6:30 pm, OC Sports | No. 1 | at Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Classic | W 77-42 | 4-1 | Stan Sheriff Center (2,319) Honolulu, HI |
| 11/23/2012* 7:00 pm | No. 3 | Liberty | W 92-60 | 5-1 | Ferrell Center (8,420) Waco, TX |
| 11/27/2012* 7:00 pm | No. 3 | at Rice | W 89-49 | 6-1 | Tudor Fieldhouse (2,318) Houston, TX |
| 12/05/2012* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 3 | at No. 5 Notre Dame | W 73-61 | 7-1 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN |
| 12/12/2012* 6:00 pm, FSSW+/FCS Central | No. 3 | Oral Roberts | W 94-56 | 8-1 | Ferrell Center (7,767) Waco, TX |
| 12/18/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 3 | No. 10 Tennessee | W 76-53 | 9-1 | Ferrell Center (9,249) Waco, TX |
| 12/29/2012* 7:00 pm | No. 3 | Southeastern Louisiana | W 106-41 | 10-1 | Ferrell Center (8,864) Waco, TX |
| 01/02/2013 7:00 pm, FSSW+/FCS Pacific | No. 2 | at TCU | W 74-35 | 11-1 (1-0) | Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (7,394) Fort Worth, TX |
| 01/06/2013 4:30 pm, FSN/FCS Central | No. 3 | No. 13 Oklahoma State | W 83-49 | 12-1 (2-0) | Ferrell Center (8,549) Waco, TX |
| 01/09/2013 7:00 pm, FSSW/FCS Central | No. 1 | No. 25 Iowa State | W 67-39 | 13-1 (3-0) | Ferrell Center (8,008) Waco, TX |
| 01/13/2013 1:30 pm, FSN/FCS Atlantic | No. 1 | at No. 17 Kansas | W 82-60 | 14-1 (4-0) | Allen Fieldhouse (6,923) Lawrence, KS |
| 01/16/2013 7:00 pm, FSMW/FCS Central | No. 1 | at Kansas State | W 90-69 | 15-1 (5-0) | Bramlage Coliseum (3,591) Manhattan, KS |
| 01/19/2013 7:00 pm, FSSW+/FCS Pacific | No. 1 | West Virginia | W 76-58 | 16-1 (6-0) | Ferrell Center (10,254) Waco, TX |
| 01/23/2013 7:00 pm, MC22 | No. 1 | at No. 24 Iowa State | W 66-51 | 17-1 (7-0) | Hilton Coliseum (11,220) Ames, IA |
| 01/26/2013 11:00 am, FSN/FCS Central | No. 1 | No. 20 Oklahoma | W 82-65 | 18-1 (8-0) | Ferrell Center (10,419) Waco, TX |
| 01/30/2013 7:00 pm | No. 1 | at Texas Tech | W 90-60 | 19-1 (9-0) | United Spirit Arena (12,871) Lubbock, TX |
| 02/02/2013 7:00 pm, FSSW+/FCS Pacific | No. 1 | at No. 19 Oklahoma State | W 81-62 | 20-1 (10-0) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,829) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/06/2013 7:00 pm | No. 1 | Kansas | W 86-45 | 21-1 (11-0) | Ferrell Center (8,289) Waco, TX |
| 02/09/2013 7:00 pm, LHN | No. 1 | at Texas | W 75-48 | 22-1 (12-0) | Frank Erwin Center (9,192) Austin, TX |
| 02/12/2013 6:00 pm, FSSW | No. 1 | Texas Tech | W 89-47 | 23-1 (13-0) | Ferrell Center (8,538) Waco, TX |
| 02/16/2013 1:00 pm | No. 1 | TCU | W 78-45 | 24-1 (14-0) | Ferrell Center (10,258) Waco, TX |
| 02/18/2013* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 1 | at No. 3 Connecticut Play 4 Kay | W 76-70 | 25-1 (14-0) | XL Center (16,294) Hartford, CT |
| 02/23/2013 12:00 pm, FSSW | No. 1 | Texas | W 67-47 | 26-1 (15-0) | Ferrell Center (10,592) Waco, TX |
| 02/25/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 1 | at Oklahoma | W 86-64 | 27-1 (16-0) | Lloyd Noble Center (6,138) Norman, OK |
| 03/02/2013 6:00 pm, FSN | No. 1 | at West Virginia | W 80-49 | 28-1 (17-0) | WVU Coliseum (13,447) Morgantown, WV |
| 03/04/2013 7:00 pm, FSN | No. 1 | Kansas State | W 90-68 | 29-1 (18-0) | Ferrell Center (10,627) Waco, TX |
| 2013 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2013 1:30 pm, FSN | No. 1 | vs. Kansas State Big 12 Quarterfinals | W 80-47 | 30-1 (18-0) | American Airlines Center (7,311) Dallas, TX |
| 03/10/2013 1:00 pm, FSN | No. 1 | vs. Oklahoma State Big 12 Semifinals | W 77-69 | 31-1 (18-0) | American Airlines Center Dallas, TX |
| 03/11/2013 7:00 pm, FSN | No. 1 | vs. No. 23 Iowa State Big 12 Finals | W 75-47 | 32-1 (18-0) | American Airlines Center (8,662) Dallas, TX |
| 2013 NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/24/2013* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | (1 OKC) No. 1 | (16 OKC) Prairie View A&M NCAA First Round | W 82-42 | 33-1 (18-0) | Ferrell Center (-) Waco, TX |
| 03/26/2013* 8:30 pm, ESPN2 | (1 OKC) No. 1 | (8 OKC) No. 25 Florida State NCAA Second Round | W 85-47 | 34-1 (18-0) | Ferrell Center (9,652) Waco, TX |
| 03/31/2013* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | (1 OKC) No. 1 | (5 OKC) No. 16 Louisville NCAA Sweet 16 | L 81-82 | 34-2 (18-0) | Chesapeake Energy Arena (9,162) Oklahoma City, OK |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. OKC=Oklahoma City. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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