No. 7/7 Texas Longhorns (26-5, 15-3 Big 12) vs. No. 3/3 Baylor Lady Bears (30-1, 18-0 Big 12)

Big 12 Tournament Championship

Time: Monday, March 5, 2018 | 8 p.m. CT

Location: Oklahoma City, Okla. | Chesapeake Energy Arena (18,203)

TV: FS1 (Ron Thulin, Brenda VanLengen, Missy Heidrick)

Radio: 105.3 FM (Craig Way, Fran Harris )

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OKLAHOMA CITY – The No. 7 Texas women's basketball team seeks its second all-time Big 12 Conference Tournament Championship on Monday when it faces No. 3 Baylor. Tip-off in Chesapeake Energy Arena is slated for 8 p.m. CT and the game will be nationally televised by FS1. It is the Longhorns' sixth all-time appearance in the championship final and the third in the last four years.

The Longhorns (26-5) advanced to the championship with an 81-69 win against Iowa State in the quarterfinal round and a 68-55 victory against West Virginia in the semifinals.

Texas holds an all-time record of 26-20 in the Big 12 Conference Tournament. The Longhorns are 1-4 all-time in the championship final, winning the event in 2003. The six appearances by Texas in the final tie the Longhorns with Oklahoma for second-most championship final appearances in the tournament's history. Baylor will be making its tournament-leading 12th all-time appearance in the finals on Monday.

Junior forward Jatarie White has led the Longhorns in the Big 12 Conference Tournament, posting back-to-back double-doubles in her first two games in Oklahoma City. On the week, White is averaging 14.5 points per game and a team-high 12.0 rebounds per game. She is shooting 57.1 percent from the field and 83.3 percent from the free-throw line.

Senior guard Ariel Atkins has averaged a team-high 17.5 points per game through two games in the Big 12 Conference Tournament. She is also averaging 4.5 rebounds per game and has a team-leading three steals and two blocks. Atkins tied her season high with 25 points in the quarterfinal against Iowa State, including a career-best five three-pointers.

On the season, Atkins averages a squad-best 14.9 points per game, while senior guard Brooke McCarty follows with 13.8 points per game. Junior guard Lashann Higgs contributes 12.6 points per game and White adds 10.4 points per game and a team-best 6.0 rebounds per game. Higgs is expected to play in her 100th career game for the Longhorns on Monday.

Texas and Baylor meet for the 97th time in the history of the two programs. The Longhorns lead the all-time series 58-38, but the Lady Bears have won 17 of the last 18 meetings. Texas is 2-2 all-time against Baylor in the Big 12 Conference Tournament. The two teams met for the tournament championship in 2015 and 2016, both won by the Lady Bears.

The Lady Bears enter Monday's game with a 30-1 overall record and an 18-0 mark in Big 12 Conference play. Baylor advanced to the championship with an 83-54 win against Kansas State in the quarterfinals and a 94-48 victory against TCU in the semifinals.

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