Stanford topples Griner, No. 1 Baylor

By Brian McInnis

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 17, 2012

~~<p>Brittney Griner caught the ball, pivoted baseline, and shot over the outstretched arms of two defenders, like she'd successfully done so many times in her remarkable women's college basketball career.</p>
<p>But not this time. Not for the 8-foot shot and not for another record 40-0 season. Baylor's dominant star came up short in the final seconds, and No. 4 Stanford hung on to stun the top-ranked Lady Bears 71-69 in the opener of the Jack in the Box Rainbow Wahine Classic on Friday at the Stan Sheriff Center.</p>
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Brittney Griner caught the ball, pivoted baseline, and shot over the outstretched arms of two defenders, like she'd successfully done so many times in her remarkable women's college basketball career.

But not this time. Not for the 8-foot shot and not for another record 40-0 season. Baylor's dominant star came up short in the final seconds, and No. 4 Stanford hung on to stun the top-ranked Lady Bears 71-69 in the opener of the Jack in the Box Rainbow Wahine Classic on Friday at the Stan Sheriff Center. Login for more...