Texas A&M finally takes down Baylor

DALLAS -- Sydney Carter scored 22 points and Texas A&M finally beat Baylor -- when it counted the most.

The Aggies are going to the NCAA Final Four for the first time in school history after a 58-46 victory over the top-seeded Lady Bears last night in the Dallas Regional final.

Texas A&M will play Stanford in the national semifinals Sunday in Indianapolis.

Baylor and All-American Brittney Griner, who played in the Final Four last year in the 6-8 center's freshman season, will have to settle for the Big 12 regular season and tournament trophies the still-young Bears (34-3) already won this season. Griner finished with 20 points and nine rebounds, but shot only 6-for-18 from the field.

Texas A&M (31-5) had lost eight straight games against its Big 12 rival, including the previous three this season.

This time, the Aggies led from start to finish after Carter had a three-pointer, an assist and a jumper in the game's first 2 minutes for a 7-0 lead.

"Tonight was our night, we didn't back into it," Aggies coach Gary Blair said. "We won the game fair and square."