As predicted Griner went No. 1 on Monday night in the draft, to the Phoenix Mercury.
When Young scored over Griner, it was 34-25 with 6:35 left in the half.
Griner's jumper started a 15-3 run that put the Lady Bears ahead 57-37 with 12:27 remaining.
Griner did score the game's first basket, then didn't score again until the 12:38 mark.
The 6-foot-8 Griner playfully stretched out on the floor in front of the group.
It was Griner's last game in Lubbock, where her first appearance four years ago made national news.
Griner squatted near her and slapped the floor with both hands before pulling Sims up to her feet.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) Her fifth career triple-double did little to coax some excitement out of Brittney Griner.
In the earlier meeting this season in Waco, Texas, Griner finished one blocked shot shy of a triple-double.
It was the fourth career 40-point performance for Griner, who also had 15 rebounds for her 51st double-double.
Despite all the hype, expectations and judgments, Griner is incredibly humble and authentic.
It was a stunning end of a remarkable college career for Griner, the second-highest scoring player in NCAA history.
Griner's rebound with 5:22 left gave her the triple double, and her ensuing basket gave Baylor a 70-44 lead.
Griner outscored the Longhorns by herself in the first half, contributing with 20 of the Lady Bears' 30 points.
Griner then committed a turnover that led to a jumper by Brittney Martin.
Bias banked in a 3-pointer before Griner, surrounded by three defenders, scored inside.
"Nah, I'll do that after I'm done with my college career, " Griner said.
Griner got off to a slow start by her standards, but Baylor didn't.
Baylor (34-2) had won 32 straight games and 74 of 75 behind Griner, among the greatest players ever in her sport.
Texas Tech defended Griner as best it could, putting as many as three players on her when she got the ball inside.
But Oklahoma State didn't allow Griner to keep up that dominating pace.
Griner finished her college career as the NCAA's all-time leading shot-blocker with 748 and as the No. 2 all-time scorer with 3, 283 points.
Brittney Griner, the No. 1 pick in this year's WNBA draft, recently said in an interview with Sports Illustrated that she is gay.
Brittney Griner and the top-ranked Lady Bears might not be able to overcome these sort of mistakes as they get deeper into March.
Griner was honored before the game for becoming the eighth Division I woman with 3, 000 career points in Monday's win at No. 3 Connecticut.
Griner passed Oklahoma State's Andrea Riley for the record while scoring the first four points of the game, giving her 2, 837 for her career.
Louisville surrounded Griner as she has been most of her career, and her teammates were unusually unable to hit outside shots and relieve the pressure.
Griner snapped the Big 12 women's scoring record while pouring in 40 points, leading the top-ranked Lady Bears to a 90-60 victory over Texas Tech.
Reid caught an inbounds pass near the baseline after that and went coast to coast before getting fouled by Griner on her way to the basket.
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