From The Associated Press

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands — With a 17-point halftime lead over No. 4 Stanford, Temple coach Dawn Staley warned her team about Cardinal guard Candice Wiggins leading a big rally.

Then it happened.

Wiggins scored 22 points to lead Stanford (5-1) to a 63-54 victory at the Paradise Jam on Sunday night.

“I told them exactly what was going to happen in the second half, exactly,” Staley said. “I told them what Candice Wiggins was going to do in the second half. She’s built for these types of games. She came out and willed her team to win.”

Stanford (5-1), which lost to second-ranked Connecticut last week and took third place in the tournament, also got 16 points from Jayne Appel and 13 from Jillian Harmon, who grabbed 10 rebounds.

Stanford, which trailed 39-22 at halftime, opened the second period with a 17-0 run, capped by Kayla Pedersen’s reverse layup that gave them a 41-39 lead with 12:45 to play.

“It looked dismal for us at halftime, but it was really important for us to come out and play the way we’re capable of playing,” said Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer. “I’m really proud of how our team battled.”

Wiggins had three assists and went 8-for-9 from the free throw line, including 4-for-4 during a 13-0 spurt that put the Cardinal ahead 61-52 with a minute to play.

She said the main difference in the second half was Stanford’s defensive intensity that forced 10 turnovers compared to three in the first half. The Cardinal scored 18 points off turnovers compared to three for the Owls.

“We definitely just had to pick it up on the defensive end,” Wiggins said. “I think we had a different mindset.”

Ashley Morris led Temple (2-4) with 19 points, shooting 4-for-9 from behind the arc in the first half, and Lady Comfort added 14 with nine rebounds.

The Owls jumped out to an 8-2 lead and pushed their advantage to 39-20 on a shot by Lady Comfort with less than a minute to play in the first half.

Stanford’s top post players, Pedersen and Appel, both picked up early fouls and Temple pounded the ball inside. Appel fouled out with 4:23 to play on a layup Shenita Landry.

The Owls shot 56 percent overall in the first half, including 5-for-9 from 3-point range, while holding the Cardinal to only 32 percent, including 0-for-5 from behind the arc. But Temple shot just 5-for-24 in the second half.

Stanford was outrebounded 5-1 in the opening minutes but ultimately dominated the boards 37-27.

No. 13 Baylor 69,

No. 12 California 56

WACO, Texas — Jessica Morrow scored 18 points as the Lady Bears (5-0) rallied to beat California on Sunday.

Baylor hit 16 of its first 21 shots after halftime to turn a seven-point halftime deficit into a 15-point lead. The Lady Bears improved to 53-1 in home nonconference games since Kim Mulkey became coach in 2000.

California (4-1) was looking to start 5-0 for the first time since 1981-82. The Golden Bears turned the ball over 21 times and shot just 39 percent from the floor.

Ashley Walker scored 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, and Alexis Gray-Lawson added 15 for the Golden Bears.

California led 32-25 at halftime but lost the lead for good because of six turnovers in the first four minutes of the second half.

“That’s the worst half of basketball we’ve played all year,” California coach Joanne Boyle said.

California led 34-27 when Baylor took control of the game. Danielle Wilson’s layup tied it at 34, and the Lady Bears grabbed the lead on Jhasmin Player’s basket with 15:45 left.

Jessika Bradley hit a pair of free throws to give Baylor a 59-44 cushion with 9:02 remaining. California got no closer than 13 the rest of the way. The Golden Bears had given up an average of 50 points per game in their last three, but gave up 44 in the second half.

“Coach told us Baylor would come out hot,” Walker said. “We just couldn’t withstand their run.”

Morrow, who started Baylor’s first four games, hit a 3-pointer to put Baylor ahead 22-15 with six minutes remaining in the first half.

The Golden Bears then scored the next 14 points, including eight from Walker. They finished the first half on a 17-3 run to take a seven-point halftime advantage.