Zee Spearman marked 18 factors, together with a basket with 12 seconds left, to information n. 19 Tennesse to a 60-76 victory over n. 5 Uconn on Thursday night.
The Lady Volunteers (17-5) led 78-76 when Jewel Spear discovered Spearman for the basket. It was Tennessee’s first victory over Huskies (21-3) since 2007. The Lady Vols had misplaced all 4 conferences for the reason that rivalry was renewed in 2020.
Samara Spencer scored 14, Spear had 12 and Talaysia Cooper added 11.
Sarah Strong scored 18 factors for the Huskies. Paige Bueckers collected 14, KK Arnold had 11 and Azzi Fudd 10.
Strong scored 12 factors within the first half whereas Uconn rose to a bonus of 39-37. The Tennessee exceeded the Huskies, 24-19, however shot solely 18.8% from 3 factors (3 out of 16). Uconn pressured Lady Vols to 10 turnover.
Takeaways
Uconn: Strong rapidly turned in among the best freshmen within the nation. The 6-Foot-2 striker has the energy to be a put up presence and agility to shoot 37% from a 3-point interval. It has a mean of 17 factors and seven.8 rebounds.
Tennessee: along with the primary 10 battles with the enemies of the Sick Carolina, Texas and LSU, the matchup towards Uconn will assist the Lady Vols alongside the best way to return to return. Seeing the elite competitors is a bonus. Playing properly in these video games will likely be thought-about in sowing.
Key second
Uconn led 45-41 firstly of the third quarter. The Tennessee held the Huskies with out rating for the following 4:20 whereas scoring 11 consecutive factors to take the command.
Key stat
The Tennessee has maintained a bonus of rebound 46-34.
Subsequently
On Sunday Uconn will journey to Providence and the Tennessee will go to the quantity 7 of LSU Sunday.
Reporting by the Associated Press.
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