Tennessee Remains
Undefeated with a Win Over Texas
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AUSTIN,, TEXAS- No. 9 Tennessee beat No. 12 Texas 88-82 to move to a perfect
8-0 record on the season. The Lady Vols got off to a slow start in the
beginning, as the Longhorns led 23-14. In the second quarter,
In the third quarter, Texas’s Sug Sutton tied the game at 52
with a layup at the 4:56 mark. Tennessee’s Jackson fought back by sinking a layup
to give the Lady Vols a 54-52 lead 12 seconds later From there, Tennessee went
on a 7-0 run for the next two minutes to extend the lead to 59-52. Texas then
used a 5-1 run to cut the lead to 60-57. With 20 seconds to go in the third,
Mimi Collins was fouled by Danni Williams, resulting in the Tennessee guard
making one out of two free throws to make the score 61-57. Collins was fouled again with five seconds to go by
Charli Collier and made another one out of two free throws to extend the lead
for the Lady Vols, 62-57.
The final 10 minutes of the game came down to the wire for both teams. By the 7:06
mark, Texas’ Audrey Warren made a layup to cut the deficit to 65-63. Westbrook
followed in pursuit with a layup to extend the Lady Vols’ lead to 67-63. She
was also fouled by Destiny Littleton in the process and sunk a free throw to complete the three-point play and
extend the score to 68-63 in favor of Tennessee. The Longhorns cut the
Tennessee lead to one point with 3:19 left after Williams drained a three-pointer.
The score was 74-73, but the Lady Vols went on a 14-9 run over the final three
minutes to secure the victory.
Tennessee improves to a perfect 8-0 record after the win.
Jackson had a total of 33 points in the game. Westbrook had 23 points, and Cheridene
Green finished with 10 points.
Texas drops to 7-2 and loses its second straight game to an
SEC team after losing to Mississippi State in its previous game. Warren had 21
points, while Williams (14 points), Littleton (13 points) and Sutton (11
points) all finished in double figures.
Game Stat Leaders
Tennessee
Points: Meme Jackson (33)
Rebounds: Cheridene Green (6), Rennia Davis (6)
Assists: Evina Westbrook (6)
Steals: Rennia Davis
(1), Kamera Harris (1)
Blocks: Cheridene Green (2)
Texas
Points: Audrey Warren (21)
Rebounds: Danni Williams (8)
Assists: Sug Sutton (5)
Steals: Danni Williams (2)
Blocks: Jatarie White (2)
Player Achievements
Tennessee
- Meme Jackson’s 33 points were a career high.
- Evina Westbrook scored 23 points, this is the third game of her career she has scored 20 or more points in a game.
Texas
- Audrey Warren’s 21 points were a career high.
- Sug Sutton filled the stat sheet with 11 points, six rebounds, and five assists.
Up Next
·
Tennessee will host Stanford and ETSU before Christmas
break. The Lady Vols will play the Cardinal on December 18 at 6 p.m. and the
Bucs on December 21 at 7 p.m.
·
Texas will host Stetson on Sunday at 2 p.m. and
play at UTRGV on December 20 at 8 p.m. before Christmas break.
Michigan State Upsets
Oregon
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EAST LANSING, Mich.- Unranked Michigan State upset No. 3 Oregon on Sunday at home,
88-82. The Ducks got off a hot start at the beginning of the game as they went
on a 9-0 run to open the game. The Spartans made it a
Michigan State went on a roll, scoring 24 points in the second
quarter. Nia Hollie scored a layup with three minutes to go to cut the Oregon
lead to one-point for the second time in the game, 37-36. The Spartans took
their first lead of the game at the 2:44 mark of the second quarter with a
steal from Cooks, who assisted Jenna Allen for a three-point shot to make it 39-37.
From there, Michigan State went on a 7-2 run to lead Oregon 46-39 at halftime.
Oregon’s Erin Boley sunk a three-pointer to cut Michigan
State’s lead to 50-48 with eight minutes in the third quarter. Victoria Gaines
scored a layup to stretch the lead to 52-48 for the Spartans. Michigan State
went a 10-4 with 7:28 in the quarter to lead Oregon 60-52. The lead was cut
back to two after another three-point shot drained by Boley to make the score
62-60. With 1:38 to go, Allen scored a jumper, and Michigan State went on a 7-0
run to lead 69-60 at the end of the third quarter.
Michigan State scored 19 points in the fourth quarter to
secure the upset win over one of the top three teams in the nation. The
Spartans also improve to 8-1 on the season. Allen had the best night of her
career as she finished with 27 points. Michigan
State also had three players who finished in double figures. McCutcheon finished
with 14 points, Mardrekia Cook with 12 points and Cooks with 10 points.
Oregon loses its first game of the season and drops to 7-1
overall. Ionescu finished the game with 29 points, while Boley finished with 24
points. Ruthy Hebard and Satou Sabally combined for 20 points. Hebard also
finished with 11 rebounds. Maite Cazorla had 11 assists.
Game Stat Leaders
Michigan State
Points: Jenna Allen (27)
Rebounds: Jenna Allen (7)
Assists: Taryn McCutcheon (8)
Steals: Taryn McCutcheon (2)
Blocks: Jenna Allen (1)
Oregon
Points: Sabrina Ionescu (29)
Rebounds: Ruthy Hebard (11)
Assists: Maite Cazorla (11)
Steals: Ruthy Hebard (4)
Blocks: Satou Sabally (1)
Player Achievements
Michigan State
- Allen scored a season-high 27 points
- McCutcheon recorded the 400th assist of her career. She also scored in double figures for the sixth time this season.
- Cook tied her season-high of 12 points.
Oregon
- Boley’s nine points in the first quarter were a team high.
- Hebard recorded a double-double.
- Cazorla’s 11 assists were a season high.
Up Next
- Michigan State will play at Hartford on Sunday at 2 p.m. and host Florida Atlantic on December 20 at 7 p.m. before Christmas break.
- Oregon beat South Dakota 87-79 on Wednesday.
- Player of the Game: Satou Sabally (27 pts, 6 rebs, 1 stl, 1 blk)
- The Ducks will host three home games before Christmas break against No. 5 Mississippi State (Dec. 18, 10 p.m.), Air Force (Dec. 20, 2 p.m.), and UC Irvine (Dec. 21, 3 p.m.).
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