Key Highlights
- The Lady Vols are 42-8 in the series with Mississippi State that began in 1986. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementPauldo made 8 of 12 from the field and 8 of 9 from the free-throw line.
- Talaysia Cooper had 14 points, six rebounds and five assists for Tennessee and Zee Spearman also scored 14 points. Mississippi State (14-3, 1-2) had its 10-game win streak snapped last time out by a 95-47 loss to then No.
- 8 Oklahoma. Pauldo hit a 3-pointer that gave Tennessee the lead for good with 2:29 left in the first quarter.
- Barker followed with another 3 before Pauldo converted a three-point play that made it 25-17 less than a minute later. Spearman hit a 3-pointer that gave the Lady Vols an 18-point lead with 3:46 left in the third quarter.
- Mississippi State scored 17 of the next 21 to trim its deficit to 70-65 with 8:21 to play, but got no closer. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMadison Francis had 22 points and a career-high tying 13 rebounds for the Bulldogs and Kharyssa Richardson also scored 22 points, a career best, and grabbed nine rebounds.
