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02/15 16:37 CST Booker helps No. 4 Texas hold on against No. 22 Tennessee 65-63
Booker helps No. 4 Texas hold on against No. 22 Tennessee 65-63
By AL LESAR
Associated Press
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) --- Madison Booker scored 14 points while Jordan Lee and
Rori Harmon each added 12 as No. 4 Texas held off No. 22 Tennessee, 65-63,
Sunday.
The Longhorns (24-3, 9-3 in Southeastern Conference) led by as many as 10
points midway through the fourth quarter. The Lady Volunteers (16-7, 8-3)
closed the gap to one with a 3-pointer from Janiah Barker and two 3-pointers by
Talaysia Cooper.
Two free throws by Booker put Texas up by three with 16 seconds left. Cooper
answered with a layup to make the difference 64-63. Lee made one of two free
throws for a 65-63 score. Cooper, who led the Lady Vols with 29 points, had the
ball stripped as time expired.
Barker added 12 points for Tennessee and Nya Robertson had 11.
The first half, which ended in a 34-34 tie was full of spurts. Texas had an
18-2 run from late in the first quarter to early in the second to lead by 14.
Tennessee scored the last 10 of the second quarter to tie it up. Cooper led all
scorers with 15.
This was the second game in a row that Tennessee point guard Mia Pauldo has
missed. The freshman point guard, who is averaging 11.6 points, sustained a
concussion against South Carolina.
Within the past couple weeks, both Texas coach Vic Schaefer and Tennessee coach
Kim Caldwell didn't hold back the criticism of their teams.
After a 16-point loss to Vanderbilt Thursday, Schaefer said, "We have no heart.
We're not tough. It's probably the softest team I've had in years."
Following a 30-point loss to UConn and a 43-point debacle against South
Carolina, Caldwell said she has a team "that'll just quit on you." She stressed
there was a lack of leadership.
Up next
Texas: The Longhorns travel to Arkansas Thursday.
Tennessee: The Lady Vols play at Ole Miss Tuesday in a game that was postponed
because of weather a couple weeks ago.
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