No. 16 Tennessee (9-0) defeated Memphis (2-8), 90-75, on Wednesday at FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee.
Rankings reflect the USA TODAY Sports women’s basketball coaches poll.
Jewel Spear and Zee Spearman led the Lady Vols in scoring with 18 points. Talaysia Cooper (12), Tess Darby (12), Samara Spencer (12) and Ruby Whitehorn (10) also scored 10-plus points for Tennessee.
Spearman (12) and Cooper (11) were Tennessee’s leading rebounders. The duo also finished with the most assists, recording six each.
10 Lady Vol players appeared in the game at Memphis.
Tennessee totaled 26 bench points, 38 points in the paint, 20 points off turnovers, 23 second chance points and 10 fast break points.
The Lady Vols will next play Richmond on Friday in the West Palm Beach Classic. Tipoff is scheduled for 2:15 p.m. EST..
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