No. 14 Tennessee (22-6, 11-4 SEC) defeated Mississippi State (15-12, 7-8 SEC), 86-64, Thursday at Thompson-Boling Arena.
Lady Vols’ junior center Tamari Key finished with a game-high 23 points. She recorded 15 rebounds and six blocks for Tennessee, which led, 30-27, at halftime.
Key was one of four Lady Vols to post double figures in the scoring column as Tess Darby had 17 points. Alexus Dye added 13 points, eight rebounds and three assists. Rae Burrell had 11 points, six rebounds and five assists.
Jordan Walker recorded nine points, eight rebounds and seven assists.
Anastasia Hayes led the Bulldogs with 18 points. She also had five rebounds and four assists. Caterrion Thompson finished with 16 points for Mississippi State.
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