Tennessee Lady Volunteers vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Puckett has 17, Spear 16 and No. 18 Lady Vols roll past Tulsa 102-61, now 11-0
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- — Sara Puckett scored 17 points, Jewell Spear had 16 and No. 18 Tennessee rolled to a 102-61 win over Tulsa on Saturday in the West Palm Beach Classic.
The Lady Vols surpassed their nation-leading scoring average as well as their average of 12.5 3-pointers a game, going 14 of 32. They surpassed the century mark for the fifth time, tied for second in program history behind the seven of the 1987-88 team. The seventh game with at least 10 3s is also a record.
Zee Spearman had 12 points and nine rebounds for Tennessee (11-0), which won both its games in the tournament. Ruby Whitehorn and Talaysia Cooper both scored 13.
Delanie Crawford had 17 points for Tulsa (6-6), Mady Cartwright scored 12 and Jade Clack 10. The Golden Hurricanes shot 45%, went 5 of 29 from 3-point range and had 23 turnovers. Two players fouled out and three finished with four fouls.
Tulsa had a small lead a majority of the first quarter but Cooper's tip-in with a minute to go gave the Lady Vols a 22-20 lead.
Tennessee dominated the second quarter, scoring the first eight points and adding runs of nine and 10, outscoring the Golden Hurricanes 41-11 to lead 63-31 at the half. The Lady Vols hit 6 of 8 3-pointers and 15 of 22 shots overall while holding Tulsa to 4-of-12 shooting with eight turnovers. Puckett led the way with two 3s and 12 points.
Tennessee is home against Winthrop on Saturday before opening Southeastern Conference play at Texas A&M on Jan. 2.
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Game Information
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Referee:Michael McConnell
Referee:Natasha Camy
Referee:Metta Christensen
2025-26 Standings
| American ConferenceAmerican Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice | 17-0 | - | 27-3 |
| East Carolina | 13-4 | 4 | 21-9 |
| South Florida | 12-5 | 5 | 19-11 |
| Tulsa | 11-6 | 6 | 19-10 |
| North Texas | 11-7 | 6.5 | 17-13 |
| UTSA | 8-9 | 9 | 13-15 |
| Temple | 7-10 | 10 | 13-16 |
| Florida Atlantic | 7-10 | 10 | 13-16 |
| Charlotte | 7-10 | 10 | 13-17 |
| Tulane | 6-11 | 11 | 11-18 |
| Wichita State | 5-12 | 12 | 8-22 |
| UAB | 4-13 | 13 | 11-18 |
| Memphis | 3-14 | 14 | 9-21 |
| Southeastern ConferenceSoutheastern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 15-1 | - | 29-2 |
| Texas | 13-3 | 2 | 28-3 |
| Vanderbilt | 13-3 | 2 | 27-3 |
| LSU | 12-4 | 3 | 26-4 |
| Oklahoma | 11-5 | 4 | 24-6 |
| Kentucky | 8-8 | 7 | 23-9 |
| Georgia | 8-8 | 7 | 22-9 |
| Ole Miss | 8-8 | 7 | 22-10 |
| Tennessee | 8-8 | 7 | 16-13 |
| Alabama | 7-9 | 8 | 23-9 |
| Texas A&M | 7-9 | 8 | 14-12 |
| Mississippi State | 5-11 | 10 | 18-13 |
| Florida | 5-11 | 10 | 18-15 |
| Missouri | 4-12 | 11 | 16-16 |
| Auburn | 3-13 | 12 | 15-17 |
| Arkansas | 1-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
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