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 | 11-0 | - | 21-3 |
| East Carolina | 10-2 | 1.5 | 18-7 |
| Tulsa | 8-3 | 3 | 16-7 |
| South Florida | 7-4 | 4 | 14-10 |
| North Texas | 7-5 | 4.5 | 13-11 |
| UTSA | 7-5 | 4.5 | 12-11 |
| Charlotte | 5-6 | 6 | 11-13 |
| Florida Atlantic | 5-7 | 6.5 | 11-13 |
| Temple | 4-7 | 7 | 10-13 |
| Tulane | 3-8 | 8 | 8-15 |
| UAB | 3-9 | 8.5 | 10-14 |
| Memphis | 2-8 | 8.5 | 8-15 |
| Wichita State | 2-10 | 9.5 | 5-20 |
| Southeastern ConferenceSoutheastern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 10-1 | - | 24-2 |
| Vanderbilt | 9-2 | 1 | 23-2 |
| Texas | 8-2 | 1.5 | 23-2 |
| Tennessee | 7-2 | 2 | 15-6 |
| LSU | 8-3 | 2 | 22-3 |
| Ole Miss | 6-3 | 3 | 19-5 |
| Alabama | 6-5 | 4 | 20-5 |
| Georgia | 5-5 | 4.5 | 19-5 |
| Oklahoma | 5-5 | 4.5 | 17-6 |
| Kentucky | 5-6 | 5 | 18-7 |
| Missouri | 4-7 | 6 | 16-10 |
| Mississippi State | 3-7 | 6.5 | 16-8 |
| Florida | 3-8 | 7 | 15-11 |
| Texas A&M | 2-8 | 7.5 | 9-10 |
| Auburn | 2-9 | 8 | 13-12 |
| Arkansas | 0-10 | 9.5 | 11-14 |
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