Defense helps No. 4 Lady Vols outlast Albany 63-55
Mercedes Russell scored 12 points Friday as No. 4 Tennessee held off several Albany threats down the stretch, outlasting the Great Danes 63-55 for its 27th straight home victory.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
UAlbany Great Danes
55
Tennessee Lady Volunteers
63
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UALB | 13 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 55 |
| TENN | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 63 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/11/26 | @ Ole Miss Rebels | L 41-95 | NCAAW |
| 11/8/26 | @ Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers | W 77-57 | NCAAW |
| 11/5/26 | vs Manhattan Jaspers | W 62-61 | NCAAW |
| 11/2/26 | @ Northeastern Huskies | W 65-61 | NCAAW |
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Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:01 55-60
Bashaara Graves made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:01 55-63
Mercedes Russell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:01 55-62
Mercedes Russell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:01 55-61
Bashaara Graves made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:01 55-59
Foul on Albany.
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PersonalFoul 0:01 55-59
Foul on Zakiya Saunders.
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Technical Foul 0:01 55-59
Technical Foul on Zakiya Saunders.
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PersonalFoul 0:02 55-59
Foul on Shereesha Richards.
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PersonalFoul 0:16 55-59
Foul on Andraya Carter.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:17 55-59
Bashaara Graves made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:17 55-58
Bashaara Graves made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:17 55-57
Foul on Shereesha Richards.
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LayUpShot 0:55 55-57
Shereesha Richards made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:27 53-57
Bashaara Graves made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:27 53-56
Foul on Imani Tate.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:48 53-56
Mercedes Russell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:48 53-55
Foul on Heather Forster.
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PersonalFoul 2:12 53-55
Foul on Imani Tate.
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LayUpShot 3:18 53-55
Imani Tate made Layup.
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JumpShot 3:26 51-55
Andraya Carter made Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Reynolds.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:24 51-53
Erin Coughlin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zakiya Saunders.
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JumpShot 5:03 48-53
Imani Tate made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:21 46-53
Mercedes Russell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:21 46-52
Foul on Erin Coughlin.
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LayUpShot 5:54 46-52
Heather Forster made Layup.
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JumpShot 6:25 44-52
Imani Tate made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 6:41 42-52
Foul on Heather Forster.
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PersonalFoul 6:52 42-52
Foul on Te'a Cooper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:18 42-52
Te'a Cooper made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jasmine Jones.
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PersonalFoul 7:43 42-49
Foul on Heather Forster.
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PersonalFoul 8:10 42-49
Foul on Te'a Cooper.
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LayUpShot 8:29 42-49
Jordan Reynolds made Layup. Assisted by Jasmine Jones.
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PersonalFoul 8:41 42-47
Foul on Bashaara Graves.
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JumpShot 9:09 42-47
Imani Tate made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 9:43 40-47
Jordan Reynolds made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:20 40-45
Te'a Cooper made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:20 40-44
Foul on Zakiya Saunders.
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JumpShot 0:33 40-44
Shereesha Richards made Jumper. Assisted by Zakiya Saunders.
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PersonalFoul 1:16 38-44
Foul on Imani Tate.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:17 38-44
Shereesha Richards made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:17 37-44
Foul on Mercedes Russell.
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JumpShot 1:29 37-44
Diamond DeShields made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:51 37-42
Mercedes Russell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:51 37-41
Foul on Shereesha Richards.
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LayUpShot 1:51 37-41
Mercedes Russell made Layup. Assisted by Diamond DeShields.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:21 37-39
Imani Tate made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:21 36-39
Foul on Andraya Carter.
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PersonalFoul 3:20 36-39
Foul on Mercedes Russell.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:54 36-39
Diamond DeShields made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Reynolds.
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PersonalFoul 4:24 36-36
Foul on Zakiya Saunders.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:52 36-36
Erin Coughlin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shereesha Richards.
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PersonalFoul 5:24 33-36
Foul on Imani Tate.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:25 33-36
Shereesha Richards made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:25 32-36
Foul on Jordan Reynolds.
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JumpShot 6:13 32-36
Bashaara Graves made Jumper. Assisted by Jasmine Jones.
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LayUpShot 7:10 32-34
Mercedes Russell made Layup. Assisted by Bashaara Graves.
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LayUpShot 7:48 32-32
Jasmine Jones made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:25 32-30
Erin Coughlin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shereesha Richards.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:40 29-30
Zakiya Saunders made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:40 28-30
Foul on Jasmine Jones.
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End Game 0:00 55-63
End of Game
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:01 55-63
Zakiya Saunders Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:01 55-60
Bashaara Graves made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:01 55-63
Mercedes Russell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:01 55-62
Mercedes Russell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:01 55-61
Bashaara Graves made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:01 55-59
Foul on Albany.
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PersonalFoul 0:01 55-59
Foul on Zakiya Saunders.
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Technical Foul 0:01 55-59
Technical Foul on Zakiya Saunders.
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PersonalFoul 0:02 55-59
Foul on Shereesha Richards.
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Defensive Rebound 0:06 55-59
Mercedes Russell Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:06 55-59
Erin Coughlin missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:10 55-59
Cassandra Edwards Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:10 55-59
Zakiya Saunders missed Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 0:16 55-59
Foul on Andraya Carter.
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ShortTimeOut 0:17 55-59
Albany Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:17 55-59
Bashaara Graves made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:17 55-58
Bashaara Graves made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:17 55-57
Foul on Shereesha Richards.
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Defensive Rebound 0:18 55-57
Bashaara Graves Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:18 55-57
Shereesha Richards missed Jumper.
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RegularTimeOut 0:30 55-57
Albany Timeout
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:30 55-57
Te'a Cooper Turnover.
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LayUpShot 0:55 55-57
Shereesha Richards made Layup.
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Steal 0:59 53-57
Shereesha Richards Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:00 53-57
Te'a Cooper Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 1:11 53-57
Bashaara Graves Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 1:12 53-57
Mercedes Russell Block.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:12 53-57
Shereesha Richards missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:27 53-57
Bashaara Graves made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:27 53-56
Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:27 53-56
Bashaara Graves missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:27 53-56
Foul on Imani Tate.
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Defensive Rebound 1:29 53-56
Bashaara Graves Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:29 53-56
Zakiya Saunders missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:48 53-56
Mercedes Russell made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:48 53-55
Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:48 53-55
Mercedes Russell missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:48 53-55
Foul on Heather Forster.
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ShortTimeOut 2:04 53-55
Tennessee Timeout
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Team Stats
UALB
TENN
21-53
FG
20-47
40
Field Goal %
43
5-16
3PT
7-21
31
Three Point %
33
8-12
FT
16-20
67
Free Throw %
80
29
Rebounds
33
9
Offensive Rebounds
8
20
Defensive Rebounds
25
13
Assists
16
13
Steals
8
0
Blocks
8
18
Turnovers
21
0
Team Turnovers
1
18
Total Turnovers
21
1
Technical Fouls
0
1
Total Technical Fouls
0
23
Points Off Turnovers
22
6
Fast Break Points
10
28
Points in Paint
20
20
Fouls
16
2
Largest Lead
12
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