Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Tennessee Lady Volunteers
· West Palm Beach Classic
Puckett has 17, Spear 16 and No. 18 Lady Vols roll past Tulsa 102-61, now 11-0
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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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 61 - 102 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 61 - 102 |
| 4th 0:00 |  |
Sara Puckett Defensive Rebound. | 61 - 102 |
| 4th 0:04 |  |
Kennedi Alexander missed Three Point Jumper. | 61 - 102 |
| 4th 0:28 | |
Kaniya Boyd made Free Throw. | 61 - 102 |
Statistics
 TLSA |
TENN |
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|---|---|---|
| 22-63 | FG | 37-77 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 5-29 | 3PT | 14-32 |
| 17 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 12-20 | FT | 14-26 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 54 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 12 | Assists | 20 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 23 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 27 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 24 | Fouls | 23 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 45 |
Game Information
Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Attendance: 274 | Capacity:
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice | 13-0 | - | 23-3 |
| East Carolina | 12-2 | 1.5 | 20-7 |
| South Florida | 9-5 | 4.5 | 16-11 |
| North Texas | 9-5 | 4.5 | 15-11 |
| Tulsa | 8-5 | 5 | 16-9 |
| UTSA | 7-6 | 6 | 12-12 |
| Charlotte | 6-7 | 7 | 12-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 6-8 | 7.5 | 12-14 |
| Temple | 5-8 | 8 | 11-14 |
| Tulane | 4-9 | 9 | 9-16 |
| UAB | 3-10 | 10 | 10-15 |
| Memphis | 2-10 | 10.5 | 8-17 |
| Wichita State | 2-11 | 11 | 5-21 |
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 11-1 | - | 25-2 |
| Vanderbilt | 10-3 | 1.5 | 24-3 |
| Texas | 9-3 | 2 | 24-3 |
| LSU | 8-4 | 3 | 22-4 |
| Ole Miss | 8-4 | 3 | 21-6 |
| Tennessee | 8-4 | 3 | 16-8 |
| Oklahoma | 7-5 | 4 | 19-6 |
| Kentucky | 7-6 | 4.5 | 20-7 |
| Alabama | 6-6 | 5 | 20-6 |
| Georgia | 6-6 | 5 | 20-6 |
| Mississippi State | 5-7 | 6 | 18-8 |
| Missouri | 4-8 | 7 | 16-11 |
| Florida | 3-9 | 8 | 15-12 |
| Texas A&M | 3-9 | 8 | 10-11 |
| Auburn | 2-10 | 9 | 13-13 |
| Arkansas | 0-12 | 11 | 11-16 |