SEC WOMEN’S ROUNDUPS

NO. 6 KENTUCKY 87, ALABAMA 70

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — DeNesha Stallworth had 19 points and 10 rebounds to help Kentucky (14-1, 2-0 SEC) beat Alabama (10-5, 0-2).

Samarie Walker added 15 points and 13 rebounds for the Wildcats.

Kentucky used a 16-4 run midway through the first half to go up 25-13. Alabama closed to within four, but the Wildcats scored the final three points of the half and led 35-28 at the break.

Alabama cut its deficit to 47-43 early in the second half, but Kentucky put away the game with an 11-3 run.

Meghan Perkins scored 18 points and Shafontaye Myers added 17 for Alabama.

NO. 12 TENNESSEE 79, NO. 10 GEORGIA 66

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Bashaara Graves scored a career-high 23 points and Tennessee (11-3, 2-0 SEC) rallied in the second half to beat Georgia (132, 1-1), giving the Lady Vols their fifth consecutive victory in this series.

After trailing 42-40 at halftime, Tennessee scored the first nine points of the second half and stayed in front the rest of the way.

Meighan Simmons added 16 points for Tennessee, while Jasmine Jones scored a career-high 12 points to go along with seven rebounds. Taber Spani had 11 points and seven rebounds.

Jasmine James scored 18 points and Khaalidah Miller had 14 for Georgia.

NO. 18 SOUTH CAROLINA 60, MISSISSIPPI STATE 46

STARKVILLE, Miss. — Aleighsa Welch led South Carolina (13-2, 1-1) with 16 points and seven rebounds as the Gamecocks (8-7, 0-2) rolled past Mississippi State.

Welch was 5 of 9 from the field and made 6 of 8 from the free-throw line. Sancheon White added 11 points as nine different players scored for South Carolina, which dropped its SEC opener to No. 12 Tennessee on Jan. 3.

The Gamecocks shot 35.9 percent (14 of 39) from the floor and missed both of their three-point attempts but won the rebound battle 40-30 and made 32 of 50 free-throw attempts.

South Carolina has held 11 opponents to fewer than 50 points.

Kendra Grant led Mississippi State with 15 points. Jerica James added 14.

In other SEC games, Jaterra Bonds scored 19 points and host Florida (124, 1-1 SEC) overcame a 58-49 deficit with 11:46 by scoring 11 consecutive points to beat LSU (10-5, 1-1) 77-72. ... Missouri (12-4, 1-1 SEC) won its 11th consecutive home game to defeat Auburn (12-3, 1-1) 82-76 behind a schoolrecord 18 three-pointers. Morgan Eye scored 33 points, all of it coming on 11 three-pointers. ... Vanderbilt (12-3, 2-0 SEC) extended its winning streak to nine games with a 76-57 victory over host

Ole Miss (7-8, 0-2). Tiffany Clarke led the Lady Commodores with 25 points and 13 rebounds. Jasmine Lister finished with 13 points and 10 assists.