Tennessee edges Missouri 62-60
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Rennia Davis made two free throws to break a tie with 52.6 seconds left as Tennessee edged Missouri 6260 on Sunday to win for the fifth time in its last six games.
The score was tied at 60-all when Davis pulled down an offensive rebound and got fouled.
Missouri’s Akira Levy missed a 3-point attempt for the win with two seconds left. Missouri got one last chance when Davis committed an offensive foul with 0.3 seconds left, but the buzzer sounded before a desperation 3-point attempt.
Evina Westbrook had 18 points, eight rebounds and six assists for Tennessee (17-8, 6-6 SEC). Davis had 16 points and 11 rebounds. Mimi Collins added 11 points.
Amber Smith scored 14 for Missouri (19-8, 8-5). Sophie Cunningham and Cierra Porter added 13 each.
The game featured nine ties and 17 lead changes. Neither team ever led by more than seven.
South Carolina 96, Florida 77
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Alexis Jennings scored a seasonhigh 22 points, Bianca Cuevasmoore added 19 and Destanni Henderson had 18 in leading No. 11 South Carolina to a victory over Florida.
Tyasha Harris added 11 points and 10 assists for her first doubledouble this season and help the Gamecocks (19-6, 11-1) stay tied atop the SEC with Mississippi State. South Carolina shot 59 percent.
Cuevas-moore and Henderson scored 14 points each in the first half when the Gamecocks had 30 in the second quarter to overcome a nine-point Florida lead and go up 48-40 at halftime. Jennings scored 17 points in the third on 6-of-6 shooting, including a 3-pointer, and 4-of-4 shooting from the line and the Gamecocks extended their lead to 73-60. The lead remained in double figures in the final period, reaching a high of 22.
Funda Nakkasoglu led the Gators (6-19, 2-10) with 19 points. Delicia Washington has 12 points and 10 rebounds for her fourth double-double this season. Danielle Rainey scored 15 points, Zada Williams 14 and Kiara Smith 10.
The Gamecocks extended their win streak over the Gators to 11.
Kentucky 61, Arkansas 59
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Rhyne Howard scored 18 points, the last two on a pull-up jumper at the foul line with 1.3 seconds left that gave No. 17 Kentucky a win over Arkansas.
In a game that neither team led by more than eight points, and the biggest lead of the second half was five by Kentucky early in the fourth quarter, the Razorbacks tied the game on a 3-pointer by Raven Northcross-baker with 20 seconds to go. It was her only basket of the game.
After a timeout to advance the ball, Howard, a freshman who also had 14 rebounds, dribbled the clock down to under 10 seconds and when the called play didn’t materialize, drove from the left to head down the lane before pulling for the winner.
Taylor Murray added 16 points for the Wildcats (21-5, 8-3 Southeastern Conference), who won their fourth-straight and improved to 14-2 at home. Maci Morris had 11 points.
Chelsea Dundee led the Razorbacks (16-10, 5-7), who have lost five straight, with 20 points. Kiara Williams had career-highs of 17 rebounds and seven blocked shots to go with her season-high of 14 points.
Kimbrough, The Daily Times, AP file)