Blakes Scores 34 as No. 5 Vanderbilt Beats Tennessee 87-77 in Knoxville
The win sealed a program-record 13 SEC victories for Vanderbilt ahead of a quarterfinal bye in Greenville.
Overview
- - Vanderbilt moves to 27-3 overall and 13-3 in the SEC, while Tennessee falls to 16-12 and 8-8 with a sixth straight loss.
- - Mikayla Blakes finished with 34 points, her third consecutive 30-point game and eighth in her last nine, hitting six 3-pointers.
- - Aubrey Galvan added 24 points and Sacha Washington had 16 points with eight rebounds; Talaysia Cooper led Tennessee with 23.
- - The result was Vanderbilt’s second-ever win in Knoxville and its third straight victory over the Lady Vols.
- - Both teams head to the SEC tournament in Greenville, where Vanderbilt opens March 6 with a quarterfinal bye and Tennessee is the No. 7 seed.