Lady Vols hold off Mizzou in SEC clash

Missouri coach Robin Pingeton gestures to her team during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Mississippi State, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, in Starkville, Miss. Missouri won 75-67. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)That’s what Tennessee coach Holly Warlick thought Sunday with nine seconds left and her Lady Vols ahead by two points.

Zaay Green and Rennia Davis double-teamed the Missouri women’s basketball senior as she drove into the lane, overpowering her so she wouldn’t get a last-second shot and tie the game.

Instead, Cunningham kicked the ball out to freshman Akira Levy at the top of the arc. Her shot for a 3-pointer bounced off the rim as Tennessee survived for a 62-60 win…