Despite trailing by 12 at one point in the second quarter and by eight at halftime, the Tennessee Lady Vols used a 15-0 run at the end of the third quarter to eliminate the Missouri Tigers in the second round of the SEC Tournament. Kellie Harper’s team won by a score of 64-51.
With the win, UT improves to 21-9 overall, while Mizzou finishes the season 9-22 under 10th-year head coach Robin Pingeton. Rocky Top will move on to face the No. 3 seed Kentucky Wildcats on Friday at 8 p.m. ET.
As a result of this win, the Tennessee Lady Vols were also able to effectively assure they would have no bad losses on their NCAA Tournament resume, which is a big deal.