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Jasmine Powell got here off the bench to attain 13 of her 19 factors within the fourth quarter and No. 19 Tennessee rallied previous No. 22 Oklahoma 7673 within the Fort Myers TipOff on Saturday.
FORT MYERS, Fla.: Jasmine Powell got here off the bench to attain 13 of her 19 factors within the fourth quarter and No. 19 Tennessee rallied previous No. 22 Oklahoma 76-73 within the Fort Myers Tip-Off on Saturday.
Powell’s three-point play with 6:08 to play put the Lady Vols on high 61-59, their first lead since late within the first quarter. Destiny Wells scored the following 5 factors for Tennessee after which Powell scored the final 10 factors, together with a pair of clutch 3s.
Powell’s 3 on the shot-clock buzzer made it 71-64 with 2:05 to play. The Sooners clawed again inside two earlier than she drilled one other with 21 seconds remaining.
Powell was 4 for 4 from the sector and three for 3 from the road within the final 10 minutes.
Jewel Spear scored 16 factors for Tennessee (4-2) and Sara Puckett had 13 with eight rebounds.
Sahara Williams scored 16 factors and grabbed eight rebounds for the Sooners (5-2). Lexy Keys and Aubrey Joens added 12 apiece.
Tennessee misplaced to No. 21 Indiana and Oklahoma fell to Princeton of their event openers.
The Sooners scored the final six factors of the opening quarter to steer 20-18. Williams had a layup and a 3-pointer sandwiched round a 3 from Keys to present Oklahoma a 33-29 lead three minutes earlier than halftime. Williams’ layup on the buzzer made it 38-32 on the break.
A layup by Joens had the Sooners up 50-40 4 minutes into the second half however the Lady Vols went on a 13-3 run to tie it with three-seconds left within the third quarter. However, Joens drilled 3-pointer from the precise wing on the buzzer for a 56-53 Sooners lead.
Tennessee performs host to No. 17 Notre Dame within the ACC-SEC Challenge on Wednesday. Grambling visits Oklahoma on Friday.
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