| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TENN | 26 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 90 |
 MSST | 19 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 80 |
Game Leaders
Madison Francis
· F
Destiney McPhaul
· G
Mia Pauldo
· G
Talaysia Cooper
· G
Team Stats
34-67FG30-66
51Field Goal %45
10-273PT2-13
37Three Point %15
12-17FT18-21
71Free Throw %86
35Rebounds37
16Offensive Rebounds17
19Defensive Rebounds20
16Assists9
11Steals7
5Blocks4
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of Game
0:00
End of 4th Quarter
0:17
Madison Francis makes free throw 2 of 2
0:17
Madison Francis makes free throw 1 of 2
0:17
Kharyssa Richardson subbing in for Mississippi State
0:17
Favour Nwaedozi subbing out for Mississippi State
0:17
Foul on Alyssa Latham.
0:17
Madison Francis Offensive Rebound.
0:19
Trayanna Crisp misses 26-foot three point jumper
0:28
Nya Robertson makes layup (Mia Pauldo assists)
0:31
Janiah Barker Defensive Rebound.
0:34
Janiah Barker Block.
0:34
Destiney McPhaul misses layup
0:40
Destiney McPhaul Defensive Rebound.
0:44
Janiah Barker misses 25-foot three point jumper
1:09
Favour Nwaedozi subbing in for Mississippi State
1:09
Kharyssa Richardson subbing out for Mississippi State
1:09
Destiney McPhaul makes free throw 2 of 2
1:09
Mississippi State Deadball Team Rebound.
1:09
Destiney McPhaul misses free throw 1 of 2
1:09
Nya Robertson subbing in for Tennessee
1:09
Zee Spearman subbing out for Tennessee
1:09
Foul on Mia Pauldo.
1:15
Destiney McPhaul Steal.
1:15
Zee Spearman bad pass turnover
1:25
Talaysia Cooper subbing in for Tennessee
1:25
Alyssa Latham subbing in for Tennessee
1:25
Jaida Civil subbing out for Tennessee
1:25
Nya Robertson subbing out for Tennessee
1:25
Mississippi State Timeout
1:26
Destiney McPhaul makes 10-foot jumper
1:49
Zee Spearman makes 6-foot jumper (Mia Pauldo assists)
2:12
Trayanna Crisp makes 24-foot three point jumper (Destiney McPhaul assists)
2:32
Zee Spearman makes layup (Janiah Barker assists)
2:42
Saniyah King subbing in for Mississippi State
2:42
Favour Nwaedozi subbing out for Mississippi State
2:42
Favour Nwaedozi makes free throw 2 of 2
2:42
Mississippi State Deadball Team Rebound.
2:42
Favour Nwaedozi misses free throw 1 of 2
2:42
Foul on Janiah Barker.
2:42
Favour Nwaedozi Offensive Rebound.
2:44
Destiney McPhaul misses 8-foot jumper
3:01
Janiah Barker makes layup
3:02
Janiah Barker Offensive Rebound.
3:02
Zee Spearman misses free throw 2 of 2
3:02
Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
3:02
Zee Spearman misses free throw 1 of 2
3:02
Jaida Civil subbing in for Tennessee
3:02
Alyssa Latham subbing out for Tennessee
3:02
Foul on Kharyssa Richardson.
Mia Pauldo scores career-high 26, No. 20 Lady Vols beat Mississippi State 90-80
— Freshman Mia Pauldo scored a season-high 26 points, Janiah Barker added 18, and No. 20 Tennessee beat Mississippi State 90-80 on Thursday night.
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