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No. 15 Tennessee Women's Basketball Triumphs Over Memphis in Overtime

Sara Puckett Scores Career-High 24 Points, Jewel Spear Achieves Double-Double in Absence of Injured Rickea Jackson

  • No. 15 Tennessee women's basketball team beat Memphis 84-74 in overtime, with Sara Puckett scoring a career-high 24 points.
  • Jewel Spear contributed a double-double effort of 19 points and 12 rebounds to Tennessee's win.
  • Memphis led by as many as nine points in the second quarter, but Tennessee clawed back in the second half to force overtime.
  • Tennessee was playing without preseason All-SEC selection Rickea Jackson, who is day-to-day with a right leg injury.
  • In another game, No. 10 USC dominated Le Moyne 93-42, led by freshman Juju Watkins with 35 points.
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