Mikayla Blakes scored 24 points, Khamil Pierre had a double double and Vanderbilt defeated No. 18 Tennessee 84-76 in the second round of Sec Women’s Tournament Thursday afternoon in Greenville, SC
Pierre had 16 points and 15 returns before he foured, and Iyana Moore added 23 points for No. 8-Frö Commodores (22-9), which will meet No. 5 and top seeds South Carolina (27-3) in the quarter final on Friday.
Ruby Whitehorn scored 14 points from the bench and the starters Talaysia Cooper, Jewel Spear and Samara Spencer got 13 each for no.
Vanderbilt, who took control by expanding a six -point half -time lead to 15 at the end of the third quarter, made a fewer field goals than Tennessee did. But Commodores shot 6 out of 16 on 3-points compared to 9 out of 29 for the volunteers and 16 out of 22 on free throw compared to 3 of 8 for Tennessee.
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Raegan Beers had 22 points and eight returns and No. 5 seed Oklahoma never dragged his eighth match in a row with other round victories.
Liz Scott added 11 points and eight returns and Zya won got 10 for The Sooners (24-6), who will meet No. 12-ranked and fourth-seeded Kentucky (22-6) in the quarter final on Friday.
Trinity Turner got 12, Roxane Makolo had 11 and De’maury Flournoy 10 to lead No. 12 Frö Bulldogs (13-19).
Oklahoma led 36-29 at half-time and took command by outscoring Georgia 15-7 during the third quarter. The Sooners finished with 27 assists on 29 field goals.
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